Neman Stadium ( be, Стадыён "Нёман", russian: Стадион "Неман") is a

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Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...

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 currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of Neman Grodno.

History

The stadium was built in 1963 and was called Krasnoye Znamya Stadium. The name was changed in 1993. The original stadium capacity was 15,000. The stadium was modernized between 2002 and 2008, reducing its capacity to 8,500.

International use

The stadium has been used by Neman Grodno in international matches. In February 2013, it was used as a home ground by

BATE Borisov FC BATE Borisov (russian: link=no, ФК БАТЭ Борисов, ''FK BATE Borisov'' ; be, ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, ''BATE Barysaw,'' ) is a professional Belarusian football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusi ...

in a

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match against Turkish side Fenerbahçe, due to unavailability of other stadiums. The stadium was the home ground for

on one occasion, a

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match against

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in June 2009 which Belarus won 5–1.Belarus vs Andorra match report
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References

External links

Official websiteProfile at pressball.by
FC Neman Grodno Football venues in Belarus Sport in Grodno Multi-purpose stadiums in Belarus Buildings and structures in Grodno Region {{Belarus-sports-venue-stub