The Slava Metreveli Central Stadium (, ''Tsentralnyi Stadion imeni Slavy Metreveli'') is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ...

, Russia, named after the Soviet footballer. It is used mostly for

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matches and sometimes in other sports disciplines. The stadium was opened 19 April 1964 football match between Syria and the

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The stadium seats 10,200 people. Record attendance is set to 1/16 final match between the teams of the Cup of Russia

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and Rostov (Rostov-on-Don) (1:2, 17 July 2011) On 3 December 2010 the stadium was visited by Russian Prime Minister

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for the first time.Центральный стадион имени Славы Метревели (Сочи),Все стадионы

International matches

References

External links

Website about Federal State Unitary Enterprise "South Sports"
Football venues in Russia Sports venues in Sochi FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi Multi-purpose stadiums in Russia Khostinsky city district {{Russia-sports-venue-stub