Darius and Girenas stadium is a football and athletics stadium in Kaunas. It’s the biggest sports stadium in Lithuania. The building of the stadium started in 1924, and it was reconstructed in 2022. The stadium accommodates 15,000 people during games and 30,000-55,000 during concerts.
Steponas Darius and Kestutis Bulota in their engineered proposal hoped for a modern sports field emerging in Azuolynas. Even though the opening celebration was held in September of 1924, construction of the stadium had been continuing up until the end of independence.
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The wooded stadium tribunes were demolished and replaced with two-story monolithic tribunes made from concrete to accommodate 12,000 spectators. Ticket offices and ornate gates from the interwar period were demolished as well.
After the restoration of independence of Lithuania, the stadium together with an entire sports complex was named by Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas (In the soviet era, the stadium was called Republican Sports Combine Stadium). In 1988, a modern running track surface was installed, and wooden benches were replaced with plastic seats.
After the reconstruction was completed in 2022, the number of seats grew from 9,500 to 15,000. All tribunes were covered with a roof. A heated field surface was installed to meet the standards of the highest 4th UEFA category.
Kaunas city municipality leased the stadium for 15 years to the Kauno Arena company, which manages Kaunas sports hall, Darius and Girenas Tennis Courts, Zalgiris Arena and other sports facilities in Kaunas.
You can leave your car at parkings next to Vytautas park or Lithuanian Sports University. During FC Kauno Zalgiris A league games, VIP lounge pass holders can park their cars at the Darius and Girenas stadium parking, located next to tennis courts, floor 0.
On the days of events happening in the Darius and Girenas stadium, you can use public transport free of charge 3 hours before and 3 hours after the event with a valid event ticket.
To rent a lounge for an event, send an inquiry to vip@zalgirioarena.lt.
If you’ve lost personal belongings at the Darius and Girenas stadium, contact us at info@kaunostadionas.lt or ask at an info stand during the event.
Children of ages 0-6 can attend home games of FC Kaunas Zalgiris for free (a 6-year-old can still attend for free). For other events, rules are defined by their organizers – please check the information of a specific event.
