Yes, it will have the best field in Europe.

The natural grass (poa pratensis type) of the Austrian company Richter Rasen will be used for the field surface. The grass will be grown in the environment close to Donetsk Region’s. The grass has already been reserved and will be cut right before being put to the field and will be brought to Donetsk in coils in special term trucks to keep it fresh and alive.

The heating provided for the field is water heating with the tubes of Rehau, which is widely used in filed construction throughout Europe.

The methane protecting membrane and irrigation system is also provided for.

At the moment the Richter Rasen is making tests and researches for the root layer on which the grass will be put. They mix together Donetsk fertile chernozem soil, sand of different fraction, peat and so on to make a “recipe” for optimal root layer on which the Austrian grass can strike root fast and assimilate.

:cheers:

I'm confused now. From what I've heard Polish company Zielona Architektura won the bid to deliver Donetsk's grass. Any comment on that, anyone?

I'm confused now. From what I've heard Polish company Zielona Architektura won the bid to deliver Donetsk's grass. Any comment on that, anyone?

Richter Rasen is a turf producer. Zielona is a pitch construction company. Rehau are a thermo plastics company. Its very simple. Not just one company is involved in this pitch construction there are many contractors who sub contract to the main contractor who in turn sub contracts to the principal stadium contractor which is turkish company ENKA.

Thanks a lot Veronika, I just saw these names and haven't seen any mention of Zielona so I thought maybe sth had changed...

New fresh updates!

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FC Shakhtar’s stadium is an architectural masterpiece
14-03-2008 17:06:19


The FC Shakhtar’s fans watching carefully the stadium construction by the means of web cam at the official website of FC Shakhtar have noticed a big number of long trucks coming to the site one by one. To satisfy your curiosity we can report that it was elements of glass façade for Southern, Western and Eastern stands and the ceiling and tiles for the underground premises of football players and mass media decoration.

The more you learn about the glass façade the more you get amazed. It turned out that the glass plates do not have a square shape but trapezium, every low edge is narrower than the upper edge and because of that every upper glass in vertical row is bigger than the lower one due to the building widening from bottom up, with the shape of truncated reverse cone. But visually it will not be noticed and all the glass plates will seem the same size and square shape. The same architectural techniques and visual effects were used by antic masters for world renowned masterpiece buildings. Taking into accounts the incline of the building and its rounding angles, every glass plate has to be calculated individually, marked and put exactly on its place!

Besides the active works at the underground areas at the Western Stand, where the most interesting premises are situated – the football players zones, the mass-media zones, the best boxes, the most comfortable seats and the most beautiful restaurants, the landscape works are also being done. The received from German company “Fagus” landscape and park project has to be now been approved by the Main City Architectural Bureau. But some works has already been done. The lake cleaning works has been finished, The lake has become wider and deeper and cleaned from 8,5 cubic meters of dirt, garbage and mud. The areas for tickets offices construction are being prepared. There will be tree main ticket offices at the territory of the stadium. One is at the place of car wash “Chistyulya” at the Mira Ave., one on the corner of the Mira Ave. and Chelyuskintsev Str. opposite to “Byttechnica” shop, and one is on the opposite side of hotel “Shakhtar” at the park entrance, there will be a ticket office and a public toilet for park visitors.

MASTERPIECE! ITS OFFICIAL!

starting to take shape nicely now.

it stays for me a beautiful classic stadium. Nothing more,nothing less. I even don't top it in 5 best stadiums in europe :nono:

I thought it was planned to be opned 2007?!?

a heat system is sometimes not enough. Grass after to be heated seems like a patatoes field!! parc des princes has got one and it never runned correctly :lol:

The better way i repeat is a retractable roof!!!!

Sorry Axy just could not let this go by as you are so convinced so here is your question-

What are the agronomic benefits to the playing surface by having a retractable roof?
List as many 'benefits' as you wish.

And not to add any more pressure but make it good because one of my recent previous stadiums was a very high profile retractable roof stadium.

I thought it was planned to be opned 2007?!?

No, it was planned for October 2008

In mid 2007 this is how it was. So it couldn't had been finished last year :)
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0507/9.jpg

According to my stadionwelt magazine it was 2007 :D
Maybe they just started later.
So turkish ENKA does a good job :D

Flashbacks from the past

The beginning
http://shakhtar.com/fc/foto/news/16_10_06/5.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/fc/foto/news/16_10_06/2.jpg

Mid 2007
http://shakhtar.com/fc/foto/news/16_04_07_1/5.jpg

Sorry Axy just could not let this go by as you are so convinced so here is your question-

What are the agronomic benefits to the playing surface by having a retractable roof?
List as many 'benefits' as you wish.

