| Almaty Central Stadium | |
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| Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 43°14′17.99″N 76°55′27.66″E / 43.2383306°N 76.92435°ECoordinates: 43°14′17.99″N 76°55′27.66″E / 43.2383306°N 76.92435°E |
| Built | 1958 |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Renovated | 1997, 2004, 2011 |
| Owner | Municipality of Almaty |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 23 804 |
| Field dimensions | 105x68 |
| Tenants | |
| FC Kairat Almaty (1957-present) Kazakhstan national football team Kazakhstan national rugby union team |
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The Almaty Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is shared by FC Kairat Almaty. It also serves the home stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team.
Almaty is the host of the 2012 Bandy World Championships. Reserve rink of Central Stadium was built for the tournament. The matches in Group B and C was played here, except for the match for 13th place, which was played at the main arena Medeo.[1]
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