Central Stadium

Центральный стадион (Гомель)
Location	Gomel, Belarus
Coordinates	52°26′12″N 31°00′44″E / 52.43667°N 31.01222°E / 52.43667; 31.01222
Capacity	14,307
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1930s
Opened	2004
Renovated	1999–2004
Tenants
Gomel

Central Stadium (Belarusian: Цэнтральны стадыён, Russian: Центральный стадион) is a football-specific stadium in Gomel, Belarus. It is currently used as a home ground of Gomel. The stadium is all-seater and has a capacity of 14,307 people.^[1] The stadium was opened in 2004.

History

The modern stadium was built at the site of an old multi-purpose stadium of the same name, which was built in the 1930s and used by Gomel until 1999.^{[citation needed]} The stadium was then demolished and completely rebuilt during 1999–2004.

International use

The stadium has been used by Gomel in international (mainly UEFA Europa League) matches. It was also used as a home ground for Belarus national football team on one occasion, which was a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Luxembourg in October 2007 that ended with 0–1 loss for the home team.