Gani Muratbayev Stadium ( kk, Ғани Мұратбаев стадион, ''Ǵanı Muratbaev stadıon'') is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly 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 and is the home stadium of

FC Kaisar FC Kaysar ( kk, Қайсар Футбол Клубы, ''Qaısar Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakh professional football club based in the Gany Muratbayev Stadium in Kyzylorda. They are founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League and have miss ...

. It is named after the founder of Kazakhstan Young Communist League Gany Muratbayev.

History

The construction of the football arena began in 1968. The stadium was completed on 29 October 1969 that and released to be used by the city's citizens.

Reconstruction

In 2001, the stadium was completely refurbished creating sports facilities created for local residents. In 2010, the sports complex was renovated again; the seating in the east and west stands were replaced with plastic seats. Currently, the stadium seats 6,800 seats; the total area of the stadium is 16,700 square metres. The stadium has a pitch of 105×68 metres.

References

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