Sheriff Arena
Football stadium in Tiraspol, Moldova From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheriff Arena (Russian: Главная арена спорткомплекса «Шериф») is home to Sheriff Tiraspol, a football team based in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova. It is owned by the local Sheriff corporation. It has a capacity of 12,746.[1]
| Главная арена спорткомплекса «Шериф» Arena principală a complexului sportiv „Sheriff” | |
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| Address | 1/2 Karl Liebknecht Street Tiraspol Moldova |
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| Owner | Sheriff Tiraspol |
| Capacity | 12,746 |
| Field size | 106 x 69 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | August 2000 – May 2002 |
| Opened | July 2002 |
| Renovated | 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Sheriff Tiraspol FC Tiraspol (2001–2015) Transnistria national football team | |
The stadium occupies more than 40 hectares and consists of the main field plus five other fields, training fields, a covered indoor arena for winter use as well as a soccer school for children and on-site residences for the players of Sheriff Tiraspol.
In June 2022, UEFA ordered that no European games would be permitted to be played in Transnistria, as a direct consequence of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] Sheriff played all of their home fixtures in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League at Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău.
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