Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)

Multi-purpose stadium in Belarus

Dinamo National Olympic Stadium

UEFA

Location| Minsk, Belarus
Coordinates| 53°53′42.67″N 27°33′36.20″E﻿ / ﻿53.8951861°N 27.5600556°E﻿ / 53.8951861; 27.5600556
Capacity| 22,246
Surface| Grass
Construction
Opened| 1934
Renovated| 1939, 1947–1954, 1978-1980, 2012–2017
Tenants
FC Dinamo Minsk (1934–2008, 2018–)
FC Minsk (2009–2012)
Belarus national football team (1992–2012, 2018–present)
A birds eye view of the Stadium from June 2018.

Dinamo National Olympic Stadium (Belarusian: Нацыянальны Алімпійскі стадыён Дынама, romanized: Natsyyanalny Alimpiiski stadyyon Dynama, Belarusian pronunciation: [stadɨˈjɔn dɨˈnama]) is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It first opened in 1934 and has had several renovations over the years, reopening after the latest one in 2017. Earlier it was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Dinamo Minsk, FC Minsk and the Belarus national football team. Previously the stadium officially held 40,000, but because part of the upper stand had been abandoned in the mid-1990s for safety reasons, the actual capacity before renovations was 34,000.[1] After renovation the capacity is only 22,246.

## History[edit]

Dinamo Stadium in 2008.

Dinamo Stadium was constructed and opened in 1934 and then expanded in 1939. It was destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt during the years 1947–1954. It was further renovated during 1978–1980 in preparation for 1980 Summer Olympics.[2] In October 2012, the stadium was closed for major reconstruction works. It was reopened in December 2017 as a soccer-specific stadium, in time for the 2019 European Games.[3]

## Domestic use[edit]

During the Soviet years the stadium was a home venue for Dinamo Minsk, who continued to use the stadium until 2008. Since 2009, Dinamo Minsk has relocated to a smaller Dinamo-Yuni Stadium, while Dinamo Stadium became the primary home venue for FC Minsk. It hosted the final match of the Belarusian Cup, that was held there every year between 1992 and 2012, with the exception of 2002 and 2011.

## International use[edit]

The stadium was one of the venues of the football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. It hosted six group phase matches and one quarterfinal.[4] It was one of the venues at the 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship and at the 1985 FIFA U20 World Cup, both held in the Soviet Union.[5] Since 1992, the stadium has been a primary home venue for the Belarus national football team.

53°53′42.67″N 27°33′36.20″E﻿ / ﻿53.8951861°N 27.5600556°E﻿ / 53.8951861; 27.5600556

* Association football portal
* Belarus portal

## References[edit]

1. ^ Stadium profile at pressball.by
2. ^ "History of Dinamo Stadium". Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
3. ^ "Belarus submits bid to host UEFA Europa League final in 2015 or 2016 - Sport / News / Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today | news in Belarus | Minsk news | BELTA - Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today | news in Belarus | Minsk news | BELTA". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
4. ^ 1980 Summer Olympics Technical Study
5. ^ Dinamo Stadium history Archived 2013-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dynama Stadium, Minsk.

* Stadium profile at pressball.by
* Stadium profile at FC Dinamo Minsk website
* Stadium profile at FC Minsk website

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FC Dinamo Minsk

The club|

* Players
* Managers
* In European football

Other teams|

* Dinamo-2
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Grounds|

* Dinamo Stadium
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Matches|

* 1987 Soviet Cup final
* 1989 USSR Federation Cup

Other sports|

* Handball
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Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow)

Central Lenin Stadium Area|

* Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
* Grand Arena
* Minor Arena
* Sports Palace
* Swimming Pool
* Streets of Moscow

Olympiysky Sports Complex|

* Indoor Stadium
* Swimming Pool

Northwestern Planning Zone|

* CSKA Athletics Fieldhouse
* CSKA Football Fieldhouse
* CSKA Palace of Sports
* Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena
* Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena
* Dynamo Palace of Sports
* Krylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field
* Krylatskoye Rowing Canal
* Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit
* Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome
* Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex
* Young Pioneers Stadium

