"home". stadiums in belarus
In 1937, along the Liberty alley of the present (Gogol street) of Polish Brest - above the Bug, a football stadium was built on the site of a wasteland, a forerunner of today's Brest Regional Sports Complex.
At that time, the city of Brest did not have a citywide stadium: all the existing flat sports facilities with football fields were quite primitive and served the needs of the military units under which they were built. Against their background, the brainchild of a military builder, Lieutenant Bidas, under whose leadership the work was carried out, with a large covered tribune, had a completely different scale. It is no coincidence that the arena was named after Josef Pilsudski, which was an indicator of exemplary and elitism in Poland at that time.
In September 1939 Brest became a Soviet city. The stadium was transferred to the Spartak sports society and given the appropriate name. Under the Spartak flag, the stadium was operated (with the exception of 3 years of Nazi occupation at that time, the object was used as a parking lot for armored vehicles) until the end of 1972, when the main city arena, together with the football team, were transferred to the Dynamo society. At that time, the stadium had volleyball and basketball courts, a seasonal hockey rink, a tennis court, and a sloping (sloping) dirt bike track. Later, when replacing the cinder coating on the running tracks with rubber-bitumen, a spare cinder football field was built behind the western stand, which was sometimes used for motoball matches.
In April 1996, it was decided to start a major reconstruction of the stadium, to remove the old stands, which were in disrepair. The stands were demolished gradually so that the Brest fans would not be deprived of a football spectacle. In 1999, the following were put into operation: - football field, - sports core, - East, North and South stands with individual plastic seats for 2311 seats.
The sports core includes:
- 8 (eight) treadmills with high-quality coating, which has an international certificate.
- jump pits - 2 (two) for long jump, 1 (one) for high jump and 1 (one) for pole vault.
- sectors for discus throwing and shot put.
By the decision of the Brest Regional Executive Committee No. 22 of 01/25/1999. The newly built facilities were accepted into the regional communal property and on this basis the State Regional Sports Complex "Brestsky" was created, which was subsequently renamed the Municipal Unitary Sports and Health Enterprise "Regional Sports Complex "Brestsky".
In December 2006, the Western Stand was put into operation, equipped with a protective canopy that allows closing up to 70% of individual seats for spectators. At the moment, the sports complex includes four stands capable of accommodating 10,169 spectators, an athletics arena, the main and warm-up athletics core, which include the main and training football field. Surveillance cameras located around the perimeter make it possible to control both the territory of the stadium and the seats in the stands.
The main profile sports are athletics and football. The sports complex "Brestsky" has become one of the main training bases for the preparation of athletes in the Republic of Belarus. Regional, republican athletics competitions are held on the planar structures of the stadium. This is the only complex in the country that fully complies modern norms, providing for the proximity of a full-fledged warm-up arena. In 2007, the UE OSK "Brestsky" received the only IAAF (International Athletics Federation) certificate in the Republic of Belarus for the compliance of the stadium with international standards, which allows it to declare a high quality of services and claim, on a par with foreign arenas, to host athletics competitions and world-class football matches .
On the sports base of the sports complex, daily training sessions are held by sports groups: Spartak, UOR, OSHSVM, Dynamo, Brest OSDUSHOR, SDUSHOR (trampoline), BrSU. The sports complex is the main game stadium of the football club "Dynamo" in Brest in the championship of the major league of the national football championship of the Republic of Belarus. For football matches and athletics competitions, the stadium has all the necessary facilities:
- two large comfortable changing rooms for football players with appropriate sanitary equipment and medical examination rooms,
- two athletics locker rooms,
- judges room,
- protocol filling room,
- match delegate room,
- doping control room.
The republican body of state management of the enterprise is the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. Form of ownership - regional communal. Public administration body - management physical education, sports and tourism of the Brest Regional Executive Committee.
In order to improve the quality of services for athletes, the stadium has a training and Sport halls. Groups in various health-improving areas are engaged in sports halls every day: sports dancing, choreography, classical aerobics, children's yoga, belly dancing.
