Central Stadium (Gomel)

Central Stadium
Центральный стадион (Гомель)
Location Gomel, Belarus
Coordinates 52°26′12.18″N 31°00′43.54″E / 52.4367167°N 31.0120944°E / 52.4367167; 31.0120944Coordinates: 52°26′12.18″N 31°00′43.54″E / 52.4367167°N 31.0120944°E / 52.4367167; 31.0120944
Capacity 14,307
Field size 105 x 68m
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1930s
Renovated 1999–2004
Tenants
Gomel

Central Stadium (Belarusian: Цэнтральны стадыён, Russian: Центральный стадион) is a football-specific stadium in Gomel, Belarus. It is currently used as a home ground of Gomel. The stadium is all-seater and has a capacity of 14,307 people.[1] The stadium was opened in 2004.

History

The modern stadium was built at the site of an old multi-purpose stadium of the same name, which was built in the 1930s and used by Gomel until 1999. The stadium was then demolished and completely rebuilt during 1999–2004.

International use

The stadium has been used by Gomel in international (mainly UEFA Europa League) matches. It was also used as a home ground for Belarus national football team on one occasion, which was a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Luxembourg in October 2007 that ended with 0–1 loss for home team.

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