And not to add any more pressure but make it good because one of my recent previous stadiums was a very high profile retractable roof stadium.

with a rtractable roof you don't have:

-freeze (ennemy of grass)
-too much rain which alterate quality
-snow (same family)

sorry veronika . I don't want to go against what you say . Donesk is a WONDERFUL classic stadium. And it's just already enough good like this :)

with a rtractable roof you don't have:

-freeze (ennemy of grass)
-too much rain which alterate quality
-snow (same family)

sorry veronika . I don't want to go against what you say . Donesk is a WONDERFUL classic stadium. And it's just already enough good like this :)


This is not to say retractable roof stadia are good or bad-I like the challenge of different types of design. I like different stadia all have a different agenda-but what it is to say is enclosed arenas mean poor and restricted growth for grass and if you are not an expert in this area you will look at operational benefits of closing rooves but not agronomic detrimentals which far outweigh any benefits. Thus retractable rooves are the most inhospitable stadia environment for grass not 'the better way' for keeping grass as you stated.
I am not being patronising when I say I have simplified this and excluded scientific termonology babble for easy understanding-also bearing in mind posters are from every country not just english speaking.
This is why-
Freezing-I can assure you grass freezes under retractable rooves if the right conditions prevail and if the undersoil heating or ventilation system is not employed.
A standard heating system is all that is required to keep the surface at an ambient +1.
Rain, when closing the roof there is a huge rise in capillary rise-which basically means water that should be draining downwards under normal gravity situation raises to the surface-this creates many problems such as poor traction for players, ideal conditions for spread of disease and poor growth of root system due to saturation of upper portion of pitch profile. In effect it might as well be raining without roof closed!
In fact this also happens in many shaded modern large stadiums they do not need a retractable roof-only a roof makes it worse.
Air, movement is severely restricted again increasing capillary action, creating ideal conditions for spread of plant disease etc. Portable artificial fan systems have not been succesful as they have tended to overdry surfaces-meaning you end up irrigating which puts you back to where you started.
Sunlight is blocked, low light intensity is extremely poor for plant growth-for sure we have artificial grow lamps-but even they are not good enough alone as the only available light source for the plant-you still require natural light to grow grass-besides which all the previous factors negate the benefits of artificial light.
Snow-only settles in blizzard type conditions when heating is employed in which case the match would be difficult to play anyway.
So retractable roofs are excellent tools for events as weather cover for heavy rain or snow as you mention, or in concert arena mode but that is their only purpose. By covering the grass with the roof for events this does not prolong the life of the pitch because even when open such is their design that the stadium light and air movement is severly restricted and they give the grass a multitude of problems as I have mentioned.
Zenit new stadium has the idea along with 2 other stadiums in the world who currently employ the retractable pitch and roof system. However this is not without problems, but thats another story. Also very few stadiums could afford such a system or have the space to employ such a system. Steel prices are crazy now and a radical roof would constitiute almost 70% of the entire stadium construction budget.

. I like different stadia all have a different agenda-but what it is to say is enclosed arenas mean poor and restricted growth for grass and if you are not an expert in this area you will look at operational benefits of closing rooves but not agronomic detrimentals which far outweigh any benefits. Thus retractable rooves are the most inhospitable stadia environment for grass not 'the better way' for keeping grass as you stated.
t.
:nono:
i'm sorry for you but look at those examples:

Velstins arena+Amsterdam arena+millenium cardiff= all of them have SUPERB field, very good grass thus excellent condition of playing matches!!!

Please inform better veronika because those stadiums make very very good job on grass matter!!!

:nono:
i'm sorry for you but look at those examples:

Velstins arena+Amsterdam arena+millenium cardiff= all of them have SUPERB field, very good grass thus excellent condition of playing matches!!!

Please inform better veronika because those stadiums make very very good job on grass matter!!!


Its very easy for you to contact these stadiums to confirm what I am saying here.

They are returfed between them so far in the last 12 months 11 times.:lol:
Why are they re turfed then? Does the stadium like spending $250,000 every quarter on new turf?

