City Stadium (Molodechno)

City Stadium

Location	Maladzyechna, Belarus
Coordinates	53°1′17″N 27°32′46″E
Capacity	4,800
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1946
Renovated	2004–2005
Tenants
Molodechno-DYuSSh-4 Lokomotiv Minsk (2006–2008) Islach Minsk Raion (2015–)

City Stadium (Belarusian: Гарадскі стадыён, romanized: Haradski stadyyon) is a multi-use stadium in Maladzyechna (Molodechno), Belarus. 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 Islach Minsk Raion.[1]

International use

Over the years the 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 of Belarus national team against Azerbaijan. In mid-90s it was also used as a home venue for Dinamo-93 Minsk in European Cups.

References

1. Molodechno Stadium returns to Premier League

External links

• Stadium profile at pressball.by