Dnipro-Arena

Dnipro-Arena

Location Dnipro, Ukraine
Owner FC Dnipro
Capacity 31,003 (football)
Field size 105 m x 70 m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground April 1, 2005
Opened September 14, 2008[1]
Construction cost €40,000,000
Architect Hochtief
Tenants
FC Dnipro

The Dnipro-Arena (Ukrainian: Дніпро-Арена) is a football stadium in Dnipro, Ukraine. It is mostly for football matches and hosts the homes matches of FC Dnipro. The stadium has a capacity of 31,003 people. It replaced Dnipro's old Soviet Metalurh Stadium.

History

North entrance of the stadium

The Dnipro-Arena staged the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Ukraine and England as the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in Kiev was being rebuilt ready for UEFA Euro 2012.

The Dnipro-Arena was chosen as a possible venue for UEFA Euro 2012, but was dropped from the list in May 2009. The capacity fell short of the minimum 33,000 seats required by UEFA.[2][3]

Dnipro-Arena hosted the 2009 Ukrainian Cup final, in which Vorskla Poltava beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0.

Since the beginning of conflict in Eastern Ukraine, Dnipro have played their European matches at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv at the behest of UEFA, although there has been comparatively less conflict in Dnipro than other areas.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/europe/ukraine/dnipro-arena/
  2. ↑ Kiev and Donetsk likely for Euro 2012, others uncertain
  3. ↑ UEFA names four Polish Euro 2012 host cities, one in Ukraine

Coordinates: 48°27′37.2″N 35°1′56.9″E / 48.460333°N 35.032472°E / 48.460333; 35.032472

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