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.
Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol, commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Super Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football. Founded in 1997 as Tiras Tiraspol and rebranded the following year as Sheriff, it quickly established itself within Moldovan football.
The Petrovsky Stadium is part of a sports complex that consists of a number of buildings, with the stadium being used mostly for football and sometimes athletics. The Grand Sport Arena of the Petrovsky Sport Complex was the home of Zenit Saint Petersburg until 2017 and Tosno in 2017–2018.
The Polish Army Stadium, official named the Marshall Józef Piłsudski Legia Warsaw Stadium, is an all-seater, highest fourth category football-specific stadium located at 3 Łazienkowska Street in the Śródmieście district, Powiśle area, within the square of the streets: Łazienkowska, Czerniakowska, Kusocińskiego and Myśliwieck. It is the home ground of Legia Warsaw football club, who have been playing there since 9 August 1930.
Sheriff Arena is home to Sheriff Tiraspol, a football team based in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova. It is owned by the local Sheriff corporation. It has a capacity of 12,746.
The Zimbru Stadium is a football-specific stadium in Chișinău, Moldova, completed in May 2006 with a capacity of 10,104 people, meeting all norms required by UEFA and FIFA for national and international matches.
SC Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol was a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol. They played in the Divizia Națională, the top division in Moldovan football. Their home stadium was Stadionul Municipal.
Tiraspol Municipal Stadium, also known as Stadionul Orășenesc; in past named E. Shinkarenko Republican Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Tiraspol, Moldova. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of women football team FC Alga Tiraspol. Previously this stadium was the home ground of CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol, and FC Sheriff Tiraspol. The stadium holds 3,525 people.
Wilfried Benjamin Balima commonly known as Benjamin Balima, is a retired Burkinabé international footballer who spent the majority of career with Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol as a right defender.
The 2009–10 Moldovan National Division season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 12th Moldovan National Division season, during which they retained the League and Cup titles. Sheriff were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the Third Qualifying round by Olympiacos, dropping into the UEFA Europa League, where they finished third in their group.
Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes, or simply Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger.
The teams competing in Group 6 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition were Albania, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, and Russia.
The 2012–13 Moldovan Cup is the 22nd season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition began on 25 August 2012 with the First Preliminary Round and will end with the final held in May 2012. The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
The 2015–16 Moldovan Cup is the 25th season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition began on 22 August 2015 with the first preliminary round and will end with the final held in May 2016. The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
The 2017 season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 21st season, and their 20th in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football.
The 2010–11 season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 14th season, and their 13th in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football.
The 2011–12 season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 15th season, and their 14th in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football.
The 2019 Moldovan National Division was the 29th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 16 March 2019 and ended on 9 November 2019. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
Cedric Badolo is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol.
Alexandr Belousov is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a defender.
Moussa Kyabou is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol and the Mali national team.