Malaya Sportivnaya Arena (literally Small Sports Arena) is a multi-use

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Tiraspol Tiraspol (, ; also /; , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the third-largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of cul ...

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

. It is currently used mostly for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

matches, and hosts

FC Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol (), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Liga, the top tier ...

's reserve team games, as well as some

FC Dinamo Bender Fotbal Club Tighina was a Moldovan football club based in Bender (also known as ''Tighina''), Moldova. History During its existence, the club has been known by the following names: * 1950—1958: ''Burevestnik Bender'' * In 1959: ''Lokomotiv ...

and

FC Tiraspol FC Tiraspol was a Moldovan football (soccer), football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They played in the Moldovan National Division, Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. Founded in 1992 as ''Constructorul Chișinău'', ...

matches. It is located in the Sheriff Sports Complex, alongside the larger

Sheriff Stadium Sheriff Arena (; ) is home to FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Sheriff Tiraspol, a football team based in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova. It is owned by the local Sheriff (company), Sheriff corporation. It has a capacity of ...

, where the Sheriff Tiraspol senior team plays. The stadium was built in 2002 and has an all-seated capacity of 8,000, making it the third-largest stadium in Moldova. The pitch is surrounded by a six-lane running track.

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