There is also a cafe with 60 seats and a hotel with 61 seats. Due to the fact that the sports complex "Brestsky" is located in the city center, it is surrounded by extensive infrastructure, there is an emergency hospital, three hotels, numerous car parks, a pharmacy, shops, a railway station, the central square of the city, as well as a park of culture nearby. and rest. In terms of improving the Brestsky sports complex, it is planned to install a liquid heating device for the lawn of the main football field, expand the automated irrigation system to the training field.
In the next series of the Homecoming project, the director of the sports complex GOSK "Brestsky" Kazimir Ringevich talks about the main sports facility in his city.
The history of the Brestsky stadium begins in 1937. At that time, the territory of Western Belarus, together with Brest, belonged to the Poles. And the place where the stadium was located was entrusted to the famous fortress. The stadium was erected precisely in order to be transferred to the military department. The builder was a lieutenant of the Polish army named Bidas. He was also appointed designer of the arena.
Initially, Bidas built a stadium with 8,000 seats. There was a central stand, which consisted of brick and wood. Basically, the arena served the purposes of those units and garrisons that were located in the Brest Fortress.
- Subsequently, with the advent of Soviet power, the stadium was used by various organizations. During the Second World War, there were tanks on the central field. Then the building belonged to the society "Spartak", BFSO "Dynamo" ... And during this period from the moment of construction, no one made a special contribution to its reconstruction, only sometimes minor cosmetic repairs were carried out, - says Kazimir Iosifovich.
During the war, the Brestsky itself was not damaged at all. True, because of the Red Army tanks, part of the lawn fell into disrepair. Time passed, and after the war the stadium was already used for its intended purpose.
- Football and athletics competitions were held. The only thing is that earlier no one demanded such coverage from the tracks as it is now, there was no need to certify them. The current ones appeared only relatively recently, when our athletes began to defend the honor of Belarus in Europe.
At the end of the last century, with the collapse Soviet Union the question arose of where the national team of sovereign Belarus could host its rivals. Brest was considered one of the options. As a result, the first full-fledged reconstruction of the local arena started. It is logical that the owners of the stadium wanted to bring European competitions to the country. For this, it was necessary to comply with international standards. In addition, the tribune, erected during the construction of the arena, became dangerous for visitors to the structure.
- Before the start of the reconstruction, the question immediately arose: is it possible to locate a stadium on this site of such a level that it meets both football and athletics standards? Then it was decided that it could still be placed here along with the entire infrastructure. By the way, I would like to note the very convenient location of the arena: in the city center, there are beautiful buildings nearby.
In 1996, the reconstruction of the arena began. Initially, it boiled down to the fact that the old structures had to be demolished. Everything was to be demolished, except for the field. The first version of the project was created.
“Little by little, they began to demolish. Three years later, the construction of the northern, southern and eastern stands began,” says the director of Brestsky. - And then it turned out that the project does not fully comply with European requirements. In the course of construction, they began to refine the details, to make appropriate changes. And in January 1999, on the basis of the already built stands, track and field athletics tracks, the core created the state regional sports complex "Brestsky". The construction of the western stand was attributed to the second stage of construction. The territory was separated by a fence, temporary stands were set up. The first stage has already begun to work, football matches were held at the stadium. It is worth noting that during the reconstruction, Dynamo Brest continued to play here, track and field athletes began to practice. Some of the spectators were placed in the already erected stands, while the rest were located in temporary ones.
The first serious tests with international matches took place in 2007 and 2010. At first, Dinamo Brest, the then Cup winner, hosted Liepaja Metallurg. And three years later, the national team, led by Bernd Stange, came to Brest.
- It was a duel of our team against Kazakhstan. Then we won with a score of 4:0. Somehow the youth team played a friendly match. In 2013 Dynamo Minsk hosted Trabzonspor here. To be honest, they didn’t do anything special for these games, the fire department. This is the normal state of the arena. Even if we were told that today we have to play an international match, we would have done it without any problems.
