Taraz Central Stadium

Multi-purpose stadium in Taraz, Kazakhstan

Central Stadium
Construction

Location	Taraz, Kazakhstan
Owner	Municipality of Taraz
Operator	KSU "Central Stadium"
Capacity	12,525
Surface	Grass 106m x 68m
Opened	1936
Renovated	1948, 1975, 2002
Tenants
FC Taraz

Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Taraz, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Taraz.

History

The stadium was inaugurated in 1936.^[1] In 1948 running track and wooden stands were built around the pitch.^[1] These were replaced by two reinforced concrete stands during the 1975 reconstruction, which increased the then bench seating made capacity of the stadium to approximately 40,000.^[1]

In 2002 individual seats were installed, reducing capacity of the venue to 12,525.^[1]

42°54′06″N 71°22′56″E / 42.901751°N 71.382224°E / 42.901751; 71.382224

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Страсти вокруг «Центрального» стадиона Тараза, которому необходим срочный ремонт". prosports.kz (in Russian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.