Banants Stadium

Banants Stadium
Banants Stadium in 2015
Location Malatia-Sebastia district
Yerevan, Armenia
Owner FC Banants
Capacity 4,860[1]
Field size 105 x 68 meters
Surface grass
Construction
Built 2006 - 2007
Opened 2008
Renovated 2011
Tenants
Banants (2008-present)

Banants Stadium (Armenian: Բանանց Մարզադաշտ) is an all-seater football stadium in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, Armenia. The stadium is home to FC Banants and has a capacity of 4,860 seats.[2]

Overview

Banants Stadium is located within the sports complex of Banants Training Centre, occupying the southern part of the complex.

General view

The construction of the stadium was launched in 2006 with the assistance of the FIFA Goal Programme. It was officially opened in 2008 with a capacity of 3,600 seats.

Further developments were implemented later in 2011, when the playing pitch was modernized and the capacity of the stadium was increased up to 4,860 seats; 2,760 at the northern stand, 1,500 at the southern stand and 600 at the western stand.

The surrounding training centre of the club consists of 3 regular-sized training fields as well as 4 mini-football grounds, as well as an indoor mini-football training field.

Notable tournaments

Banants stadium hosted 3 matches of the 7th group during the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification:[3]

Switzerland   4–0  Armenia
Schmid  15'
Muheim  25'
Domgjoni  58'
Qela  70'		 Report
Banants Stadium, Yerevan
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Italy  2–1  Armenia
Cutrone  13'
Marchizza  90+3' (pen.)		 Report Petrosyan  81'
Banants Stadium, Yerevan
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Italy  1–1   Switzerland
Gabbia  16' Report Guillemenot  37'
Banants Stadium, Yerevan
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

References

  1. ↑ Banants Stadium Archived 2016-04-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Banants Stadium Archived 2013-10-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ U19. «Բանանց» մարզադաշտում տեղի կունենա Եվրոպայի առաջնության երեք հանդիպում

Coordinates: 40°10′17″N 44°27′00″E / 40.171426°N 44.449938°E / 40.171426; 44.449938

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