Even for the championship of Belarus, we are preparing in the same way as for the reception of the national team. Although I was very pleased to hear when the inspector and the delegate of that match in the assessment of the stadium said that the city of Brest can be proud of such a stadium and its condition. For us, this is a high assessment, and we try to live up to it, — the stadium director cannot get enough of his brainchild. Kazimir Ringevich assures that the field and the complex itself are constantly kept in order.
But even before the arrival of the national team, the second reconstruction took place. Its main goal was to build another, western stand and modernize the field.
- The lawn remained, but we changed the top layer, black soil, by overseeding grass. A drainage system was made along the perimeter, a sewerage station was built. Naturally, there was a question about the construction of the second phase. The construction of the western stand has begun. In order to be certified for conducting athletics competitions, there must also be a warm-up core. Because an athlete can train anywhere, but he must conduct a pre-start warm-up, 15-20 minutes before the start, on the same surface on which the competition will take place.
The main field mainly uses trample-resistant turf grass from Holland and Germany. Naturally, the whole complex of agrotechnical measures is being carried out. And it is very important in the fall, at the end of the season, to apply appropriate fertilizers, thus conserving the field for winter period. In the off-season, you can not stomp on the lawn. In the spring, it must be combed, pierced, fertilized, leveled, and grassed. Usually the field needs to be mowed five times per season. It all costs money, you need to invest. It is worth recalling the agronomist of the Dynamo Minsk stadium with a kind word. He developed a good manual, which we use. And there are already results.
Also we have automated system irrigation of the field, there is the necessary equipment. And without exaggeration I can say that at the moment, according to experts, we have the best lawn in Belarus. With all due respect to the "Borisov-Arena", the local field is inferior to ours, judging by the TV picture. Lawn mowing requirements - according to European requirements: the height should be no more than 2 centimeters. The regulations of our domestic championship allow three centimeters.
- We also have a spare field, - continues Kazimir Iosifovich. - It also serves for football and athletics. There are two sectors: for javelin throwing and discus throwing. You can mark the field minimum size 90x60.
Ringevich proudly declares that at the moment the main arena of Brest can host matches of the most serious European level.
- Our stadium can host games up to the group stage of the Champions League football. If Dynamo Brest gets the right to represent the country in this tournament, then in any case, a check will follow. If we reach the playoffs, then preference, of course, will be given to those stadiums that have about more capacity. At Brestsky it is 10169 seats. As for athletics, we are also certified to host European competitions. There is a photo finish, scoreboard. We can record the results electronically, which allows us to hold international tournaments. The main thing is that they are given (smiles). In general, there are four categories of stadiums. The fourth is the best, and we have the third. And that is only because the Brest airport does not have permanent flights to Europe. "Borisov-Arena" received the fourth due to the fact that it is located near the "Minsk-2". All seats in the arena meet the standards (back height and so on), our locker rooms are also good.
In the future, a project for the reconstruction of the electronic scoreboard at the stadium.
- It meets the requirements for us, shows the score, last names. But we want a picture of a footballer to appear on the screen when the squad is announced. While the information is displayed on a colored background, but there is no picture. And there is no need to increase the number of seats at the stadium, although we have the opportunity to build an additional tribune. They are incorporated in the design organization. We can make an add-on over the eastern stand for about three thousand spectators. But right now, all the attention is on filling the places we have at the moment. Although we also had the reverse of the current cases: when the national team played against Kazakhstan, the stadium was completely packed. In the game "Dynamo" against "Metallurg" were also not far from the full house. Of course, the viewer wants conditions: buffets, clean places. But first of all he needs football. So a lot depends on how the team plays.
During the off-season, they prepared for the championship as if international matches would be played here. They made cosmetic repairs: everything is beautiful, nowhere and nothing falls and is not running.
