Jānis_Skredelis'_stadium

Jānis Skredelis' Stadium

Jānis Skredelis' Stadium

Multi-purpose stadium in Rīga, Latvija

56.933175°N 24.088273°E / 56.933175; 24.088273

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Jānis Skredelis Stadium (Latvian: Jāņa Skredeļa stadions, formerly Sporta komplekss "Arkādija") is a multi-use stadium in Riga, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium capacity is 250 people.[1]

Tenants

It is currently the home ground of the Latvia women's national football team and the Latvian Third League team of the Riga Football School (Rīgas FS).[2] From 2016 to 2022 it used to be the home stadium of FK RFS.[3]

History

Until 1 March 2021 it was called the Arkādija Sports Complex after the adjacent Arkādija Park. On this day it was renamed to honor Latvian football manager and sports executive Jānis Skredelis, who had recently died.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Stadions Arkādija". Facebook. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Sporta Bāzes" [Sports facilities]. Rīgas Futbola Skola (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. [3]
    "Čempionvienība RFS iepazīstina ar jauno futbola bāzi Valdlaučos". lsm.lv (in Latvian). 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. [4]
    "Sporta komplekss "Arkādija" tiks pārdēvēts Jāņa Skredeļa vārdā". LFF.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-08-30.


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