Mary Sport Toplumy 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 ...

Mary, Turkmenistan Mary (; Cyrillic: Мары) is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It was founded in 1884 about from the ruins of the ancient abandoned great city of Merv and was actually named Merv until 193 ...

. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and serves as the home stadium for

Merw Mary Physical Culture and Sports Football Club Merw Mary (), also known as Merw Mary, is a professional football club based in Mary, Turkmenistan. They play in the national top division; the Ýokary Liga. Their home stadium is Mary Sport Toplumy. His ...

. The stadium holds 10,000 people.

History

The sports complex opened in May 2009. First match was played between

and Afghan FC Esteghlal Herat, ended in 6–0. Construction works carried out by Turkish company Kılıç İnşaat. The project cost $20 million.

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Stadium pictures

Video from stadium
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