Rodina Stadium, Bandy stadium in Kirov, Russia

Rodina Stadium in Kirov has a 105 by 65 metre field, floodlights rated at 1,200 lux and a capacity of 7,500. It is the home ground of the bandy club Rodina, founded in 1934, and also has an artificial football pitch installed in 2005.

Rodina Stadium was built in 1936 by workers of the KUTSHO factory, today the Lepse Electromechanical Plant. In 2005 it was reconstructed: artificial ice equipment was installed and an artificial football pitch laid. It hosted the 2008 world youth bandy championship for players under 15 and the 19th Russian Government Prize tournament in 2010.

The stadium is home to the bandy club Rodina, founded in 1934 as the Kutsho Factory Team and renamed Lepse Factory Team in 1941 after the factory it belonged to; it took its current name in 1957. The club colours are white and blue, and the second team, Rodina-2, plays in the Supreme League.

The pitch measures 105 by 65 metres and is lit to 1200 lux, so evening bandy and football sessions are playable. Capacity is 7,500, and the artificial ice installed in 2005 means the surface does not depend on Kirov's winter weather. Enter from the street side and check which stand is open, since the whole ground is rarely filled.

Rodina Stadium was built in 1936 by workers of the KUTSHO plant, today the Lepse electrometallurgical factory, and the bandy club that plays here grew out of that factory team. It was renamed Rodina in 1957 and was defunct from 1967 to 1974.