Excellent environment for grass growth.:ohno:

They certainly are good fields for a short period of time after re-turf.:nuts:

What no answer yet axy?
Im dissapointed I thought you were thorough-did you not contact the stadiums yet?
Or perhaps you did and they told you everything i said is 100% correct so maybe thats why you didnt answer?
Did I tell you millennium was one of my previous stadiums?
Just in case you are struggling here is some help-

Millennium Stadium plc
Gate 4
Westgate Street
Cardiff
CF10 1NS


Telephone: (+44) 0870 013 8600
Fax: (+44) 029 2082 2474
Email: info@cardiff-stadium.co.uk

Amsterdam ArenA ArenA Boulevard 1
1101 AX Amsterdam Zuidoost
Postbus 22981
1100 DL Amsterdam Zuidoost
Tel. 020 - 311.1333
Fax. 020 - 311.1380
E. info@amsterdamarena.nl

FC Schalke 04
Postfach 20 08 61
45843 Gelsenkirchen
Tel: 0209/36180
Fax: 0209/3618-109
Email: post@schalke04.de

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Eh, Amsterdam ArenA is reputed for having the WORST field in the Netherlands. They need a new pitch at least a couple of times during a single season.

Its very easy for you to contact these stadiums to confirm what I am saying here.

They are returfed between them so far in the last 12 months 11 times.:lol:
Why are they re turfed then? Does the stadium like spending $250,000 every quarter on new turf?

Excellent environment for grass growth.:ohno:

They certainly are good fields for a short period of time after re-turf.:nuts:

:lol: i don't want to call them just because when i watch tv, i see good grass!!

i wait for your donesk stadium! and i will observate it in winters ok??

I have the feeling that i will right 100%

Let's make a bet! If you are a woman you must do a strip tease in the case i'm right ok? :cheers:

^^ you sure do take stadiums seriously mate :hahaha:

What no answer yet axy?
Im dissapointed I thought you were thorough-did you not contact the stadiums yet?
Or perhaps you did and they told you everything i said is 100% correct so maybe thats why you didnt answer?
Did I tell you millennium was one of my previous stadiums?
Just in case you are struggling here is some help-
Oh my... I thought I tend to get a bit rough at times ;)

But as for the Donetsk Stadium being a masterpiece and that fact being official- whatever was written about the shape of glass panels is impressive, worth knowing and baring in mind. But, two things:
1. Isn't it up to someone objective to call a thing masterpiece and not someone involved in a project? :) (I like to be careful about using such big words)
2. Was it actually necessary to use this kind of customized shapes of panels? And could you say what impact could it have on the budget (compared to, let's say, regular unified panel shapes)?

Oh my... I thought I tend to get a bit rough at times ;)

But as for the Donetsk Stadium being a masterpiece and that fact being official- whatever was written about the shape of glass panels is impressive, worth knowing and baring in mind. But, two things:
1. Isn't it up to someone objective to call a thing masterpiece and not someone involved in a project? :) (I like to be careful about using such big words)
2. Was it actually necessary to use this kind of customized shapes of panels? And could you say what impact could it have on the budget (compared to, let's say, regular unified panel shapes)?

Fair comment, I am not involved with panels it is not my area of expertise so I cannot answer your questions on that.
I would say for any objective person it is a masterpiece for Donetsk at worst extremeley impressive structure for that region and country, certainly the best stadium facility in former Russian state countries at least for 12 months or so as we know others are coming.

I would say for any objective person it is a masterpiece for Donetsk at worst extremely impressive structure for that region and country, certainly the best stadium facility in former Russian state countries at least for 12 months or so as we know others are coming.

Surely for the region, country and city it is tremendously impressive, but to call it a masterpiece in global scale? That's what bothers me- will it honestly be that exceptional?
As you said- there are great new ones arising, even in the region (Zenit to start with, maybe something in Poland- Wrocław, Warszawa? and others to come) and each of them will be similarly huge leap for their regions and for this part of Europe in general.

players will be wet when rain and snow are falling, people will be cold by winter... matches could be cancelled when storms... nothing of revolutionnary ...
but very very nice design :)

players will be wet when rain and snow are falling, people will be cold by winter... matches could be cancelled when storms... nothing of revolutionnary ...
but very very nice design :)

Yes football is an outdoor sport.:nuts: Are you sure you dont work for fifa?:lol:

