Borisov Arena
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.
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.
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. 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.
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 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 3 | October 12, 2014 |  Slovakia
|
1–3 | 3,684 | 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 |
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
References
- ^ OFIS Architects (Ofis-a.si)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Belarus vs. Ukraine 0:2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Belarus vs. SLOVAKIA 1 - 3". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borisov Arena.
- Official website of the football club Archived 2015-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Official website of the football club (in English)