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Dnipro Stadium 
Location Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Broke ground April 1, 2005 Opened September 14, 2008 Owner Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Surface Grass Construction cost €40,000,000 Architect Hochtief Capacity 31,003 (football) Field dimensions 105m by 70m Tenants FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro Stadium is a football stadium in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. It is mostly for football matches and hosts the homes matches of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The stadium has a capacity of 31,003 people. It replaced Dnipro's old stadium Stadium Meteor.
North entrance of the stadium
It staged the World Cup qualifying match between Ukraine and England as the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in Kiev was being rebuilt ready for Euro 2012.
The Dnipro Arena was chosen as a possible venue for Euro 2012, but was dropped from the list in May 2009. The capacity fell short of the minimum 33,000 seats required by UEFA.[1][2]
Ukrainian Cup
Dnipro Arena hosted the final match of the Ukrainian Cup 2009, where Vorskla Poltava beat FC Shakhtar Donetsk with a final score 1:0.
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Current Ukraine Premier League and other major venues in Ukraine Donbass Arena · Olimpiysky NSC · Chornomorets Stadium · Shakhtar Stadium2 · Dnipro Arena · Metalist Stadium · Metalurh Stadium · Ukraina Stadium · RSC Olimpiyskiy3 · Yuvileiny Stadium · Butovsky Vorskla Stadium · Stadium Meteor4 · Avanhard Stadium · RSC Lokomotiv · Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium · Illichivets Stadium · Slavutych Arena · Metalurh Stadium · Kolos Stadium (Borispil) · Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv) · Spartak Stadium (Odessa) · Obolon Arena1 currently under construction · 2 European club competitions · 3 Previously Shakhtar's arena · 4 Previously Dnipro's arenaCoordinates: 48°27′37.2″N 35°1′56.9″E / 48.460333°N 35.032472°E
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Dnipropetrovsk
- Football venues in Ukraine
- Sport in Dnipropetrovsk
- Eastern European sports venue stubs
- Ukrainian building and structure stubs
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