It happened that the lawn was "killed", of course. For example, we recently held a cup match with Belshina. It's the beginning of April. We had to make a lot of efforts to put the lawn in order for the next match of the Belarus Cup. Because he was "killed" decently. Nevertheless, by common efforts they managed to restore the field.
The head of the State Sports Committee says that, despite the two species cultivated in Brest, there are no conflicts between representatives of the “queen of sports” and football players.
- From the moment the State Sports Complex "Brestsky" was created, we have clearly organized the educational and training process. All teams, national teams, clubs, before starting classes, must provide a training schedule. Taking into account the schedule that Dynamo has planned, we separate everyone on time, there is enough space for everyone.
In general, we are very attentive to both football and athletics. Therefore, when some working moments arise, we do not bring them to complaints, but immediately try to solve them on the spot. We respect both sports. There is no stadium for athletics in Minsk today, so the national team mainly spends training camps here. And all the competitions are also here: the Cup of Belarus in athletics, the championship and the Universiade. Only the open championship of the country is held in Grodno for the second year in a row.
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We go to the hotel, which is located on the territory of the complex. Its manager, Lidia Grishchenko, complains that not all athletes use the hotel's services.
- You understand the situation... Football players are allowed to rent apartments. I think this is wrong. We are a state organization, and we must use the money that athletes are allocated for living. Also, if they ate in a cafe, we would know that they eat as they should, and not all sorts of chips.
After all, our location is very convenient. Moved in - and you can immediately go to training. Football players from visiting teams also stop. But many of them are superstitious people. If once they stopped with us and won, then the next time they will also settle here.
“It was built with state money, and not so that athletes would go to private owners for apartments,” the head continues. - Since January, the hotel has been fully booked, but some of the guests have gone to apartments. Why are they leaving? Because there is a kitchen. They are given money for food, they eat and save, because there is not enough money.
Lidia Ilyinichna kindly remembers the fans from Kazakhstan who came to the match of their national team.
— We were afraid to take a reservation from them, but it turned out that everything is not so scary. Very calm solid people. The rooms were all right. We do not have excesses with athletes. Private traders can basically afford too much. But there are many people who have been visiting us for years.
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We pass into the sub-tribunes.
- Locker rooms, guest and host, we look equally good. There is a judge's room, a massage room, a shower. I don’t know, I didn’t see locker rooms in Borisov, but before the opening of the arena there, they were the best in the country. Why not European level? Ukrainians came from Volyn and said: “But you can live here!” There is a special room for medical examination. The doctor has the opportunity to separately examine each player, talk with him so that no one hears. All in one block, - shows the head of the GOSK.
“For security reasons, we have the entire complex under surveillance. The operator of the dispatch service can rebuild the cameras, choose any point for viewing.
VIP box.
Press box.
Hall for press conferences.
— We have two gyms: one - for the population, the second - for athletes. They are the same, there is ventilation.
“In order to keep the stadium in the order you see now, work must be carried out continuously,” Kazimir Ringevich sums up our tour. - It's like in an apartment: a person lives and sees what needs to be tinted there, and over there. So do we. Some people do not believe that the stadium was put into operation in 2006. They say that the impression is that Brest
The regional sports complex "Brestsky" is the largest football and athletics stadium in the region, located in Brest. It is the venue for home games of the club Dinamo Brest, which plays in the Higher League of the championship of Belarus. In addition to football matches, athletics competitions of regional and republican purposes are held under the arches of the sports complex. In 1937 it was built by the Poles and named after Jozef Pilsudski. In 1939, he was transferred to the Spartak society. During the Second World War, it was used as a parking lot for armored vehicles.
general information
Capacity: 10 169 spectators
Address: 224000 Republic of Belarus, Brest region Brest, st. Gogol, 9
Navigator coordinates: 52.089720 north latitude and 23.683890 east longitude
Laid down: 1935
Built: 1937
Reconstructions: 1996-99, 2005-2006
Field: natural lawn size 105x68 m
Official site: http://oskbrest.by/
Scheme of seats, sectors and stands at the stadium
The sports complex "Brestsky" is a facility divided into two spacious stands. The first single-tier East was built, consisting of 9 sectors. Tickets here are much cheaper than in the seats of the opposite tribune. Many fans choose it with great pleasure, as they believe that here you can fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a football match due to the proximity of the stands to the edge of the field.
