Vostok Stadium is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Oskemen
Oskemen ( kk, Өскемен, translit=Öskemen ), or Ust-Kamenogorsk (russian: Усть-Каменого́рск), is the administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Population:
Name
The city has two official names. In th ...
,
Kazakhstan
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. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home stadium of
FC Vostok
FC Vostok ( kk, Восток Футбол Клубы, ''Vostok Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakhstan, Kazakh association football, football club from Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), and a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League in 1992. The clu ...
.
History
Stadium "Vostok" is the largest sports facility in
Ust-Kamenogorsk
Oskemen ( kk, Өскемен, translit=Öskemen ), or Ust-Kamenogorsk (russian: Усть-Каменого́рск), is the administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Population:
Name
The city has two official names. In the ...
. It was inaugurated in 1963. It has a capacity for 8,500 spectators.
It is mainly used for soccer matches, sometimes it is used as a concert venue. It is the home arena for the local soccer team Vostok.
Since 2005, the issue of required repairs due to deterioration has been resolved. In 2010, the
Akimat of Ust-Kamenogorsk decided to reconstruct the stadium to meet UEFA standards,
spending 600 million KZT on the reconstruction. In August 2010, new benches were installed in the stands.
References
3D panorama FC Vostok
Football venues in Kazakhstan
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