Yes football is an outdoor sport.:nuts: Are you sure you dont work for fifa?:lol:
that's why schalke04,cardiff,frankfurt,amsterdam and future istanbul,stockolm have chosen roofed stadiums :)

that's why schalke04,cardiff,frankfurt,amsterdam and future istanbul,stockolm have chosen roofed stadiums :)

I didnt know choosing a stadium design was a democratic process for all football fans and everyone invoved with the club.
I thought it was chosen by a handful of members of the club directorship and ownerships.
That makes the ratio of open roof to retractable roof stadiums in the world about 99.9% to 0.01% then:lol:

Yes football is an outdoor sport

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But if football could be coverted into an indoor sport in bad weather(rain, snow, coldness etc) it could attract more people to stadium. That't why a retractable roof is needed.

Veronika, you need to think from the standpoints of not only die hard fans but also those who are not.

+ those wenues became multipurpose venus . Just not football.
GS stadium will be used after an earthquake

Yes football is an outdoor sport

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But if football could be coverted into an indoor sport in bad weather(rain, snow, coldness etc) it could attract more people to stadium. That't why a retractable roof is needed.

Veronika, you need to think from the standpoints of not only die hard fans but also those who are not.

Obviously you are not involved with either stadium construction industry or football industry.
I really dont know if its worth the effort to tell you a few home truths or not.

Point 1-a football fan considers the weather travelling to the match not just what it will be like at the match. Fair weather fans have been surveyed on this time and time again. What are you going to do cover the whole god damm region with a roof!!:bash::lol::nuts::ohno::bash::nuts::lol::ohno:
Point 2-please show me (i know you cannot) a graphical table where attendances are better in better weather conditions. You know its not true-we all know attendances variation is influenced vastly by team performance. Attendances vary depending on public holidays-for example in England boxing day fixtures are always well attended and its usually cold and wet!!! I can show you statistically attendances are better in the coldest part of the season-dec-jan-feb-mar. Argue your way out of that one.
STOP!:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:

I WAS RIGHT I CANT BE BOTHERED
The point was a retractable roof is a poor environment for grass growth not the advantages of retractable roof stadia.

"we all know attendances variation is influenced vastly by team performance" -> That's true and I know that's the biggest factor influencing attendances.

But you should think from another point of view. If a cetain team's performance is good so it sees an attendance increase in a certain season but sadly that necessarly means that another team's performance is poor so it sees an attendance decrease in the same season and the total attendance in the league stays same as before becasue performance in a league is always "relative".

That's why facility upgrades including a retractable roof is needed despite the fact that it can not affluence the team's performance because in doing so they can attract more fans - maybe most of them are non die hard fans.

Am I understood?

"we all know attendances variation is influenced vastly by team performance" -> That's true and I know that's the biggest factor influencing attendances.

But you should think from another point of view. If a cetain team's performance is good so it sees an attendance increase in a certain season but sadly that necessarly means that another team's performance is poor so it sees an attendance decrease in the same season and the total attendance in the league stays same as before becasue performance in a league is always "relative".

That's why facility upgrades including a retractable roof is needed despite the fact that it can not affluence the team's performance because in doing so they can attract more fans - maybe most of them are non die hard fans.

Am I understood?

Are you saying extra attendance (if any) would re coup the cost of a retractable roof stadium?
Are you also saying that having a retractable roof would recoup costs through extra events?

What I am telling you is I am not against these type of stadia, but simply as far as economics is concerned currently the equation does not work out that is why very few retractable roof stadia are built and in most cases re-couping money is not an issue. There is a myth that a new stadium will help the club financially but this is only the case if it is a big succesful club already and has a large fan base of as you say none die hard fans in the area to draw upon.
Football has always been ruled by the heart and not the head even by the most sensible big clubs. As you know there are only a handful of clubs who make a profit, a few break even and most are always in debt.

team performance = attendance curve
roof stadium cost = xxxxxx million dollars for eg
clubs outgoings = players salaries etc
extra events per year = xxx dollars
tv money = usually goes on buying new players and paying huge salaries

Over a ten year period would still be defecit.

I will not be posting in this thread anymore on this subject as this is a thread for shakhtar donetsk new stadium and we are both guity of thread hijack. I will certainly be posting on all matters specifically related to sdfc new stadium.
If you wish to continue this interesting debate I am happy to contribute but in a new specific thread-perhaps 'are new stadiums profitable' or 'is a retractable roof stadia more profitable than a regular roof'If you wish to

+ those wenues became multipurpose venus . Just not football.
GS stadium will be used after an earthquake

+10 sercan :okay: You are right 100% !! In new orleans in 2005 people refuged at New orleans Dome!!!

