Pavlodar Central Stadium (Kazakh: Орталық стадион, Ortalyq stadıon) is a multi-purpose stadium in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. The former name of the stadium was "Traktor".[1] It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Irtysh.[2]

Pavlodar Central Stadium

Pavlodar Central Stadium in 2007
Former names	Traktor Stadium
Location	Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Owner	Municipality of Pavlodar
Capacity	11,828
Surface	Grass 105m x 68m
Construction
Opened	1947
Renovated	2001, 2007, 2020
Tenants
FC Irtysh

History

The football arena has been in use since 1947. "Central" was refurbished in 2001, 2007 and 2015.[3]

In the 2007–2008 season, the outdated scoreboard was replaced with a new LCD monitor, with the ability to display match moments and reports from other games. Since the 2009–2010 season, the Irtysh team has had a heated playing field on which to train. The stadium has met UEFA standards since the construction work.[4]

Reconstruction

During the reconstruction the following works were carried out:

In the year 2001:[1]

• Construction of parking spaces
• Extension of crew changing rooms and a conference room
• Large scale renovation of the football pitch
• Reconstruction of the lawn irrigation system
• Restoration of the six light poles
• Refurbishment of public toilets

In the year 2007:[4]

• Replacement of natural grass with an artificial turf with drainage system from the Netherlands
• Construction of a small stadium
• Reconstruction of the west, north and east stands according to UEFA standards.
• Renovation of the VIP lounge
• Paving of running tracks

The stadium has a pitch of 105×68 metres and a capacity of 11,828 spectators.[4]

Images

• 
  Central Stadium Pavlador, Kazakhstan. 20 May 2009, Game between „Irtysh“ and „Ordabasy“.
• 
  Stadium information board. 20 May 2009.
• 
  View of the stadium from 2 November 2007

References

• Page from club website at the Wayback Machine (archived November 28, 2007) (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Центральный стадион (Павлодар)