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Sūduva Stadium
Marijampolė Football Arena, also referred to as Hikvision Arena or Sūduva Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Marijampolė, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sūduva. HistoryThe stadium was built using funds from the European Union and opened on July 6, 2008.[2] In May–June 2009, the stadium's original seating capacity of 4,200 was increased to hold 6,500 people. This was achieved via additionally constructing a Southern stand, while the Eastern stand's footprint was lengthened left and right alongside the sideline by constructing extensions to the existing tribune that had held only 280 seats before; It was also refurbished and had the seats replaced. With the works completed, the stadium hosted an international match between Lithuania national team and Romania in its new configuration.[3]  The stadium was selected to host the final of the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship as Lithuania won the bid in 2010.[4] Between the 2011 and 2019 seasons the stadium was named ARVI Football Arena after the sponsoring rights were bought by ARVI Enterprises Group.[5][6] On 11 December 2019, reports were published that ARVI Group will no longer support Sūduva club. There were notes and signboards bearing the name of a former sponsor. The ARVI Arena has been renamed the Marijampolė Football Arena.[7] On 14 January 2020 FK Sūduva announced about new general sponsor Hikvision and renaming the stadium into Hikvision arena.[8] AlsoReferences
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