{{Short description|Stadium in Kazakhstan}} {{coord|52.276383|76.949712|display=title|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}} {{Infobox venue | name = Pavlodar Central Stadium | nickname = | image = 275px | image_caption = Pavlodar Central Stadium in 2007 | location = Pavlodar, Kazakhstan | broke_ground = | opened = 1947 | renovated = 2001, 2007, 2020 | closed = | demolished = | owner = Municipality of Pavlodar | operator = | surface = Grass<br>105m x 68m | construction_cost = | architect = | former_names = Traktor Stadium | tenants = FC Irtysh | seating_capacity = 11,828 }}
'''Pavlodar Central Stadium''' ({{langx|kk|Орталық стадион}}, ''Ortalyq stadion'') is a multi-purpose stadium in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. The former name of the stadium was "Traktor".<ref name="fc-irtysh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.fc-irtysh.narod.ru/stadium.htm |title=Стадион "Центральный" |publisher=fc-irtysh.narod|date= |accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref> It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Irtysh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skymaxinnovations.kz/project-centralnyj-stadion-pavlodar.html |title=Project Centralnyj Stadion Pavlodar |publisher=skymaxinnovations.kz |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128111453/http://skymaxinnovations.kz/project-centralnyj-stadion-pavlodar.html |accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=2020-01-28 }}</ref>
==History== The football arena has been in use since 1947. "Central" was refurbished in 2001, 2007 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kff.kz/en/news/23141 |title=Pavlodar Central Stadium Undergoes Reconstruction |publisher=kff.kz |date= |accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref>
In the 2007–2008 season, the outdated scoreboard was replaced with a new LCD monitor, with the ability to display match moments and reports from other games.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.<ref name="ticketon1">{{cite web|url=https://ticketon.kz/place/centralnyj-stadion-pavlodar |title=Центральный стадион (Павлодар) |publisher=ticketon.kz |date= |accessdate=18 May 2021}}</ref>
==Reconstruction== During the reconstruction the following works were carried out:
In the year 2001:<ref name="fc-irtysh1" /> * 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:<ref name="ticketon1" /> * 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.<ref name="ticketon1" />
==Images== <gallery> File:Pavlodar Tsentralny stadium 2009 May 20 001.JPG|Central Stadium Pavlador, Kazakhstan. 20 May 2009, Game between „Irtysh“ and „Ordabasy“. File:Pavlodar Tsentralny stadium info stand May 20 2009.JPG|Stadium information board. 20 May 2009. File:Centralny stadium Pavlodar.jpg|View of the stadium from 2 November 2007 </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128021730/http://irtysh.ucoz.ru/index/0-10 |date=November 28, 2007 |title=Page from club website }} {{in lang|ru}}
Category:Football venues in Kazakhstan Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Kazakhstan
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