Eastern Planning Zone|

* Dynamo Shooting Range
* Izmailovo Sports Palace
* Sokolniki Sports Palace

Football venues|

* Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)
* Kirov Stadium (Leningrad)
* Republican Stadium (Kyiv)

Other venues|

* Moscow-Minsk Highway
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Olympic venues in association football

| 1890s|

1896
Neo Phaliron Velodrome

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1900s|

1900
Vélodrome de Vincennes
1904
Francis Olympic Field
1908
White City Stadium

1910s|

1912
Råsunda IP, Stockholm Olympic Stadium (final), Tranebergs Idrottsplats

1920s|

1920
Jules Ottenstadion, Olympisch Stadion (final), Stade Joseph Marien, Stadion Broodstraat
1924
Stade Bergeyre, Stade Yves-du-Manoir (final), Stade de Paris, Stade Pershing
1928
Monnikenhuize, Olympic Stadium (final), Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

1930s|

1936
Hertha-BSC Field, Mommsenstadion, Olympiastadion (final), Poststadion

1940s|

1948
Arsenal Stadium, Champion Hill, Craven Cottage, Empire Stadium (medal matches), Fratton Park, Goldstone Ground, Green Pond Road, Griffin Park, Lynn Road, Selhurst Park, White Hart Lane

1950s|

1952
Kotkan urheilukeskus, Kupittaan jalkapallostadion, Lahden kisapuisto, Olympic Stadium (final), Ratina Stadion, Töölön Pallokenttä
1956
Melbourne Cricket Ground (final), Olympic Park Stadium

1960s|

1960
Florence Communal Stadium, Grosseto Communal Stadium, L'Aquila Communal Stadium, Livorno Ardenza Stadium, Naples Saint Paul's Stadium, Pescara Adriatic Stadium, Stadio Flaminio (final)
1964
Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Mitsuzawa Football Field, Nagai Stadium, Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Ōmiya Football Field, Prince Chichibu Memorial Football Field
1968
Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Estadio Nou Camp, Jalisco Stadium

1970s|

1972
Dreiflüssestadion, ESV-Stadion, Jahnstadion, Olympiastadion (final), Rosenaustadion, Urban Stadium
1976
Lansdowne Park, Olympic Stadium (final), Sherbrooke Stadium, Varsity Stadium

1980s|

1980
Dinamo Stadium, Dynamo Central Stadium – Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium – Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium, Republican Stadium
1984
Harvard Stadium, Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium
1988
Busan Stadium, Daegu Stadium, Daejeon Stadium, Dongdaemun Stadium, Gwangju Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final)

1990s|

1992
Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, Camp Nou (final), Estadio Luís Casanova, La Romareda, Sarrià Stadium
1996
Florida Citrus Bowl, Legion Field, Orange Bowl, RFK Memorial Stadium, Sanford Stadium (both finals)

2000s|

2000
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Bruce Stadium, Hindmarsh Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final)
2004
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Karaiskakis Stadium (women's final), Olympic Stadium (men's final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Pankritio Stadium, Panthessaliko Stadium
2008
Beijing National Stadium (men's final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shanghai Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Workers' Stadium (women's final)

2010s|

2012
Coventry Arena, Hampden Park, Millennium Stadium, St James' Park, Old Trafford, Wembley Stadium (both finals)
2016
Estádio Nacional de Brasília, Arena Fonte Nova, Mineirão, Arena Corinthians, Arena da Amazônia, Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Maracanã (both finals)

2020s|

2020
International Stadium Yokohama (both finals), Kashima Soccer Stadium, Miyagi Stadium, Saitama Stadium, Sapporo Dome, Tokyo Stadium
2024
Parc des Princes (both finals), Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Stade de la Beaujoire, Stade de Nice, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Stade Matmut Atlantique, Stade Vélodrome
2028
SoFi Stadium (men's final), BMO Stadium, Rose Bowl (women's final), Levi's Stadium, PayPal Park, Stanford Stadium, California Memorial Stadium, Snapdragon Stadium

2030s|

2032
Barlow Park, Lang Park (both finals), Melbourne Cricket Ground, North Queensland Stadium, Sunshine Coast Stadium, Stadium Australia, Robina Stadium
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