Neftyanik Stadium

This article is about the stadium in Ufa. For the stadium in Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, see Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan § Sport.
Neftyanik Stadium
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Former namesBetBoom Arena (2021-2022)
AddressKomarova 9.
LocationUfa, Russia
Coordinates54°49′34″N 56°03′42″E / 54.82611°N 56.06167°E / 54.82611; 56.06167
Public transitNeftyanik Stadium (bus, trolleybus and shuttle bus)
Capacity15,132 (Russian Premier League)[1]
Field size105x68m
SurfaceArtificial turf
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Built1953
Opened1967
Renovated2015
Tenants
FC Ufa (2015–present)

Neftyanik Stadium, formerly BetBoom Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Ufa, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Ufa. The stadium holds 15,234 people, all seated (of which 1,832 seats are in fan sectors).[2] The field measures 105x68 metres, with articifial turf and automatic heating system.

The stadium entered reconstruction on 2012 to meet the rapidly changing needs of FC Ufa that made a rapid rise to the Russian Premier League, and was inaugurated on August 9, 2015, when the club hosted the reigning Russian champions Zenit. The home team narrowly lost the game 1-0 and the only goal of the game was scored by Danny.[3]

Neftyanik also hosted 2018–19 UEFA Europa League home games for Ufa from the second qualifying round until the defeat from the play-off round with Rangers.[4] Out the 3 matches hosted, Ufa won 1, while drawing the remaining 2.

The stadium was formerly named BetBoom Arena during BetBoom's sponsorship with FC Ufa.[5] After the termination of the sponsorship, the name was reverted to Neftyanik Stadium.[2]

  1. ^ "Neftyanik".
  2. ^ a b "Башкирия вошла в число учредителей ФК «Уфа»". РБК (in Russian). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ "В Уфу пришел праздник футбола!". Archived from the original on 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  4. ^ "Ufa 1-1 Rangers: Steven Gerrard's nine-man side reach Europa League groups". BBC Sport. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. ^ "Домашний стадион ФК "Уфа" переименован в "BetBoom Арена"". fcufa.pro (in Russian). FC Ufa. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-07.