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Following the bankruptcy of Vėtra in 2010, the Stadium was taken over by the Lithuanian Football Federation for 2.2 million litas (€637200) and was renamed as the LFF Stadium. The Stadium has undergone various improvements to meet the UEFA Category 3 stadium requirements.
The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Trakai district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium. In 2004, Vėtra played in the Intertoto Cup and reached the 3rd round with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, including the elimination of Scottish side Hibernian FC.
History. The Stadium was built in 1957 and was first named Lokomotyvas. The Stadium was rebuilt in 2004 and renamed to Vėtra Stadium as the home ground of FK Vėtra. In 2005, the Stadium hosted its first national team matches.
LFF Stadionas or Vetra Stadium as it was previously known as is a football stadium located within Lithuania’s capital city of Vilnius. It is currently home to both Žalgiris Vilnius who are a domestic team and the Lithuanian National Mens Team.
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Time for further renovation works came after local club Vetra announced bankruptcy and the stadium was transferred to the national football federation, LFF. The federation used UEFA’s help and modernized the stadium thoroughly in 2011, which allowed it to reach Category III standard and hold national team’s games.
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With its headquarters alongside, the Lithuanian Football Federation took over this 5,000-capacity ground after the club that rebuilt it, FK Vetra, went bankrupt in 2010. The then Vetra Stadium had hosted its first international in 2005, soon after the club from Rudiškes in Vilnius County had bought and converted the former Lokomotyvas railway ...
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Istorija. Rūdiškių „Vėtros“ emblema. Namų aikštė – LFF stadionas, 2023 m. Vėtros futbolo klubą 1996 m. Rūdiškėse įkūrė verslininkas Romas Stašauskas. 1996/97 m. ir 1997/98 m. sezonuose komanda dalyvavo LFF IV lygos Vilniaus zonos A grupės varžybose. 1998 m. užėmusi antrą vietą komanda iškovojo teisę žaisti LFF III lygos Rytų zonos varžybose.
