Vostok Stadium

{{Infobox Stadium | name = Vostok Stadium | nickname = | image = | location = Oskemen, Kazakhstan | broke_ground = | opened = 1963 | renovated = | closed = | demolished = | owner = Municipality of Oskemen | operator = | surface = Grass<br>104m x 68m | construction_cost = | architect = | former_names = | tenants = FC Vostok | seating_capacity = 8,500 }}

'''Vostok Stadium''' is a multi-use stadium in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Vostok.

==History==

Stadium "Vostok" is the largest sports facility in Ust-Kamenogorsk. It was inaugurated in 1963. It has a capacity for 8,500 spectators.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://footballfacts.ru/stadium/2447-stadionvostok |title=Усть-Каменогорск|publisher=footballfacts.ru |date= |accessdate=14 April 2021}}</ref>

It is mainly used for soccer matches, sometimes it is used as a concert venue. It is the home arena for the local soccer team Vostok.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soccer365.ru/stadiums/3308/ |title=Восток|publisher=soccer365.ru |date= |accessdate=14 April 2021}}</ref>

Since 2005, the issue of required repairs due to deterioration has been resolved. In 2010, the Akimat of Ust-Kamenogorsk decided to reconstruct the stadium to meet UEFA standards,<ref name="inform 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/stadion-vostok-v-ust-kamenogorske-posle-remonta-budet-otvechat-standartam-uefa_a2291796 |title= Стадион «Восток» в Усть-Каменогорске после ремонта будет отвечать стандартам УЕФА |publisher= inform.kz |date=3 August 2010 |accessdate=14 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports.kz/news/vostok-premera-ili-pervichka |title=Футбол. Премьер-Лига |publisher=sports.kz |date= |accessdate=14 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vesti.kz/football/vostok-2010-nachalo-polojeno-futbol-148806/ |title=«Восток-2010»: начало положено / Футбол|publisher=vesti.kz |date=24 December 2009 |accessdate= 14 April 2021}}</ref> spending 600 million KZT on the reconstruction. In August 2010, new benches were installed in the stands.<ref name="inform 1" />

==References== {{Reflist}} * [http://www.oskemen.org 3D panorama FC Vostok] {{Coord|49.969924|82.586921|display=title|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000}}

Category:Football venues in Kazakhstan