The best view of the football field is provided from the central sectors No. 5 and 6, however, tickets here should be purchased carefully. By choosing sector number 5, you are guaranteed to get a good view, but with the sixth sector you need to be careful. The fact is that it (as, by the way, sector No. 7) is at the mercy of the support group of FC Dynamo Brest, which is considered one of the most massive and active in Belarus. They support their own people at home matches very warmly, so be prepared for the fact that you won’t sit even a couple of minutes in sector No. 6 during the game.
Guest fans at the OSK "Brestsky" are located in sectors No. 1 and 2 of the same East Stand. For fans of guests, a separate entrance, a separate ticket office and tight control by law enforcement agencies.
If we talk about the West Stand, then it is best to buy tickets here for sectors No. 14, 15, 22, as well as for sectors No. 13, 16, 21, 23 for seats located closer to the center. All of the above spectator seats are protected from the weather by a protective canopy. Tickets for the new grandstand are somewhat more expensive than for the East, so in order not to be disappointed, try to avoid sectors No. 10 and 19 - they will not save you from the rain, plus they are not at all encouraging good view to the football field.
Slightly above the main spectator seats in sectors No. 14 and 15 there is a box for guests of honor. It does not stand out in anything special, except that instead of iron handrails, convenient supports are provided for the guests of this tribune. It is unlikely that an ordinary spectator will be able to get here, since these stands are always occupied by guests from among the sponsors or the club's management, representatives of local authorities or employees of the Brestsky sports complex.
The big disadvantage of the sports complex in Brest is the fact that practically nothing has been created here for a comfortable stay in the stands for the disabled.
Stadium tickets
Ticket offices are located in the under-tribune room under the guest sector No. 1 (a left-luggage office is located under sector No. 2). 4-5 windows operate at full capacity only on match days. The box office is open on the day of the game from 11:00 to the break, from 10:00 to 18:00 - the day before the game.
In addition, you can get an entrance ticket for the Dynamo Brest match in the official fan shop of the team, working at Sovetskaya Street, 68 (ATIS-Hall shopping center) daily from 10:00 to 20:00.
Just like in Brest, football in Belarus is no longer loved anywhere, so most of seats are redeemed before the start of the season under the guise of season tickets. During the championship, the only way for an ordinary fan to buy a ticket with a good view is to make a short trip to the website of the ticket operator kvitki.by.
In the "Sports" section on the main page of the site, find events at OSK "Brestsky" and press the "Buy" button on a green background. You will see the scheme of the stadium (on the right) and the number of available seats with the cost for each of the sectors. By clicking on the sector you like, you will be taken to it detailed map, where available places are marked in green, already implemented places are marked in gray. Decide on the places and proceed to the next stage of the purchase by clicking "Continue" at the bottom of the screen along the way.
After the end of the last action, the system will prompt you to log in or continue the purchase process without registration. One way or another, enter your data, and click "Pay". Here you will need to enter the payment card number of any bank and then insert the security code that will come to your phone into the line.
You can choose the method of obtaining a ticket - it is either an e-ticket or paid delivery to any point in the city. If you choose the first option, please note that a copy of the ticket will be sent to the specified email address. You need to print it out and take it with you to the stadium. Reading the information from the barcode from the cashier will take no more than 3 seconds, that is, you will avoid the queue, which is very convenient when the largest number of football fans in the country go to matches.
How to get there
Sports complex "Brestskiy" is located in the quietest place in the central part of Brest. It is crowded only on the days of football matches, and at other times you rarely see a large number of people. At the same time, the location of the arena is extremely convenient - at a distance of 1 kilometer is the central railway station, at the same distance from the USC and the main attraction not only of the city, but of the entire region - the Brest Hero Fortress. Two hotels operate 100 and 200 meters from the stadium, the occupancy of which is one of the highest in Brest, as well as the level of service.
