Sheriff Arena
Native nameГлавная арена спорткомплекса «Шериф», Arena principală a complexului sportiv „Sheriff”
Address1/2 Karl Liebknecht Street
CityTiraspol
CountryMoldova
BuiltAugust 2000 – May 2002
OpenedJuly 2002 (age 24)
Renovated2011 (age 15)
OwnerSheriff Tiraspol
SurfaceGrass
TenantsSheriff Tiraspol
FC Tiraspol (2001–2015)
Transnistria national football team
Seating capacity12,746
Dimensions106 x 69 m

Sheriff Arena (Russian: Главная арена спорткомплекса «Шериф»; Romanian: Arena principală a complexului sportiv „Sheriff”) is home to Sheriff Tiraspol, a football team based in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova. It is owned by the local Sheriff corporation. It has a capacity of 12,746.[1]

The stadium occupies more than 40 hectares and consists of the main field plus five other fields, training fields, a covered indoor arena for winter use as well as a soccer school for children and on-site residences for the players of Sheriff Tiraspol.

In June 2022, UEFA ordered that no European games would be permitted to be played in Transnistria, as a direct consequence of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] Sheriff played all of their home fixtures in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League at Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău.

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References

  1. ^ "Splash"
  2. ^ "UEFA announces that no UEFA competition matches shall be played in the region of Transnistria until further notice". UEFA. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.