Daugava Stadium (Liepaja)
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Daugava Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Liepāja
, Latvia
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of FHK Liepājas Metalurgs
. The stadium holds 5,083 people, and hosted the Baltic Cup 1992
.
From 1925 to 1934 the stadium was named "Strādnieku stadionu" (workers' stadium), from 1934 to 1990 "Pilsētas stadionu" (town stadium).
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Liepāja
Liepaja
Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home stadium of FHK Liepājas Metalurgs
FHK Liepajas Metalurgs
FK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Latvian football club, based in the city of Liepāja and playing in the Virslīga. They play at the Daugava Stadium...
. The stadium holds 5,083 people, and hosted the Baltic Cup 1992
Baltic Cup 1992
The 1992 Baltic Cup football competition took place from July 10 – July 12 at the Daugava Stadium in Liepāja, Latvia. It was the second annual competition of the three Baltic states – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – since they regained their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991...
.
From 1925 to 1934 the stadium was named "Strādnieku stadionu" (workers' stadium), from 1934 to 1990 "Pilsētas stadionu" (town stadium).