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Aktobe Aktobe ( kz, Ақтөбе, Aqtöbe; russian: Актобе, Aktobe) is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Aktobe Region. In 2020, it had a population of 500,757 people. Aktobe is located in the west of K ...

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FC Aktobe Football Club Aktobe ( kk, Aqtóbe Fýtbol Klýby), commonly referred to as FC Aktobe or simply Aktobe, is a professional football club based in Aktobe. They last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Fo ...

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. It was constructed in 1975. On the opening day on August 28, 1975, Aktyubinets (now FC Aktobe) played against

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. Match ended with score 1:0 in favor of visiting team. Kopeykin scored the goal. The stadium is one of the best attended in Kazakhstan with capacity of just under 13,500 people.

Information

The stadium meets international standards and is considered one of the best in

in terms of technical equipment and originality of construction. It has four tribunes called after the cardinal points. The main tribune – western, which holds seats for commentators and VIP. On the east tribune special seats for disabled people are provided. The stadium has roof over all seats and a big screen. Cash desk and office of

are located in the stadium. There are no running tracks, as it is purely a football stadium.

Main characteristics of stadium

* Field size – 105m x 68 m * Capacity – 12.805 people * Surface – natural * Capacity of guest sector – 500 seats * Number of TV positions – 3 * Commentator positions – 2 seats * Press— 20 seats * Lighting – 1800th lux. * Video board – display system – 10х9 m * Number of cash desks – 5 * Surveillance cameras – 6 internal, 4 external

Reconstruction

After the stadium opened in 1975, the last reconstruction was in 2000, when plastic seating and the light-emitting diode board were installed. In 2005 the stadium met all

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standards. Heating system, water supply and the sewage were replaced. The press center area was expanded to 54 sq.m., and the dispatcher room to 21 sq.m. 142 bulbs in the floodlight system with a total capacity of 1800 watts were installed. The grass was replaced and an automatic watering system installed. Installation of under soil heating of the pitch started on April 28, 2011 and the lawn was renewed again for the first time after 2005. This system is only used in early Spring and late Autumn (Fall) to assist grass growth.

Facts

For five years, from October 2, 2004 to August 27, 2009 (1790 days, a record of Kazakhstan)

did not suffer a single loss at the home field in all tournaments (

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). This record was broken only after defeat to

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. Aktobe has not suffered defeat, not even in the years from 2010 to 2011. Only on May 6, 2012 they lost to the guest

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and then also to Akzhaiyk and

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National team games

Address

* 56, Abilkhayir khan Avenue, 030000, Aktobe, Kazakhstan

References

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