Hrazdan Stadium

Hrazdan Stadium
Հրազդան մարզադաշտ

Location	Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinates	40°10′49.45″N 44°29′41.88″E / 40.1804028°N 44.4949667°E / 40.1804028; 44.4949667
Owner	Government of Armenia
Operator	Hrazdan Central Stadium CJSC
Capacity	54,208[1]
Record attendance	78,000 (Ararat Yerevan 3-0 Kairat Almaty, 19 May 1971)
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Built	1969–70
Opened	29 November 1970
Renovated	2008, 2012
Architect	Koryun Hakobyan, Gurgen Musheghyan
Structural engineer	Edward Tossunian
Tenants
FC Pyunik (1992–1998) Armenia national football team (1992–1999) FC Ararat Yerevan (1971–2015)

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^[2] 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.