However, the convenient location in the center entails one significant drawback - there is simply no surface parking near the stadium. It is for this reason that it is strongly not recommended to come to matches with a personal car; not only will you park your car in one of the nearby yards, but after the end of the football match, you will leave Gogol Street, which has only two traffic lanes, for about 30 minutes.
Best to use public transport. On Lenina Street, at a distance of about 150 meters from the East Stand and 200 meters from the West Stand, there is a stopping point "Theater". You can get to it from various parts of the city by buses No. 6, 9, 11, 12, 15A, 15B, 50 and fixed-route taxis No. 6, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 25. On the opposite side of the street there is a stop " Lenin Square”, which can be reached by the same means of transport, but go a little further to the stadium - about 300 meters (maximum 4 minutes).
It will not be possible to drive directly to Brestsky from the bus station or railway station, since such routes simply do not exist in the city. The easiest way is at the final stop called "Bus Station", take any of the trolleybuses No. 1, 3, 4, 8, go through one stop (Komsomolskaya) and get off at the next one (Mayakovsky). Walk 300 meters forward from it to the intersection with Gogol Street and turn right - from there to the stadium 500-600 meters. The entire route, taking into account the entrance by trolleybus, will take no more than 15 minutes of your time.
Infrastructure
Today OSK "Brestsky" provides residents of Brest and guests of the city with a wide range of various services. So, before the start of each football match in the West Stand area, at the initiative of the club and with the support of the management of the sports complex, a hospitality zone is organized where anyone can have a great time, take a picture with the team’s mascot, take an autograph from the players who, for one reason or another, do not accept participation in the game, participate in entertainment competitions and so on; there are a lot of interesting things in the area for children, so there is nothing surprising in the fact that attendance at the arena is growing, including due to the fact that many fans come to football with their families.
With regards to the infrastructure of the Brestsky sports complex, it has:
- Gym with an area of 360 m2, located on the second floor of the administrative building. Exercise machines for basic exercises, for performing exercises for a narrowly focused muscle group, cardio equipment - all of them are available for anyone daily from 10:00 to 22:00 (on Saturdays and Sundays, the work time is reduced), with the exception of basic and double training, as well as training training fees.
- Sauna with a small pool.
- Equipped with special sound equipment and decorated by florists, a hall for 60 people for conferences, seminars, meetings, presentations, draws.
- The Five Rings Hotel, capable of accommodating 61 guests in its rooms. The total number of rooms is 32, including single, double, double junior suites of economy class. Each room is equipped with a bathroom, TV, refrigerator, wireless Internet access. Payment is made by Mastercard and Visa cards.
- Cafe "Five Rings" was opened in 2006 as a facility that is necessary for breakfast guests of the hotel "Five Rings", but today it operates as an independent business unit on full self-sufficiency. Sports camps, holding corporate and solemn events allow the institution to feel good. The doors of the cafe are open to visitors from early morning until late evening.
- Two changing rooms for football players, two athletics changing rooms, a room for referees, a room for completing protocols, a doping control room and a room for a match delegate.
The football stadium on the current Gogol Street in Brest was built on the site of a wasteland in 1937. Then it was Liberty Alley, and Brest-nad-Bug was part of Poland. The stadium with a large covered tribune, erected under the supervision of the military builder Lieutenant Bidas, became the first in the city and was named after Josef Pilsudski.
In 1939, with the advent of Soviet power, the stadium was transferred to the Spartak society, and the name of the sports facility became the same.
During the German occupation (1941-1944) the stadium was used as a parking lot for armored vehicles.
From the moment of liberation by the Soviet troops and until 1972, he remained Spartak until he was transferred to the Dynamo sports society.
