LFF Stadium

LFF stadionas

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Location	Liepkalnio g. 13/2, Vilnius, Lithuania
Owner	Lithuanian Football Federation
Capacity	5,067
Surface	Artificial turf
Construction
Opened	2004
Renovated	2011–12
Tenants
FK Žalgiris Vilnius, FK Trakai

LFF Stadium (Lithuanian Football Federation stadium, Lithuanian: LFF stadionas), formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, is a football stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania. Its address is Liepkalnio 13/Stadiono 2, Vilnius.

Overview

The stadium was first named Lokomotyvas in Soviet era due to its location near the Vilnius railway station. It's also in close proximity to the Old Town of Vilnius, just 400 metres from the Gate of Dawn (Lithuanian: Aušros vartai).

In 2004 it was the first private football-oriented stadium in Lithuania rebuilt after the Soviet era. It then renamed to Vėtra Stadium stadium as the home ground of FK Vėtra. In 2005 it hosted its first international national team matches.

Following the bankrupt of FK Vėtra in 2010, the stadium was taken over by the Lithuanian Football Federation and renamed again as the LFF Stadium. The stadium has under seen various improvements to meet UEFA stadium 3rd category status. Following the renovation the stadium also includes the new headquarters of the LFF, while the grass pitch was changed with an artificial turf.

Since 2012 the stadium is the home of the Lithuanian national football team and one of the top Lithuanian clubs FK Žalgiris Vilnius.

The current capacity of the stadium is just over 5,000.

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