City Stadium () is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Maladzyechna (Molodechno),
Belarus
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. It is currently used mostly for
football
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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
FC Molodechno (, ) is a Belarusian football club based in Maladzyechna. They play in the Belarusian First League, the 2nd division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Molodechno City Stadium.
History Early history
The city of Molode ...
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.
Molodechno Stadium returns to Premier League
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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
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of Belarus national team against Azerbaijan
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. In mid-90s it was also used as a home venue for Dinamo-93 Minsk in European Cups.
References
External links
Stadium profile at pressball.by
Football venues in Belarus
Buildings and structures in Minsk region
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