Neftyanik, multi-purpose stadium in Ufa, Russia
Neftyanik is a football stadium in Ufa and serves as the home ground of FC Ufa. The venue holds over 15,000 spectators, features a synthetic playing surface, and includes a running track that allows for track and field events in addition to football matches.
Laid out in 1953 for the sports combine of the Chernikovsky oil refinery, the project by architect L. A. Nechaeva's Moscow workshop was halted in 1955. Construction resumed in 1965 under a new design, and the stadium opened on 6 November 1967, officially in 1968, named in 1969 after the Neftyanik sports society. Rebuilt between 2012 and 2015, it reopened on 9 August 2015 with a 0:1 loss to Zenit.
The name comes from the All-Union voluntary sports society "Neftyanik", to which the stadium was assigned in 1969, not from an oil company. It was called BetBoom Arena from June 2021 to July 2022 under a sponsorship deal with the bookmaker BetBoom, then reverted to Neftyanik after the contract ended.
Neftyanik stands in the Ordzhonikidzevsky district of Ufa, part of a sports complex that also holds a physical-culture centre, a football centre and the Neftyanik swimming pool. The pitch is artificial, 105 by 68 metres, with automated heating and irrigation, and a 400-metre running track runs between the field and the stands. Six synthetic training fields, five of them 20 by 40 metres, sit alongside.
The stadium features a running track surrounding the football pitch, making it suitable for both football matches and track and field events. This dual-purpose design is often overlooked by visitors who expect it to focus solely on football.
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