Traktor Stadium
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The Traktar Stadium, formerly known as Stadium of the VSS Red Banner , is the second largest multi-purpose stadium
in Belarus
. It was built as part of the citywide plan to create sport complex areas in every new suburb of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic capital and to accommodate rapidly growing Minsk
population (from 1960 to 1980 Minsk population grew from 500,000 to 1,500,000 people).
Traktar Stadium was designed in 1966-1967 by well-known soviet architects V. Min'kin and v. Sadykov from Minsk Architecture and Design Institute. Initial plan included building athletic complex "Krasnoe Znamya" and was never completed.
The stadium was reconstructed right before the 1980 Summer Olympics
and served as a backup ground for the Dinamo Stadium
.
Second reconstruction started in 1997 and included minor changes, along with installation of the fence and plastic seats to satisfy UEFA new standards.
New history of stadium began in 2005. Owner of football club MTZ-RIPO Minsk
Vladimir Romanov
met with the president of Republic of Belarus and discussed the possibilities of Traktar stadium expansion. Alexander Lukashenko
, the Belarusian president, liked a project of a new sports and amusement centre in Minsk proposed by Ūkio Banko Investicine Grupe (ŪBIG). The leader of Belarus pledged to keep an eye on the construction operations himself. As the presidential office of Belarus endorsed this project in fall 2005, the Lithuanian company has been given the green light to launch the construction next spring. The new facility should mushroom in the territory of the present stadium Traktar. UBIG controls MTZ RIPO, a Belarusian football club. Vladimir Romanov, the owner of this financial group, also holds a third of the Scottish club Hearts
including Tynecastle
,a football stadium situated in the Scottish capital. In Lithuania, this businessman is a sponsor of FBK Kaunas
, a combined baseball and football club.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It was built as part of the citywide plan to create sport complex areas in every new suburb of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic capital and to accommodate rapidly growing Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
population (from 1960 to 1980 Minsk population grew from 500,000 to 1,500,000 people).
Traktar Stadium was designed in 1966-1967 by well-known soviet architects V. Min'kin and v. Sadykov from Minsk Architecture and Design Institute. Initial plan included building athletic complex "Krasnoe Znamya" and was never completed.
The stadium was reconstructed right before the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
and served as a backup ground for the Dinamo Stadium
Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)
Dynama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dynama Minsk. The stadium has a seating capacity for 40,000 people. Dynama Stadium was constructed in 1934, but was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in...
.
Second reconstruction started in 1997 and included minor changes, along with installation of the fence and plastic seats to satisfy UEFA new standards.
New history of stadium began in 2005. Owner of football club MTZ-RIPO Minsk
FC MTZ-RIPO
FC Partizan Minsk is a Belarusian Premier League football team, part of Russian-Lithuanian businessman Vladimir Romanov's soccer holding which also includes Scottish Premier League club Hearts and Lithuanian A Lyga champion FBK Kaunas...
Vladimir Romanov
Vladimir Romanov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Romanov ; born 1947 in Tver Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is an ethnic Russian businessman who also holds Lithuanian citizenship following that country's independence from the Soviet Union. He is chairman of UBIG Investments which is the majority shareholder in Scottish Premier...
met with the president of Republic of Belarus and discussed the possibilities of Traktar stadium expansion. Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
, the Belarusian president, liked a project of a new sports and amusement centre in Minsk proposed by Ūkio Banko Investicine Grupe (ŪBIG). The leader of Belarus pledged to keep an eye on the construction operations himself. As the presidential office of Belarus endorsed this project in fall 2005, the Lithuanian company has been given the green light to launch the construction next spring. The new facility should mushroom in the territory of the present stadium Traktar. UBIG controls MTZ RIPO, a Belarusian football club. Vladimir Romanov, the owner of this financial group, also holds a third of the Scottish club Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
including Tynecastle
Tynecastle Stadium
Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 17,420, which makes it the seventh largest football stadium in Scotland...
,a football stadium situated in the Scottish capital. In Lithuania, this businessman is a sponsor of FBK Kaunas
FBK Kaunas
Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :...
, a combined baseball and football club.
See also
- Football Club Zvezda-BGU Minsk
- Football in the Municipality of MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...