A stadium need more than to be concepted for one sport!!

But Veronika doens't understand such things! Just football and architecture!!! :lol:

Posted by YEF in Urban Ukraine

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Оф. сайт "Донбасс-арены" (http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/mpl/allnews.pl?id=6837)

The tilted roof is far from being a main characteristic feature in Donetsks Shahtar stadium, and I see absolutely no comparison with that old stadium in a picture above.

If I'm not mistaken, the other stadiums listed are available only in ideas and concepts, while this one will be nearing construction in half a year.

And once completed the list will be:
1. Donetsk: Shahtar stadium
2. Arena Bałtycka, Gdansk
3. Gazprom Arena, Skt. Petersburg
4. Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb ( I love Croatia, but Stadiums or Railway stations that look like malls are not my thing )

Is there any news about Stadion Maksimir expansion? Judging from the renders it seems to me that the stadium will be converted into football-only arena without running tracks after renovation.

http://stadiony.net/projects/stadion_maksimir/stadion_maksimir01.jpg

http://img2.dcinside.com/viewimage.php?id=football_new&no=29bcc427b48177a16fb3dab004c86b3ba4b330db4f83646639c685273becff5e2fec30d3c7e8cdd3522fe7a7fbbaf788d57b02366aba7e833925f9736bbe6bfa4b3cdb4b557401bbf65406b4ed4d90b069&f_no=3ea9d122ecdd369963bedda61fdc2d2fcb68d323bd52

how many suites ill it have?

@ Carrerra

This project is on hold.Al the moment there are two options.This stadion or completly new one on a different location.

Brilliant stadium! Will the home fans be housed down the larger end of the stadium? May look quite intimidating.

Brilliant stadium! Will the home fans be housed down the larger end of the stadium? May look quite intimidating.

Yes that is correct, but if you are familiar with the Ukranian league you will know that there will be very few games where travelling fans will complete their allocation-and that is being diplomatic. So you are right it will be intimidating!
The other sad thing is even for champions league games away support is extremely low-as Donetsk is almost as far as you can go east at the moment in this competition(unless vladivostock qualify!)
I really hope that the new stadium will entice travelling fans to make the effort for both domestic and european games.
The worse thing that can be witnessed in a new stadium is empty seats.

Looks like Port Vale want to groundshare with Shakhtar. :tongue2:

>> The Bratt Stadium (http://www.port-vale.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10381~1274487,00.html) <<

I am afraid you will have to wait quite some time before you see a ball being kicked in this stadium. If you want to know how long is delay think wembley.:bash: I am sure they will announce it officially very soon.

Looks like Port Vale want to groundshare with Shakhtar. :tongue2:

>> The Bratt Stadium (http://www.port-vale.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10381~1274487,00.html) <<

:lol: :wtf:

this stadium will not open for at least one year from now:bash:

Why? Is ENKA the problem?

Does sombody know the number of rows?

this stadium will not open for at least one year from now:bash:

:ohno: why???

:ohno: why???

Because it wont be ready:lol:

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It looks like the stadium is at more than two thirds of the whole progress...

Well they are talking about august, but i think that realisticaly it will open in spring 2009.

I think so too. They will inaugurate the stadium in time for the opening of Ukraine league next season.

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Nice Pics:)

Will it be finished soon?

Nice Pics:)

Will it be finished soon?

Opening in may 2009:)

Opening in may 2009:)

may 2009:ohno: why? it looks like finished...:bash:

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nice pics :D

incredible stadium

does shakhtar have a large support base?

^^
last season shakhtar averaged 19,747 in the Vysha Liha and their highest attendance was 26,000 but bear in mind that they are currently playing in a stadium with a capacity of 25,813 and also that it has no roof which in the ukraine could put people off from going to the games with the harsh weather they get. Also Donetsk has a metro population of 1.5 million im guessing that their support is wide spread around that region my guess would be depending on ticket prices that they will average between 30-45,000 but that is only a guess.

