Central Stadium (; ) is a

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-specific

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, Belarus. It is currently used as a home ground of

. The stadium is

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and has a capacity of 14,307 people. The stadium was opened in 2004.

History

The modern stadium was built at the site of an old multi-purpose stadium of the same name, which was built in the 1930s and used by

until 1999. The stadium was then demolished and completely rebuilt during 1999–2004.

International use

The stadium has been used by

in international (mainly

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) matches. It was also used as a home ground for

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on one occasion, which was a

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match against

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in October 2007 that ended with 0–1 loss for the home team.

References

External links

World Stadium Article

Profile at pressball.byStadium profile at the FC Gomel official site
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