Chornomorets Stadium
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| Location | Odessa, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 46°28′50″N 30°45′20″E / 46.48056°N 30.75556°E |
| Broke ground | September 3, 2008 |
| Built | 2008—2011 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 34,164 |
| Field dimensions | 105 by 68 metres (344 × 223 ft) |
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| FC Chornomorets Odesa | |
Chornomorets Stadium is a stadium built in 2011 in Odessa, Ukraine. It was constructed on the site of the old Soviet Central Stadium of Black Sea Shipping (ChMP), which was demolished in 2009. The stadium has a capacity of 28,164 and is the home of FC Chornomorets Odesa. The inaugural match, between FC Chornomorets Odesa and FC Karpaty Lviv, was played on November 19, 2011, and ended with a 2–2 draw. The first goal was scored by Vitaliy Balashov in the 46th minute from penalty.
The venue was considered to be one of the stadiums of EURO 2012 but failed to be nominated as such.[1]
[edit] Former stadium
The former ChMP stadium was built on the same site in 1935 and it was originally named as the Kosior Memorial Stadium after the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR. After Stanislav Kosior was repressed in 1930s the name was changed to Shevchenko Park Stadium. After the World War II the stadium was passed to the ownership of the republican Ministry of Food and received name as the Central Stadium Kharchovyk. At the end of 1950s it was renamed as Avanhard Stadium after the Ukrainian Sport Society of industrial workers. In 1959 the stadium was renamed to the Central Stadium of Black Sea Shipping.
ChMP could hold 34,362 people. It hosted the Ukrainian Super Cup from 2004 until 2007. At the end of 2008, it was closed, and, in 2009, it was demolished.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Surkis says Odesa mayor promised much, did little with respect to Euro 2012", Kyiv Post (December 15, 2009)
- ^ "Looking back and future prospective in Ukraine". Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago. Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:x0rvzFRibBoJ:www.ukrchicago.com/tem/Investments/Euro2012_web/ukraine-EURO2012.ppt+chornomorets+stadium+odessa+demolished&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&client=safari.
[edit] External links
- Chornomorets Stadium official homepage
- Video presentation of the Chernomorets Odessa Stadium
- Skyscrapercity.com - ODESA - Prokopenko Arena (34,858)
- Stadiony.net - Prokopenko Arena (Stadion Czornomorca)
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