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 Barysaw |
| Capacity | 13,126 |
| Record attendance | 13,121 (Belarus vs Spain, 25 June 2015) |
| Field size | 105 x 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 2011–2014 |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Construction cost | 40,000,000 € |
| Architect | OFIS Architects |
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FC BATE Borisov (2014–) Belarus national football team (2014–) |
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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.
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.
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. 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.
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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