Key facts
- Location
- Yerevan , Armenia
- Owner
- Government of Armenia
- Operator
- Hrazdan Central Stadium CJSC
- Capacity
- 54,208
- Surface
- Grass
- Scoreboard
- Yes
- Record attendance
- 78,000 ( Ararat Yerevan 3-0 Kairat Almaty , 19 May 1971)
- Field size
- 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
- Built
- 1969–70
- Opened
- 29 November 1970
- Renovated
- 2008, 2012
- Architect
- Koryun Hakobyan, Gurgen Musheghyan
- Structural engineer
- Edward Tossunian
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Encyclopedic overview
Hrazdan Stadium (Armenian: Հրազդան մարզադաշտ) is a multi-use, all-seater stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, opened in 1970. Being the largest sports venue in Armenia, Hrazdan was mostly used for football matches. It was the home stadium of the Armenia national football team until 1999 and has hosted the occasional international game since then. The stadium is able to host 54,208 spectators after the most recent reconstruction in 2008, which converted the stadium into an all-seater one. Before the reconstruction, Hrazdan was able to hold up to 70,000 spectators. It was among the top four stadiums of the Soviet Union by its capacity. The stadium hosted the Armenian Cup finals on many occasions, as well as the opening ceremony of the Pan-Armenian Games in 2003. The Soviet Union national team played two games, against Finland and Greece, in Hrazdan in 1978.
History
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