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.
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| Former names | BetBoom Arena (2021-2022) |
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| Address | Komarova 9. |
| Location | Ufa, Russia |
| Coordinates | 54°49′34″N 56°03′42″E / 54.82611°N 56.06167°E |
| Public transit | Neftyanik Stadium (bus, trolleybus and shuttle bus) |
| Capacity | 15,132 (Russian Premier League)[1] |
| Field size | 105x68m |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1953 |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Renovated | 2015 |
| Tenants | |
| FC Ufa (2015–present) | |
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]
Facilities
editThe stadium also houses a recreation center, gym, sports hall and a swimming pool. The Neft Fitness Club is a joint-venture between FC Ufa and Persona Sport Fitness Holding. Other sports playable in the gym are minifootball, volleyball, basketball and tennis.[6]
Notable Matches
editUEFA Europa League
edit| Date | Time
(YEKT) |
Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2018 | 19:00 | Ufa 
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0-0
Agg: 1-1 (a) |
 Domžale
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2Q | 11,210[7] |
| 9 August 2018 | 19:00 | 2-1
Agg: 4-3 |
 Progrès Niederkorn
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3Q | 6,794[8] | |
| 30 August 2018 | 19:00 | 1-1
Agg: 1-2 |
 Rangers
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PO | 13,186[9] |
References
edit- ^ "Neftyanik".
- ^ a b "Башкирия вошла в число учредителей ФК «Уфа»". РБК (in Russian). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "В Уфу пришел праздник футбола!". Archived from the original on 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ "Ufa 1-1 Rangers: Steven Gerrard's nine-man side reach Europa League groups". BBC Sport. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Домашний стадион ФК "Уфа" переименован в "BetBoom Арена"". fcufa.pro (in Russian). FC Ufa. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Услуги спортивного комплекса «Нефтяник»". www.fcufa.pro (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Summary - UEFA Europa League - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Summary - UEFA Europa League - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Summary - UEFA Europa League - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.