Zimbru Stadium
The Zimbru Stadium is a football-specific stadium in Chișinău, Moldova completed in May, 2006 with a capacity of 10,400 people, corresponds to all norms required by UEFA and FIFA for national and international matches. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Zimbru Chișinău and the Moldova national football team.
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| Full name | Stadionul Zimbru |
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| Location | Botanica, Chișinău Butucului Street, 1 |
| Owner | Zimbru Chișinău |
| Capacity | 10,400[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | 1,600 lux |
| Construction | |
| Built | March 2004 - May 2006 |
| Opened | 20 May 2006 |
| Construction cost | $11 million |
| Architect | Ceproserving SA |
| Structural engineer | INCONEX-COM |
| Tenants | |
| Zimbru Chișinău Dacia Chișinău (2009-2012) Moldova national football team | |
The Moldovan football team's second biggest defeat took place in this stadium, a 5–0 defeat to England in September 2012, during FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualification.
Architecture
The construction of the stadium took 27 months to complete at a cost of almost US$11 million.
Conditions
The VIP box is reserved for 250 people. Sports journalists have 44 places at their disposal. The arena meets all the requirements for holding official international matches.
Gallery
Spring 2010. Moldovan National Division. Chisinau derby. Dacia-Zimbru.
References
- "First division clubs in Europe 2011/12" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2018-10-28.