Borisov Arena

Borisov Arena

Location Barysaw, Belarus
Coordinates 54°11′35″N 28°28′31″E / 54.19306°N 28.47528°E / 54.19306; 28.47528
Owner BATE Barysaw
Capacity 13,126[1]
Record attendance 13,121 (Belarus vs Spain, 25 June 2015)[2]
Field size 105 x 68m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 2011–2014
Opened 2014[3]
Construction cost 40,000,000 [4]
Architect OFIS Architects
Tenants
FC BATE Borisov (2014–)
Belarus national football team (2014–)

Borisov Arena 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.[5][6]

History

The first official game ever played at the Borisov Arena was the 2013–14 Belarusian Cup Final on May 3, 2014. It was contested between FC Neman Grodno and FC Shakhtyor Salihorsk and won 1-0 by the team from Salihorsk. Ukrainian midfielder Artem Starhorodskyi scored the first ever goal on the stadium in front of an almost full capacity of over 11,000.[1]

National team matches

The Belarus national football team played its first game at the Borisov Arena on September 4, 2014, when they defeated Tajikistan 6-1 in a friendly.[7] The first official national team game was played on October 9, 2014, when Belarus lost 0-2 to Ukraine in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier played in front of 10,512 spectators.[8]

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[8] UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3. October 12, 2014 Slovakia Slovakia 1–3 3,684[9] 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. October 12, 2015 Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 2–1 1,545 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

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