page_title: Ulyanovsk Oblast
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Ulyanovsk Oblast / Sports
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Стадион «Труд» в Ульяновске Svenska: Trud stadion i Uljanovsk
context_page_description: Ulyanovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Ulyanovsk. Population: 1,292,799.
context_section_description: Bandy is traditionally the most popular sport in Ulyanovsk Oblast.Volga plays in the Russian Bandy Super League. The other club Simbirsk plays in the 2nd division. An indoor arena for bandy, Volga-Sport-Arena, has been built, as one of the first in Russia. It has a capacity of 5 000. The outdoor stadium will be modernised and have a capacity of 18 000. The 2016 Bandy World Championship is being played in Ulyanovsk. and Dimitrovgrad.
  In association football, FC Volga plays in "Urals-Volga" zone of the Russian Second Division.
  Ulyanovsk also hosted matches of  first qualifying round UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 2014. Matches were held at "Trud" Football Stadium in the downtown Ulyanovsk.
  Overall sports get a lot of support from the Ulyanovsk Oblast government.
caption: Trud Stadium.
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