Chornomorets Stadium

Chornomorets Stadium
Location	Odessa, Ukraine
Coordinates	46°28′50″N 30°45′20″E / 46.48056°N 30.75556°E / 46.48056; 30.75556
Broke ground	September 3, 2008
Built	2008—2011
Surface	Grass
Capacity	34,164
Field dimensions	105 by 68 metres (344 × 223 ft)
Tenants
FC Chornomorets Odesa

Chornomorets Stadium is a stadium built in 2011 in Odessa, Ukraine. It was constructed on the site of the old Chornomorets Stadium, which was demolished in 2009. The stadium has a capacity of 34,164 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]

Former stadium

The former Chornomorets stadium was built on the same site in 1935 and it 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]

References

1. ^ "Surkis says Odesa mayor promised much, did little with respect to Euro 2012", Kyiv Post (December 15, 2009)
2. ^ "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. 

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)