Metalist Oblast Sports Complex
"Metalist" Oblast Sports Complex (Ukrainian: Обласний спортивний комплекс "Металіст"), which includes the Metalist Stadium (Ukrainian: Стадіон "Металіст"), is a multi-use stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It is used chiefly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv. The stadium, which was a venue for Euro 2012, currently seats 40,003 spectators.
| Former names | Tractor Stadium (1926–1940) Dzerzhinets Stadium (1940–1967) |
|---|---|
| Location | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 49°58′51.09″N 36°15′42.13″E |
| Owner | Kharkiv City Council |
| Operator | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| Capacity | 41,307 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1925 |
| Opened | 12 September 1926 |
| Renovated | 5 December 2009 |
| Architect | Z. V. Permilovskyi |
| Tenants | |
| Metalist Kharkiv (1926–present) Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (2016–present) Shakhtar Donetsk (2017–2020) | |
After FC Metalist Kharkiv financially collapsed in May 2016 professional football temporary disappeared from the stadium. In August 2016, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv made the stadium its home stadium. Shakhtar Donetsk followed suit in February 2017.
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