BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. The Kazakh
government has allocated 6.5 billion tenge (about $14.4 million)
from its reserve for the construction of a new football stadium in
Aktobe.
This was announced in a statement published by the press service
of the Kazakh government.
The allocation follows President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s
instructions announced at the fourth meeting of the National
Kurultai in 2025 on the development of football and modernization
of sports infrastructure in the regions, according to the
government.
“The funds allocated by the government will be directed to the
first stage of the project, which began this year,” the government
said.
The new stadium is being built on a 25-hectare site in the
western part of Aktobe and will have a capacity of up to 35,000
spectators. The complex is expected to become one of the region’s
largest sports infrastructure facilities and will also provide
facilities for training young athletes.
Designed in accordance with UEFA Category 4 requirements, the
stadium will be a five-story sports complex with a total area of
more than 80,000 square meters. It will include a football pitch,
spectator stands, facilities for teams and media representatives,
among other infrastructure.
The project is planned to be implemented in three stages.
Construction is expected to be completed and the stadium
commissioned in September 2028.
Aktobe’s existing Central Stadium has been in operation since
1975 and has a capacity of around 13,000 spectators. Demand for
home matches of FC Aktobe remains high, with the number of people
seeking tickets sometimes exceeding the stadium’s capacity
threefold.
The new stadium will allow Aktobe to accommodate more
spectators, host international-level football matches, as well as
major sporting, cultural and public events.
