Markaziy Stadium (Namangan)

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Markaziy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Namangan, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people, with standing room for a further 250,000. Other uses for the stadium have in the past included; rugby, cricket, beach volleyball, yak racing and ultimate frisbee. Jim Davidson once played here to a crowd of over 50 in his tour of Central Asia in 2002, shortly after the Uzbek National Space Programme set up headquarters in the away fans terrace.

Coordinates: 40°59′59″N 71°35′38″E / 40.999618, 71.593834