You're right about everything. Also some families don't like to go to the stadiums and sit with young half-drunk fans, this stadium will have a special separate sections for families with children, this should also increase attendance.

http://i054.radikal.ru/0806/d1/a5fc34fb1bbf.jpg
Incredible

Great pictures amazing

it's hard to believe it's just a 50k stadium :eek:

Btw which is the correct rendering about the interior of the stadium? The first one or the second one?

Webcam

http://i054.radikal.ru/0806/d1/a5fc34fb1bbf.jpg

Render

http://shakhtar.com/fc/foto/ns/21_10_05/021.jpg

http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/i/s_005.jpg

Judging from the above webcam, the stands in the webcam look much more like the oval ones in the first rendering but the ground is much closer to rectangular. Maybe some of you say shooting angle makes the ground look like it but what about the stands? They were taken at the same angle too but are almost what they look like in the first render.

Impressive.

The interior reminds me so much of Allianze Arena. Fortunately, the outside doesn't ;)

Second "render" is Allianz Arena.
I wonder why it has a Shahktar watermark.

But I also don't think that the first one is correct, the stand do look much more rectangular in the webcam pic.

wow, that roof is nice :drool:

What a great venue!!

Second "render" is Allianz Arena.
I wonder why it has a Shahktar watermark.

But I also don't think that the first one is correct, the stand do look much more rectangular in the webcam pic.

Yeah I noticed that as well also in the render on one of the side stands there are 2 consecutive tiers of exec boxes but in the webcam it is clear that they aren't there. Unfortunately it looks like Shakhtar have standardized the inside which I hope I’m wrong as currently i really like the inside of the stadium.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8057/donieckwk1.jpg

this is a real pic of Allianz
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/i/s_005.jpg

stands will be closer to the pitch than it is at this old rendering
http://shakhtar.com/fc/foto/ns/21_10_05/021.jpg

I admire this stadium very much... :okay:

amazing stadium

do shakhtar have big crowds?

http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/1.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/2.jpg

There's going to be a beautiful park around it, the cost of which alone is something like 30 million dollars according to the club owner, it's suppose to be one of the best in Europe (though I don't know how to rank parks by which is better).
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/3.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/4.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/5.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/6.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/7.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/8.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/9.jpg

It's gonna be a brilliant stadium.

Can't wait until they start sticking the seats in.

So where will Euro 2012 be staged if UEFA decides to take away the championships?

From memory Italy were the next in line for the bidding.

Also Scotland and Ireland were there somewhere.

So where will Euro 2012 be staged if UEFA decides to take away the championships?

From memory Italy were the next in line for the bidding.

Also Scotland and Ireland were there somewhere.

Nope, neither Italy, nor Ireland/Scotland. None of these countries is prepared or could be for 2012. If any, than only one of the "always ready" countries: England, Germany, France or Spain.

But let's just cut the bullshit.

So where will Euro 2012 be staged if UEFA decides to take away the championships?

From memory Italy were the next in line for the bidding.

Also Scotland and Ireland were there somewhere.

By constantly dwelling upon pure speculations, one dismisses himself of pleasure of following and witnessing the progress of the subject in question which is far more enjoyable:

http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0608/1.jpg

:cheers:

Amazing stadium! Can't wait to see it finished :cheers:

when is the first kick off there?

I know it's bullshit speculating whether UEFA will move the tournament but it would raise a point about these stadiums.

Who is actually financing them? And how would they, and the clubs they play host to be affected by that?

Wow

:omg: Amazing stadium!

Few days back I read in newspapers that this stadium ll be opened in May 2009 due to the lack of time with building the park surounding the stadium?
So I reckon that the stadium itself ll be finished around Autumn,the seats and everything?

Awesome stuff! Donetsk is twinned with my home city of Sheffield and I'd love a copy of this for Sheffield Wednesday FC ;)

I wouldn't!

Rather keep Hillsborough thank you very much..

Are you kidding? Hillsbroughs a dump.

Hillsborough is a classic english stadium what can be maintained and renovated. I'd rather have Hillsborough because of this stadium because of it's not a bowl!

From ukrainian thread...

