Borisov Arena

Borisov-Arena
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
LocationBarysaw, Belarus
Coordinates54°11′35″N 28°28′31″E / 54.19306°N 28.47528°E / 54.19306; 28.47528
OwnerBATE Borisov
Capacity13,126[2]
Record attendance13,121 (Belarus vs Spain, 25 June 2015)[3]
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2011–2014
Opened3 May 2014 (2014-05-03)
Construction cost40,000,000 €[1]
ArchitectOFIS 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

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

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

# Date Opponent Result Attendance Competition
1 September 4, 2014 Tajikistan Tajikistan 6–1 2,400 Friendly
2 October 9, 2014 Ukraine Ukraine 0–2 10,512[7] UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3 October 12, 2014 Slovakia Slovakia 1–3 3,684[8] UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4 November 18, 2014 Mexico Mexico 3–2 6,700 Friendly
5 June 14, 2015 Spain Spain 0–1 13,121 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
6 September 08, 2015 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2–0 3,482 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
7 October 12, 2015 North Macedonia Macedonia 0–0 1,545 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
8 September 6, 2016 France France 0–0 12,920 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 October 10, 2016 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1–1 9,011 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 June 9, 2017 Bulgaria Bulgaria 2–1 6,150 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 September 3, 2017 Sweden Sweden 0–4 6,431 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 October 7, 2017 Netherlands Netherlands 1–3 6,850 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 June 8, 2019 Germany Germany 0–2 12,510 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
14 June 11, 2019 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0–1 5,250 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
  • Detail of the stadium's main stand
    Detail of the stadium's main stand
  • BATE Borisov playing FC Dinamo Minsk on May 5, 2014
    BATE Borisov playing FC Dinamo Minsk on May 5, 2014
  • Belarus playing Ukraine at the Borisov Arena on October 9, 2014
    Belarus playing Ukraine at the Borisov Arena on October 9, 2014
  • External view of the stadium (October 2014)
    External view of the stadium (October 2014)

See also

References

  1. ^ OFIS Architects (Ofis-a.si)
  2. ^ a b "Borisov Arena". StadiumDB. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Tuesday 20 October 2014". UEFA.org. 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Borisov Arena at FCBate.by". Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  5. ^ "Season tickets on sale 20 Jan (FCBate.by)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  6. ^ "Belarus vs. Tajikistan 6:1". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Belarus vs. Ukraine 0:2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Belarus vs. SLOVAKIA 1 - 3". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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