Darius and Girėnas Stadium

[4] Located in the Ąžuolynas park in Žaliakalnis district, it serves as a venue for football matches, athletic competitions, and other events.

The first stadium in this place was designed and established by Steponas Darius and Kęstutis Bulota in 1923, and completed in 1925.

Wooden tribunes were replaced with reinforced concrete structures and placed in a half circle.

Despite many initiatives to launch the renovation from various groups no actual actions were started, as an agreement for funding and project specifications could not be achieved.

[14] After reconstruction, the stadium had Desso GrassMaster surface and is completely covered with a roof over the stands.

During the first year of operation under Zalgiris Arena management, it was found out that that there was too much black soil and clay in the layers below it.

This prevented the grass from taking root more firmly in depth and interfered with high-quality drainage - water stagnated on the surface.

Architectural drawing of the 1923 football–athletics– baseball track cycling stadium with basketball courts inside it
Stadium before reconstruction in 2018
The stadium from the inside in 2022