City Stadium is a multi-use
stadium in
Molodechno
Maladzyechna ( be, Маладзе́чна, Maladziečna, ; russian: Молоде́чно, Molodechno; pl, Mołodeczno) is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus, an administrative centre of the Maladzyechna District (and formerly of the Maladzyech ...
,
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 ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football matches and is the home ground of
Molodechno-DYuSSh-4. The stadium holds 4,800 spectators.
History
The stadium was opened in 1946 and has been used by a local club
FC Molodechno ever since. It was known as Metallurg Stadium until 1993, before being renamed to City Stadium. Between 2006 and 2008 it was a home venue for
Lokomotiv Minsk and in 2015 it was used by
Isloch Minsk Raion.
Molodechno Stadium returns to Premier League
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International use
Over the years Molodechno City Stadium has been used as an occasional home venue for Belarus national under-21 team and Belarus women's national team. It has hosted some games of UEFA youth (U17/19) championships qualifying groups.
In 1996, it the stadium hosted a friendly match
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of Belarus national team against Azerbaijan
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. In mid-90s it was also used as a home venue for Dinamo-93 Minsk in European Cups.
References
External links
Stadium profile at pressball.by
Football venues in Belarus
Buildings and structures in Minsk Region
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