Kajymukan Munaitpasov Stadium (, ''Qajymuqan Muńaıtpasuly'') is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Shymkent
Shymkent (; Шымкент, Şymkent), known until 1993 as Chimkent ( uz, Çımkent, چىمكېنت; Yañalif: Çimkent ()); russian: Чимкент, translit=Chimkent (), is a city in Kazakhstan. It is near the border with Uzbekistan. It is one ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football matches. It is home of the football club
FC Ordabasy
FC Ordabasy ( kk, Ордабасы футбол клубы) is a professional football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Ordabasy was formed in 1949, following the merger of two existing Kazakhstan Premier Le ...
who is playing in
Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...
, Kazakhstan's top division of football. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.
The stadium is named after
Kazhymukan Munaitpasov
Qajymuqan Munaitpasuly ( kz, Қажымұқан Мұңайтпасұлы, ''Qajymūqan Mūñaitpasūly''; russian: Хаджимукан Мунайтпасов, 'Khadzhimukan Munajtpasov' 7 April 1871 – 12 August 1948), also known as Hadjimuk ...
, a Kazakh wrestler and repeated World Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Football venues in Kazakhstan
Multi-purpose stadiums in Kazakhstan
Sport in Shymkent
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