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Location
  
Renovated
  
2011–2012

Opened
  
2004

Surface
  
Capacity
  
5,067

Phone
  
+370 5 263 8741

LFF Stadium

Address
  
Stadiono g. 2, Vilnius 02106, Lithuania

Owner
  
Lithuanian Football Federation

Teams
  
Lithuania national football team, FK Žalgiris, FK Trakai, KS Polonia Vilnius

Similar
  
Žalgiris Stadium, Ta' Qali National Stadium, Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Tórsvøllur, Sūduva Stadium

Lff stadium


LFF Stadium (Lithuanian Football Federation stadium, Lithuanian: LFF stadionas), formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, is a football stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Overview

The stadium was first named Lokomotyvas in Soviet era due to its location near the Vilnius railway station.

In 2004 it was the first private football-oriented stadium in Lithuania rebuilt after the Soviet era. It was then renamed to Vėtra Stadium as the home ground of FK Vėtra. In 2005 it hosted its first international national team matches.

Following the bankrupt of FK Vėtra in 2010, the stadium was taken over by the Lithuanian Football Federation and renamed again as the LFF Stadium. The stadium has under seen various improvements to meet UEFA stadium 3rd category status. Following the renovation the stadium also includes the new headquarters of the LFF, while the grass pitch was changed with an artificial turf.

In 2015 stadium was renewed - artificial turf was renewed with new highest quality surface, stadium lighting system was updated. Year later before match with Malta new scoreboard was installed.

Since 2012 the stadium is the home of the Lithuanian national football team and one of the top Lithuanian clubs FK Žalgiris Vilnius.

The current capacity of the stadium is 5,067.

References

LFF Stadium Wikipedia