Dinamo Stadium (Brest)
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Regional Sport Complex Brestskiy , also known simply as OSK Brestskiy is a multi-use stadium
in Brest
, Belarus
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home ground of FC Dinamo Brest
. The stadium holds 10,060 people.
The complex was built in 1937 and given the name Spartak Stadium in 1939. In 1972 it was renamed to Dinamo Stadium and reassigned to Dinamo sport society along with local football team
. Stadium's major reconstruction and renovation started in 1996. After partial completion in 1999 it was rebranded as Regional Sport Complex Brestskiy.
Another stadium in Brest currently known as Dinamo Stadium was built in 1989 and originally known as Stroitel Stadium. It was renamed to Dinamo Stadium in 2004 and is currenly used as home ground for FC Dinamo Brest reserve team.
on one occasion, which was a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
match against Kazakhstan
in October 2009 that ended with 4–0 win for Belarus.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Brest
Brest, Belarus
Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home ground of FC Dinamo Brest
FC Dinamo Brest
FC Dinamo Brest is a Belarusian football club based in Brest. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football.-Name changes:*1960: founded as Spartak Brest*1972: renamed to Bug Brest...
. The stadium holds 10,060 people.
The complex was built in 1937 and given the name Spartak Stadium in 1939. In 1972 it was renamed to Dinamo Stadium and reassigned to Dinamo sport society along with local football team
FC Dinamo Brest
FC Dinamo Brest is a Belarusian football club based in Brest. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football.-Name changes:*1960: founded as Spartak Brest*1972: renamed to Bug Brest...
. Stadium's major reconstruction and renovation started in 1996. After partial completion in 1999 it was rebranded as Regional Sport Complex Brestskiy.
Another stadium in Brest currently known as Dinamo Stadium was built in 1989 and originally known as Stroitel Stadium. It was renamed to Dinamo Stadium in 2004 and is currenly used as home ground for FC Dinamo Brest reserve team.
International use
OSK Brestskiy is one of the few Belarusian stadia that is allowed to host Group stage and knockout phase matches of European club competitions. It was also used as a home ground for Belarus national football teamBelarus national football team
The Belarus national football team represents Belarus in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk...
on one occasion, which was a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
match against Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan national football team
The Kazakhstan national football team represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central and...
in October 2009 that ended with 4–0 win for Belarus.