Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv)
Dynamo Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine was the home ground of several Kharkiv professional football clubs, such as FC Metalist Kharkiv, FC Helios Kharkiv and FC Kharkiv.
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| Location | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
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| Coordinates | 50°01′18.80″N 36°14′23.70″E |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Renovated | 1946, 1971, 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| FC Metalist-2 Kharkiv (1997, 1998) FC Helios Kharkiv (2006—2008) FC Metalist Kharkiv (2008, 2009, 2011) FC Kharkiv (2008—2010) Metalist Kharkiv Reserves (2011—2016) | |
History
The stadium was built in 1931 and was used by teams from Kharkiv in the Soviet Championship, including FC Dynamo Kharkiv and FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv.
The stadium was damaged during World War II, and later reconstructed. Lokomotiv Kharkiv, the predecessor to FC Metalist Kharkiv in the Soviet Top League, used the stadium until they moved to Metalist Stadium. The stadium was repaired again in 1971, and was practically idle until 1997.
Until 2008, the stadium was used by FC Helios Kharkiv, who were leasing it from the municipal administration. At the beginning of 2008, the facility was sold to FC Kharkiv under the condition that the club would reconstruct it. It was closed down for renovations in late 2008, forcing FC Helios to move out of Kharkiv. FC Kharkiv returned to the stadium in April 2009, upon the conclusion of the main phase of renovations.[1]
References
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- Епіцентр Чемпіонат України [Ukrainian Championship]. Прем'єр-ліга (in Ukrainian). Kiev, Ukraine: Association of Professional Football. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- Харківський стадіон «Динамо» радо зустрів гостей та спортсменів. police.kharkov.ua (in Ukrainian). Kharkiv, Ukraine. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Стадион «Динамо» после реконструкции [Dynamo Stadium after the reconstruction]. mediaport.ua (in Russian). Kharkiv, Ukraine: Mediaport. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)