Slava Metreveli Central Stadium

The Slava Metreveli Central Stadium (Russian: Центральный стадион имени Славы Метревели, Tsentralnyi Stadion imeni Slavy Metreveli) is a multi-purpose stadium in Sochi, Russia, named after the Soviet footballer. It is used mostly for football matches and sometimes in other sports disciplines.

Slava Metreveli Central Stadium
Central Stadium
view of Central Stadium of Slava Metreveli
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LocationSochi, Russia
Coordinates43°33′54″N 39°45′10″E / 43.5651°N 39.7527°E / 43.5651; 39.7527
OwnerCity municipality
OperatorFederal State Unitary Enterprise "South Sports"
Executive suites30
Capacity10,200
Record attendance8'800
Field size105×68 м
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardElectroimpex Hungary
Construction
Built1961
Opened19 April 1964
Renovated1991
Expanded2010
Tenants
Zhemchuzhina Sochi (1991-2012)
FC Sochi-04 (2004-2009)
FC Sochi 2013 (2013-2017)

The stadium was opened 19 April 1964 football match between Syria and the RSFSR

The stadium seats 10,200 people.

Record attendance is set to 1/16 final match between the teams of the Cup of Russia FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi and Rostov (Rostov-on-Don) (1:2, 17 July 2011)

On 3 December 2010 the stadium was visited by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for the first time.[1]

International matches

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6 March 1973 European Cup Winners FC Spartak Moscow   0–1   AC Milan
22:00 Report Romeo Benetti   62' Attendance: 18,000 (?)
Referee: John Keith Taylor  
6 April 2011 Friendly Under-19 Russia   1–0   Italy
18:00 Alexsandr Kozlov   16' Referee: Vitali Anisimov  
27 March 2015 Women's Under-17 Championship Belgium   0–4   Spain
14:00 Referee: Henrikke Nervik  

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