Luganville Soccer Stadium

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Luganville Soccer Stadium
LocationLuganville
Genre(s)Sports
Capacity 6,000

Luganville Soccer City Stadium is a sports stadium located in Luganville, Vanuatu. It is the main stadium for the Luganville Football Association's TVL League. The stadium also hosts the latest FIFA Goal Project, the Northern Region Football Academy. [1]

Renamed Luganville Soccer City Stadium in 2013 from Chapuis Stadium, [2] [3] it was the venue for the 2016 Vanuatu National Games events. [4]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151549121804609&l=c766749a3e [ user-generated source ]
  3. @vanuafoot (12 April 2013). "Chapuis new name is "Luganville Soccer City Stadium" open on Thursday 11/04/2013." (Tweet) via Twitter.
  4. "Luganville Soccer City Stadium blong hostem Nasonal Gems".

Coordinates: 15°30′29″S167°11′31″E / 15.508°S 167.192°E / -15.508; 167.192