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Daugava Stadium (Riga)

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reported that interior works are behind schedule as of late September. The upcoming hall would host track and field athletes autumn to spring, and sports teams during the summer, e.g. volleyball, indoor football, handball and floorball, along with a possibility to host cultural events in the hall. A
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On 15 May 2018, the first phase of the renovation was completed, in the course of which new stands were built on both goal ends, increasing the capacity of the stadium from 5,683 seats to 10,461 seats, the main western stand with its indoor athletics facilities, conference rooms and VIP facilities
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was unveiled as a temporary venue while the planned renovation of Daugava Stadium was underway, with the team returning to Daugava in June of 2018. However, since the fall of 2022 home matches were once again moved to Skonto Stadium due to problems with the grass pitch and other issues. Works on
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Category 2 requirements. The second and final phase – during which the construction of a roof over the west terrace, a new ice rink replacing the one built in 1960 (demolished in 2018) and new, multi-functional sports halls is planned – is scheduled to be completed by 2022.
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and the Latvian government in 2015 and the works officially started in September 2017, after a €62 million contract was signed on June 5 for the reconstruction of the stadium and the creation of the Grīziņkalns sports and culture district in its surroundings.
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Once complete, the complex is expected to include a football and athletics stadium, an ice hall, an athletic and sports game hall, an inflatable football practice hall, an athletic practice field and a basketball and other sports game hall on
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start ramp is under construction as well. In the stadium, the replacement of the football field turf and worn-out athletics track, as well as the installation of heating systems, is set to begin in late 2023.
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Large-scale renovation projects were launched in 2022–2023. The new, €12.3 million athletics hall is due to be commissioned on December 31, although
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competitions. Since 1992 the Daugava Stadium has been designated as a sports facility of national importance. It is owned by the
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were fully renovated and a new electronic scoreboard display was installed. After the renovation the stadium now meets
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In April 2020 the construction of the new ice arena was started after the final construction permit was issued by the
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said that Skonto would become the main home of the men's team, with Daugava serving as a backup and the venue for the
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was set at the venue for the most people running 100 metres in a 24-hour relay. There were 3,807 participants.
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headquarters were located within the complex from 1991 until 2009, when the offices were moved to the
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and athletics grounds and artificial turf pitches are also a part of the complex. The
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The first stadium on the location was built in 1927 and was first operated by the
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On September 27, 2022, four state-owned sports institutions – stadium manager
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were playing its home games at the Daugava stadium from 1991 until 2000, when
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The project for the renovation of the stadium received funds from the
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replacing and upgrading the pitch began in October 2023. At the time,
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To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the independence of
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UEFA Category 4 Stadium




Rīga
Riga
Latvia
Capacity
Latvia national football team
FK Metta
FK RFS
http://www.daugavasstadions.lv/
56°57′18″N 24°09′32″E / 56.9549973°N 24.158839°E / 56.9549973; 24.158839
Latvian
stadium
Riga
Latvia
football
athletics
Government of Latvia
Latvian Social Democratic Workers Party
Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940
Latvia national football team
Skonto Stadium
Latvian Football Federation
Vadims Ļašenko
women's
FS Metta/LU

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