Even then, the stadium had volleyball and basketball courts, a tennis court, an earthen cycle track near the slope, and a seasonal hockey box. When the cinder cover was being changed on the running tracks, a spare cinder football field was built behind the western stand, which was sometimes used for motoball matches.
Major reconstruction of the stadium began in 1996. It was carried out in stages, and matches of the Belarusian football championship were held here regularly. Three years later, in 1999, a football field, a sports core, eastern, northern and southern stands with individual plastic seats for 2311 seats were put into operation.
The sports complex was built not only for football matches, but also for high-level athletics competitions. Its sports core:
- 8 (treadmills with high quality surface, internationally certified
- 2 jump pits for long jump, 1 for high jump and 1 for pole vault.
- sectors for discus throwing and shot put.
On this basis, the State Regional Sports Complex "Brestsky" was created, now - the communal unitary sports and recreational enterprise "Regional Sports Complex "Brestsky".
In December 2006, the western stand was put into operation, equipped with a protective canopy covering up to 70 percent of the seats for spectators.
OSK "Brestsky". West stand.
Today, the sports complex includes four stands designed for 10,169 spectators, an athletics arena, the main and warm-up athletics core, which include the main and training football field.
OSK "Brestsky". Training football field.
Sports complex stadium - the main venue for home games football club "Dynamo Brest" in the highest league of the championship of the Republic of Belarus.
The sports complex "Brestsky" has become one of the main training bases for the preparation of athletes in the Republic of Belarus. Regional, republican athletics competitions are held on the planar structures of the stadium.
In 2007, OSK "Brestsky" received the IAAF (International Athletics Federation) certificate for the stadium's compliance with international standards.
The stadium has a gym and sports halls, in which groups in various health-improving areas are engaged daily: sports dances, choreography, classical aerobics, children's yoga, belly dance.
There is also a cafe with 60 seats and a hotel with 61 seats.
REGIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX "BREST": CONTACTS, OPERATING MODE
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SPORTS FACILITIES OF BREST: CONTACTS, WORK SCHEDULE
Next summer Dynamo Brest will play in the Champions League for the first time in history.
Since 2006, UEFA has divided stadiums into four categories (the first being the lowest). Previously, it was third at Brestsky, but in last years she was demoted to the second. It should be noted that according to the application documents for the major league, the stadium can accommodate 10,143 spectators. 4424 of them are under the roof. The capacity of the fan section is 444 seats. The stadium has 76 VIP seats and 30 seats for journalists.
As for European cups, the stadiums of the second category host matches of the 1st and 2nd qualifying rounds of the Champions League and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds of the Europa League. Dynamo will start from the 1st qualifying round of the Champions League, which means they will host the home game at their stadium. If the Brest team advance to the next stage or go to the 2nd qualifying round of the LE, they will also be able to play on their home arena there.
However, the first qualifying stages of the LE are not new for Brestskiy. Here Dynamo played the 2nd and 3rd rounds in the summer of 2017 and 2018 against Altakh, Atromitos and Apollo. Earlier in Brest, the 3rd qualifying stage of the League was held by Minsk teammates who opposed Trabzonspor, Zurich, Red Bull and Vojvodina.
For later stages, starting from the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League and the play-off round of the UEL, a stadium of at least the third category is required. In the next stages, UEFA requires a fourth category.
What needs to be done by Brestsky to get the 3rd category?
The arena was downgraded to the second category for two reasons. First, there is no stadium electronic system online ticketing. Roughly speaking, these are the turnstiles at the entrance, which can be seen at Dynamo Minsk, Borisov Arena and Minsk Arena. One turnstile should be designed for 660 spectators. It turns out that at least 16 of them must be installed at Brestsky.
Secondly, there is no closed-circuit video surveillance system (CCTV) at Brestsky. It must cover completely all spectators present at the stadium and the territory adjacent to the arena. A dedicated video monitoring room is also required. In total, only nine cameras are installed at Brestsky.
