Borisov Arena
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| Location | Barysaw, Belarus |
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| Coordinates | 54°11′35″N 28°28′31″E / 54.19306°N 28.47528°E |
| Owner | BATE Borisov |
| Capacity | 13,126[2] |
| Record attendance | 13,121 (Belarus vs Spain, 25 June 2015)[3] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2011–2014 |
| Opened | 3 May 2014 |
| Construction cost | 40,000,000 €[1] |
| Architect | OFIS Architects |
| Tenants | |
| FC BATE Borisov (2014–) Belarus national football team (2014–2017; 2019) | |
Borisov Arena (Belarusian: Барысаў-Арэна, Barysaw-Arena; Russian: Борисов-Арена) is a football-specific stadium in Barysaw, Belarus and is the home stadium of FC BATE Borisov and the Belarus national football team. The stadium's official capacity is 13,126.[4][5]
History
[edit]The first official game at the Borisov Arena was the 2013–14 Belarusian Cup Final on 3 May 2014. It was contested between FC Neman Grodno and FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk and won 1-0 by the team from Salihorsk. Ukrainian midfielder Artem Starhorodskyi scored the first ever goal in the stadium in front of an almost full capacity of over 11,000.[2]
National team matches
[edit]The Belarus national football team played its first game at the Borisov Arena on 4 September 2014 when they defeated Tajikistan 6–1 in a friendly.[6] The first official national team game was played on 9 October 2014, when Belarus lost 0–2 to Ukraine in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier played in front of 10,512 spectators.[7]
List of games
[edit]| # | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Competition |
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| 1 | September 4, 2014 |  Tajikistan
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6–1 | 2,400 | Friendly |
| 2 | October 9, 2014 |  Ukraine
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0–2 | 10,512[7] | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 3 | October 12, 2014 |  Slovakia
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1–3 | 3,684[8] | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 4 | November 18, 2014 |  Mexico
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3–2 | 6,700 | Friendly |
| 5 | June 14, 2015 |  Spain
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0–1 | 13,121 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 6 | September 08, 2015 |  Luxembourg
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2–0 | 3,482 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 7 | October 12, 2015 |  Macedonia
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0–0 | 1,545 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 8 | September 6, 2016 |  France
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0–0 | 12,920 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | October 10, 2016 | Luxembourg
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1–1 | 9,011 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | June 9, 2017 |  Bulgaria
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2–1 | 6,150 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | September 3, 2017 |  Sweden
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0–4 | 6,431 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | October 7, 2017 |  Netherlands
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1–3 | 6,850 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | June 8, 2019 |  Germany
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0–2 | 12,510 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 14 | June 11, 2019 |  Northern Ireland
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0–1 | 5,250 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
Gallery
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Detail of the stadium's main stand -
BATE Borisov playing FC Dinamo Minsk on May 5, 2014 -
Belarus playing Ukraine at the Borisov Arena on October 9, 2014 -
External view of the stadium (October 2014)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OFIS Architects (Ofis-a.si)
- ^ a b "Borisov Arena". StadiumDB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Tuesday 20 October 2014". UEFA.org. 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Borisov Arena at FCBate.by". Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "Season tickets on sale 20 Jan (FCBate.by)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ^ "Belarus vs. Tajikistan 6:1". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Belarus vs. Ukraine 0:2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Belarus vs. SLOVAKIA 1 - 3". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
External links
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- Official website of the football club Archived 2015-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Official website of the football club (in English)