Football Manege (Minsk)

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Football Manege
Football Manege Minsk.png
Location Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk, Belarus
Coordinates 53°56′01″N27°30′32″E / 53.9336111°N 27.5088889°E / 53.9336111; 27.5088889 Coordinates: 53°56′01″N27°30′32″E / 53.9336111°N 27.5088889°E / 53.9336111; 27.5088889
Owner City of Minsk
Capacity 3,000
Surface Artificial turf
Opened 2002

Football Manege is a multi-use indoor arena in Minsk, Belarus. It is mostly used for football matches as well as for tennis competitions. The Manege holds 3,000 people and was opened in December 2002.

Arena enclosed area designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by a roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a large number of spectators.

Minsk Capital city in Belarus

Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, situated on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers. As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblasć) and Minsk District (rajon). The population in January 2018 was 1,982,444, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is the administrative capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and seat of its Executive Secretary.

Belarus country in Eastern Europe

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its major economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire.

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Football use

Minsk Football Manege is frequently used by Belarusian football teams during post- and pre-season months in winter (mostly from December till March) for practice and friendly matches. Recently it has been used by some teams as home venue for Belarusian Cup games as well as for Belarusian Super Cup games that are played in February and March.

The Belarusian Cup is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Belarus. The tournament is organized by the Football Federation of Belarus.

The Belarusian Super Cup is an annual one-match association football competition in Belarus organized by the Football Federation of Belarus. This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the Belarusian Premier League Champions and the Belarusian Cup Winners of the previous season. If a single team holds both titles, the Cup runners-up are invited. The match usually played in late February or early March each year.

Tennis use

Football Manege has found its use by Belarus Davis Cup team on a numerous occasions as a home venue for tennis matches in World Group and Group One Euro/African Zone of Davis Cup.

The Belarus Davis Cup team represents Belarus in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association.

Davis Cup annual international team competition in mens tennis

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States and Australia. The present champions are Croatia, who beat France to win their second title in 2018.


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