Borisov Arena
Football stadium in Barysaw, Belarus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| Location | Barysaw, Belarus |
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| Coordinates | 54°11′35″N 28°28′31″E |
| Owner | BATE Borisov |
| Capacity | 13,126[1] |
| Record attendance | 13,121 (Belarus vs Spain, 25 June 2015)[2] |
| 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 €[3] |
| Architect | OFIS Architects |
| Tenants | |
| FC BATE Borisov (2014–) Belarus national football team (2014–2017; 2019) | |
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.[1]
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 |
6–1 | 2,400 | Friendly |
| 2 | October 9, 2014 |  Ukraine |
0–2 | 10,512[7] | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 3 | October 12, 2014 |  Slovakia |
1–3 | 3,684[8] | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 4 | November 18, 2014 |  Mexico |
3–2 | 6,700 | Friendly |
| 5 | June 14, 2015 |  Spain |
0–1 | 13,121 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 6 | September 08, 2015 |  Luxembourg |
2–0 | 3,482 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 7 | October 12, 2015 |  Macedonia |
0–0 | 1,545 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 8 | September 6, 2016 |  France |
0–0 | 12,920 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | October 10, 2016 | Luxembourg |
1–1 | 9,011 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | June 9, 2017 |  Bulgaria |
2–1 | 6,150 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | September 3, 2017 |  Sweden |
0–4 | 6,431 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | October 7, 2017 |  Netherlands |
1–3 | 6,850 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | June 8, 2019 |  Germany |
0–2 | 12,510 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 14 | June 11, 2019 |  Northern Ireland |
0–1 | 5,250 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
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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