Petr Atoyan Stadium is a football
stadium
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in
Oral
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,
Kazakhstan
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. It is the home stadium of
FC Akzhayik
FC Akzhayik ( kk, Aqjaıyq Oral Fýtbol Klýby) is a Kazakhstani professional football club, based in Oral, current member of the Kazakhstan First Division.
History Names
*1968 : Founded as ''Uralets''
*1993 : The club was renamed ''Uralets-Arm ...
of the
Kazakhstan Premier League
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and was opened 1927.
The stadium holds 8,320 spectators.
In 1996 it was renamed Petr Atojan, an honorary citizen of
Uralsk
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*Uralsk, Republic of Bashkortostan, a '' selo'' in Uralsky Selsoviet of Uchalinsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan
* Uralsk, Orenburg Oblast, a ''selo'' ...
.
History
The stadium is the oldest of all currently active stadiums in Kazakhstan. It opened on 29 May 1927 with a game between the city team and the cavalry regiment team. All Urals football clubs that took part in the
USSR championship and later in Kazakhstan played their home games in this stadium.
The stadium also hosts athletics competitions at city and regional level.
Ball hockey
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Ball hockey is patterned after and closely r ...
, basketball and handball tournaments have been held at the stadium at various times. The biggest event hosted was the
World Junior Ice Hockey Championship
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in 1998.
Reconstruction
In 2003 the stadium was refurbished. The refurbished stadium was planned in accordance with global standards, but later this decision was reversed. Today, the stadium's
turf
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is considered one of the best in the country.
External links
Stadium information
References
Football venues in Kazakhstan
FC Akzhayik
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