Football Manege is a multi-use indoor
arena
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in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
,
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
. It is mostly used for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches as well as for
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
competitions. The Manege holds 3,000 people and was opened in December 2002.
Football use
Minsk Football Manege is frequently used by Belarusian football teams during post- and pre-season months in winter (mostly from December until March) for practice and friendly matches. Recently it has been used by some teams as home venue for
Belarusian Cup
The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, ...
games as well as for
Belarusian Super Cup
The Belarusian Super Cup is an annual one-match association football competition in Belarus organized by the Football Federation of Belarus. This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the Belarusian Premier League Champion ...
games that are played in February and March.
Tennis use
Football Manege has found its use by
Belarus Davis Cup team
The Belarus men's national tennis team represented Belarus in Davis Cup tennis competition until it was suspended in 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. They are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. In 2007, Belarus were de ...
on a numerous occasions as a home venue for tennis matches in
World Group and Group One Euro/African Zone of
Davis Cup
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.
External links
Official website
Football venues in Belarus
Sport in Minsk
Buildings and structures in Minsk
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