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Address: Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Country: Kazakhstan
Capacity: 20,000
Opened: 1969
Main Use: Football, Athletics
Tenants: FC Ordabasy (football)
Shymkent Central Stadium, also known as Shevchenko Stadium, is the primary football venue in Shymkent, one of the largest cities in southern Kazakhstan. The stadium serves as the long-time home of FC Ordabasy and plays a key role in hosting domestic league matches, national competitions, and regional sporting events. Known for its lively atmosphere and strong local support, the stadium is a cornerstone of football culture in southern Kazakhstan.
The stadium was opened in 1969 during the Soviet era, when it was named after Taras Shevchenko, a prominent cultural figure widely commemorated across the former Soviet Union. Initially built as a multi-purpose stadium, it hosted football, athletics, and large public sporting events.
Following Kazakhstan’s independence, the stadium remained one of the most important regional sports venues in the country and became the permanent home of FC Ordabasy, the leading football club in Shymkent.
Shymkent Central Stadium has hosted a wide range of notable sporting events, including:
Kazakhstan Premier League matches
Kazakhstan Cup fixtures
UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League qualifying matches
International club friendlies and regional tournaments
The stadium has gained recognition for its strong home support during FC Ordabasy’s domestic and European campaigns, often creating a challenging environment for visiting teams.
To meet modern competition standards, Shymkent Central Stadium has undergone several renovation phases, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s:
Seating upgrades: Installation of individual spectator seats throughout the stands
Pitch improvements: Renovated natural grass surface with improved drainage
Floodlighting upgrades: Enhanced lighting systems for night matches and television broadcasting
Athlete facilities: Refurbished locker rooms, medical rooms, and warm-up areas
Spectator amenities: Improved entrances, safety systems, and concourse services
These upgrades have allowed the stadium to continue hosting UEFA-regulated matches and national-level competitions.
Seating Capacity: 20,000
Pitch Dimensions: 105 × 68 meters (FIFA standard)
Athletics Track: 8-lane running track
Surface: Natural grass
Media Facilities: Press seating and broadcast infrastructure
Shymkent Central Stadium is one of the most important football venues in southern Kazakhstan. It reflects the city’s deep-rooted sporting tradition and its growing presence in Kazakh football. Over the decades, the stadium has played a vital role in player development, regional competitions, and community engagement.
Today, it remains a central hub for professional football, athletics, and major public sporting events in the Shymkent region.
With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
We are not only a manufacturer of high-power LEDs, More professional services are also included:
Through lighting simulation calculations and programming of light show designs, solutions oriented towards either visual effects or cost-effectiveness are provided. Design of Lighthouse, parameters required for building foundation, (axial force, shear force, bending force). High power generator set supporting,circuit design service,cable supply. We are your best supply chain manager! We are committed to providing you with a one-stop solution. We focus on the research, design, and manufacturing of our products, delivering customized and energy-efficient lighting system solutions for all types of sports venues and multifunctional facilities.The details are as follows:high-power sports lighting、arena night lighting retrofit、smart stadium lighting control、energy-efficient LED stadium lights、stadium lighting power supply optimization、broadcast-quality sports lighting、large venue lighting retrofit、adjustable brightness and color temperature lighting、LED floodlight installation and upgrade、stadium lighting maintenance and management、energy-saving lighting solutions for stadiums、multi-purpose venue lighting design、night game lighting optimization.
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