the president of Armenian Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan, a total of 6 million Euros will be spent for the modernization of the infrastructure, the pitch, the running track and the installation of a full-tribune cover for the stadium. After the upcoming renovation, the stadium will have an opportunity to bid as a host-venue for UEFA club competitions final matches. The renovation works began in March 2012. An estimated US$ 10 million was invested. Attendance records Famous concerts In 1989, a year after the 1988 Armenian earthquake that killed 25,000 people and left more than 500,000 homeless, along with the break out of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and the rise of the Karabakh movement and nationalism, hundreds of thousands of Armenians were looking for some kind of temporary diversion from the devastation and feeling the importance of national activities. More than 110,000 fans packed the Hrazdan stadium to hear revolutionary and patriotic songs performed by the Armenian famous singer Harout Pamboukjian. Then-Minister of Culture Yuri Melik-Ohanjanian remarked this was the highest-attended performance in the history of Armenia. FC Ararat Yerevan Top 10 matches for Ararat Yerevan with the highest attendance during the Soviet era: 19 May 1971, Soviet Top League: Ararat Yerevan 3-0 Kairat Almaty, att. 78,000. 19 March 1975, 1974–75 European Cup quarter finals, 2nd leg: Ararat Yerevan 1-0 Bayern Munich, att. 70,000. 28 October 1973, Soviet Top League: Ararat Yerevan 3-2 Zenit Leningrad, att. 70,000. 13 October 1974, Soviet Top League: Ararat Yerevan 2-2 Dinamo Tbilisi, att. 70,000. 22 July 1973, Soviet Top League: Ararat Yerevan 3-0 Dinamo Minsk, att. 70,000. 14 April 1973, Soviet Top League: Ararat Yerevan 1-1 [pen. 4-3] Zarya Voroshilovgrad, att. 70,000. 14 September 1971, Soviet Top League: Ararat Yerevan 0-1 Dinamo Tbilisi, att. 70,000. 20 June 1971, Soviet Top League: Ararat Yerevan 1-0 Shakhtyor Donetsk, att. 70,000. 16 July 1975, Soviet Cup semifinal: Ararat Yerevan 3-1 Dinamo Tbilisi, att. 68,600. 8 July 1973, Soviet Top League: Ararat Yerevan 1-0 CSKA Moscow, att. 66,000. National teams 9 October 1996, 1998 World Cup qualifying, group 9: Armenia 1–5 Germany, att. 42,000. 20 September 1978, Euro 1980 qualifying, group 6: Soviet Union 2-0 Greece, att. 40,000. 26 April 1995, Euro 1996 qualifying, group 2: Armenia 0–2 Spain, att. 35,000. 12 October 2012, 2014 World Cup qualifying, Group B: Armenia 1-3 Italy, att. 32,000. 6 September 2008, 2010 World Cup qualifying, group 5: Armenia 0–2 Turkey, att. 30,000.