Вид со стороны ул.Челюскинцев:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/0339.jpg

Крупным планом:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/0333.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/0334.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/0335.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/0336.jpg

Вид со стороны пр.Мира:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1425.jpg

Подробности:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1420.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1421.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1422.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1423.jpg

Еще фото со стороны "Олимпийского":
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1622.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1617.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1618.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1621.jpg

а со стороны Макеевки (обратная сторона) крыша пока не смонтирована:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1746.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1747.jpg
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1748.jpg

Shame it won't be ready fo third qualifyinfg round.I'd love Dinamo to play there.

it looks smaller than I expected. It also look like an airport terminal :)

Hahaha, I have just noitced it.. Turkish company built it. ENKA :okay:

beautiful stadium

looking good

beautiful :cool:

теперь Шахтеру надо будет хорошо мыграть в Еврокубках, надо соответствовать :) Стадион супер!

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/wombato_2006/1622.jpg

I hope they leave that wall don't ask me why but for some reason I like it add something different to the stadium gives it a bit of character.

Fantastic stadium, shame that it won't see CL football this season :)

The place will be awesome...
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/1.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/2.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/3.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/4.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/5.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/6.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/7.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/8.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/9.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/10.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/11.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/13.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/13.jpg
newstadium.shakhtar.com (http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/mpl/stadium.pl?active=6&ar=52)

http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/1.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/2.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/3.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/4.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/5.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/6.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/7.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/8.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/9.jpg
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0808/10.jpg
newstadium.shakhtar.com (http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/mpl/stadium.pl?active=6&ar=53)
:cheers:

amazing stadium, congratz to Ukraine for doing such a magnificent venue ( and it's not even finished yet!). the roof in those last pics reminded me of Allianz Arena, when they were finishing the cover.

grey seats?

grey seats?

not. Seats will be brown
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/937/shakhtarstadium11nx2.jpg

amazing stadium, congratz to Ukraine for doing such a magnificent venue ( and it's not even finished yet!). the roof in those last pics reminded me of Allianz Arena, when they were finishing the cover.
In my opinion it will be the nicest stadium Euro 2012. As for the roof - it is not having anything to do with it around allianz arena, completely different structural assumptions

So whats this?
http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/img/imgbuild/0708/5.jpg

http://www.terrikon.dn.ua/today/images/new_shakhtyor/level7.jpg

Isn't that orange?

This colour looks like something in between orange but brown. FC Shakhtar Donetsk colours it orange and black, so can be orange.

I really hope that the stadiums seats aren't grey I hate stadiums that have their seats that colour looks awful and is unimaginative. Other than that i can't wait for this stadium to open it's looking going to look great :cheers:

grey seats?

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1328/camshakpt8.jpg

http://newstadium.shakhtar.com/en/news/?id=6072

Nice. That is orange and black. I am interesting when they start assembling them at the stadium, the almost ready roof, the structure of podiums so it is also possible to start the assembly of seats.

new photos from the construction site:
http://i38.tinypic.com/2924j81.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/2ngwwgg.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/34osr9s.jpg
source: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=24691430&postcount=350

it looks a little bit Sovietic (maybe because of the roof I had this impression,maybe I am wrong). I adore inside of this stadium more.

Soviet stadiums didn't have roofs.

Soviet stadiums (and architecture in general) are awesome, so it's not a bad thing anyway.

I didn't say as any bad meaning. I love them very much.

I just had this impression, that's all.

Here is a few new pictures of the inside they we’re taken in August. I know its early days for this stadium but I think it looks a bit disappointing on the inside, it doesn't look much like in the renders: ohno: just looks the same as the Allianz Arena.

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0808/9.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0808/6.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0808/7.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0808/10.jpg

It looks amazing :)

dear berkshire royal, I think this is better than Allianz Arena with some details. I like this stadium very much.

Of course I like Allianz Arena very very much, but with some details (angles of stands ect.) this one is a little bit better in my opinion.

Though, nowadays stadium interiors are generally alike with a few designs. Outside and roof designs make usually difference.

http://www.komitet12.org.ua/var/images/photosphare/17/p1010009.jpg

In my opinion it will be the nicest stadium Euro 2012. As for the roof - it is not having anything to do with it around allianz arena, completely different structural assumptions

Gdansk

http://www.mmtrojmiasto.pl/rep/newsph/2908/9110.3.jpg

http://www.komitet12.org.ua/var/images/photosphare/17/p1010009.jpg

Nice stadium!

I'm disappointed this stadium doesn't look much like what it does in the renders. Don’t get me wrong this is still going to be a fabulous stadium but it doesn't have some of the touches that I really liked in the renders. For example what happened to the 2 tier exec boxes on one of the sides, also the contrast in the size of the top tier at the ends isn't as big as it looked in the render.
Maybe it is too early to completely judge this stadium, maybe it will look better when the seats get put in.