"This is very a big problem and big money. The stadium has been repeatedly informed about this, but so far the arena management says that they have no funds. Therefore, two questions for obtaining the third category cannot be solved. It turns out that they have the right to hold the first and second rounds of the Champions League qualification at Brestsky, and then everything, goodbye. For the next rounds, you need to have the third or fourth category,” says Alexander Chernik, perhaps the main expert on Belarusian stadiums, who has worked for many years in the committee on sports facilities and security at ABFF football arenas.
As for the capacity of the stadium, Brestskiy was lucky here. UEFA has reduced the minimum number of seats for the third category to 4500. True, there may be problems with the requirements for VIP seats. UEFA requires 250 such seats (of which 50 are for the visiting team), although there are currently only 76 in the stadium. We also note that the arena of the third category must have at least five commentators and two TV studios.
But what about the most problematic points - ticket accounting systems and video surveillance? For an answer, we turned to the director of OSK "Brestsky" Yuri Noskevich:
- Dynamo returned to European competition. We will think about this issue and do everything so that the stadium can host as many matches as possible. Whatever depends on us, we will fix it.
- To obtain the third category, ticket accounting systems and video surveillance are required. How much do they cost and is it realistic to install them at Brestsky?
Let's not rush things. The question needs to be thought through and calculated. We plan to do this immediately after the end of the championship.
- There are seven months left before the start of European competitions. Will you have time?
- It all depends on funding, you know.
- Does it come only from the region?
We are subordinate to the regional authorities. But we do almost everything at our own expense.
- By law, the stadium can receive assistance from the club?
- Why not? Can. Dynamo helps us in some things. The stadium is subject to government sponsorship regulation. Plus the board needs to be updated. In short, there are many issues that need to be worked on.
Now everyone is waiting for the end of the season. You have seen how our stands are filling up, so a lot of tasks have to be solved right now. As soon as the championship is over, we immediately begin preparations for the next one together with the club. The mayor, the governor, the leadership of Dynamo constantly meet at football. Even something like a mini-glider passes. Therefore, everything is only for big football to be in Brest. You see, if we start to hold matches in another city, then such an entourage as we have is definitely not worth waiting for. So many people will not come, which means there will be no such holiday.
As for Dynamo, the club is going to consider issues gradually. Previously, all the forces went to the end of the season. After its completion, the club will determine what work needs to be carried out at Brestsky before the European competitions, and will decide on assistance to the stadium. Note that Dynamo has a contractual relationship with the arena. The stadium provides services, the club pays. Dynamo also helps Brestsky in football-related matters. For example, they advise on lawn care.
“You see, if we had a purely football stadium, it would be a little easier. Moreover, we have a lot of competitions in athletics,” Noskevich answered the question about the reality of Brestsky getting the fourth category and hosting the Champions League qualification playoffs or the Europa League group stage.
In fact, athletics tracks are not the main problem. Everything depends on organizational requirements. Just look at these figures and compare with Brestsky:
- minimum number of seats for VIP-spectators - 500
- VIP seats for visiting team fans – 100
- the minimum number of seats in the press box is 60 (of which 30 are with tables)
- the minimum number of places for commentators is 25
- minimum number of TV studios - 2 (one of them with a view of the field)
So far, Brestsky fits in only in terms of the number of spectator seats at the stadium - 8000.
With a good performance in Europe, then where to play?
Today in Belarus, only two stadiums have the fourth category - Dinamo Minsk and Borisov Arena. Until recently, the third category in addition to "Brest" had the Grodno "Neman" and the Gomel "Central". However, like the stadium in Brest, they were downgraded to the second category due to the lack of an electronic ticketing system and a closed-circuit video surveillance system.
And what about the new stadium near the Kamenets ring?
At the moment, experts are considering the appeal of Dynamo. " An urban planning passport is currently being developed, based on the concept of a multifunctional sports complex and a stadium for 30,000 spectators previously proposed by the leadership of the Dynamo football club. It was visualized by the architects of the Brest branch of the Vorobyov and Partners company.
The source of information: Tribune ..
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