Lithuania National Stadium
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Lithuania National Stadium is a new multi-use stadium
in Vilnius
, Lithuania
, that is currently under construction. It will be used mostly for football
matches and will host the home matches of the Lithuania national football team
. The stadium will have a capacity of 25,000 people. It replaces the use of S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Žalgiris Stadium
, and Vėtra Stadium
. The construction is temporary abandoned since March 2010.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, that is currently under construction. It will be 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 will host the home matches of the Lithuania national football team
Lithuania national football team
The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...
. The stadium will have a capacity of 25,000 people. It replaces the use of S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Žalgiris Stadium
Žalgiris Stadium
Žalgiris Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Žirmūnai elderate of Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium holds 15,029 and was being used by the first division 1 Lyga - REO Vilnius...
, and Vėtra Stadium
Vetra Stadium
LFF Stadium , formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania. Currently is under construction to meet level 3 UEFA stadium status. Before it was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of FK Vėtra. The stadium holds 5 500 people and was built...
. The construction is temporary abandoned since March 2010.