Malaya Sportivnaya Arena

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Malaya Sportivnaya Arena (literally Small Sports Arena) is a multi-use stadium in Tiraspol, Moldova. [1] It is currently used mostly for football matches, and hosts FC Sheriff Tiraspol's reserve team games, as well as some FC Dinamo Bender and FC Tiraspol matches. [2] [3] It is located in the Sheriff Sports Complex, alongside the larger Sheriff Stadium, where the Sheriff Tiraspol senior team plays. The stadium was built in 2002 [4] and has an all-seated capacity of 8,000, [5] making it the third-largest stadium in Moldova. The pitch is surrounded by a six-lane running track.

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