Vahagn Tumasyan Stadium ( Armenian : Վահագն Թումասյանի անվան Մարզադաշտ ) is an all-seater football stadium in Abovyan , Armenia .
5-402: The stadium was opened in 1966 and currently holds a capacity of 3,100 seats. The stadium which was known as Kotayk Stadium until 2006, used to have a capacity of 5,500 spectators. In 2006, the venue was turned into an all-seater stadium, thus reducing the capacity down to 3,946 seats (2,498 at the eastern stand and 1,448 at the western stand). The stadium was renamed Abovyan City Stadium during
10-532: A result of 0–5, they were eliminated. However, the club was dissolved in 2005 due to both financial and non-financial shortcomings. In June 2016, many Armenian football websites announced that the club will return to professional football with the assistance of many contributors from the Kotayk Province , under the management of Samvel Petrosyan . After playing few games in the Armenian First League,
15-507: The same year. Major renovation works were executed in 2021-22. The stadium used to be FC Kotayk Abovian 's home ground during the Soviet period and after the independence of Armenia. However, when the club was dissolved, the stadium has been used by various Yerevan clubs as a temporary home venue. The stadium was also the home ground of the Armenia national rugby union team . Between 2005 and 2008,
20-497: The stadium became home to many victories achieved by the Armenian rugby team with the most recent one over Serbia in 2008, with a result of 25–0. 40°16′06″N 44°38′07″E / 40.2684095°N 44.635241°E / 40.2684095; 44.635241 FC Kotayk FC Kotayk ( Armenian : Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Կոտայք ) was an Armenian football club from the town of Abovyan , Kotayk Province . Founded in 1955, Kotayk
25-761: Was one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia. After playing several years in the Armenian SSR League as well as the Soviet First League , Kotayk made their debut in the Armenian Premier League in 1992. They participated in the European Cups for the first time in 1996–97. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning 1–0 at home against AEK Larnaca from Cyprus. After losing the 2nd leg away from home with
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