Great photos

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6093/donieck1tj9.th.jpg (http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donieck1tj9.jpg)http://img88.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php) http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4393/donieck2jp1.th.jpg (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donieck2jp1.jpg)http://img119.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7149/donieck3cj5.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donieck3cj5.jpg)http://img91.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php) http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/354/donieck4ut8.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donieck4ut8.jpg)http://img91.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5233/donieck5sh8.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donieck5sh8.jpg)http://img504.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php) http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8329/donieck6sx3.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donieck6sx3.jpg)http://img504.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5953/donieck7ny7.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donieck7ny7.jpg)http://img504.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php) http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3410/donieck8xa2.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donieck8xa2.jpg)http://img137.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
source: http://ura.dn.ua/20.09.2008/62154.html

The difference in the third ring makes it some kind of special, we´ll see when it´s finished!

nice stadium, looks bigger than 50 K...

about similarties with other stadiums, almost all European stadiums are following the same pattern, a 3 tier bowl, with club and boxes facilities in the middle tier, a third tier with less rows at the corners. A roof, what else????

This pattern can be seen at Allianz, Wembley, Emirats, New Valencia, Nou Camp, Millenium, etc, etc.

My only fear is that all of these stadiums, could become in the future, the european cookie cutters. Or maybe athletic stadiums are the cookie cutters????

FC Shakhtar President, Rinat Akhmetov has announced the name of Shakhtar’s new stadium as "Donbass Arena".

— Dear friends!

On 27 March, 1999, in Paris at the Stade de France took place a match between Ukrainian and French national teams. That amazing atmosphere at the stadium simply stunned me and from that very moment I’ve had a dream. The dream was to build in Donetsk a five-star stadium here in Donetsk.

I had cherished this dream for 4 years. In 2003 I finally took a decision to build a stadium that’d become one of Europe’s most beautiful football arenas.

We assembled here today to give our child a name. They say that a name can determine your own destiny.

My dear friends, I am proud that I was born and was brought up in Donetsk. This city is the capital of Donbas. Donbas is a symbol for labour. This is an industrial region where strong, hard-working and decent people live and work.

I want the world to know about our region! The new stadium shall proudly bare its name. The name is - Donbass Arena!

^^
Rinat Akhmetov: The new stadium’s name is Donbass Arena

A very important event took place earlier today. FC Shakhtar President, Rinat Akhmetov has announced the name of Shakhtar’s new home venue that is being constructed in Donetsk:

— Dear friends!

On 27 March, 1999, in Paris at the Stade de France took place a match between Ukrainian and French national teams. That amazing atmosphere at the stadium simply stunned me and from that very moment I’ve had a dream. The dream was to build in Donetsk a five-star stadium here in Donetsk.

I had cherished this dream for 4 years. In 2003 I finally took a decision to build a stadium that’d become one of Europe’s most beautiful football arenas.

We assembled here today to give our child a name. They say that a name can determine your own destiny.

My dear friends, I am proud that I was born and was brought up in Donetsk. This city is the capital of Donbas. Donbas is a symbol for labour. This is an industrial region where strong, hard-working and decent people live and work.

I want the world to know about our region! The new stadium shall proudly bare its name. The name is - Donbass Arena!
http://shakhtar.com/en/news/7574
http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/galeries/389/3879__max_gal.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/galeries/389/3874__max_gal.jpg

nice stadium, looks bigger than 50 K...

about similarties with other stadiums, almost all European stadiums are following the same pattern, a 3 tier bowl, with club and boxes facilities in the middle tier, a third tier with less rows at the corners. A roof, what else????

This pattern can be seen at Allianz, Wembley, Emirats, New Valencia, Nou Camp, Millenium, etc, etc.

My only fear is that all of these stadiums, could become in the future, the european cookie cutters. Or maybe athletic stadiums are the cookie cutters????

I agree I don’t see why every stadium has to be so similar. I know that many of these stadiums have unique roofs and exteriors but it would be nice to see something different in the interiors of some stadiums, surely it can’t be that hard to design something different?

And although I do think this stadium will be terrific and does have a bit of originality, to me it doesn’t look as good as in it did in the renders.

FC Shakhtar President, Rinat Akhmetov has announced the name of Shakhtar’s new stadium as "Donbass Arena".

Dumbass?..... -_-'

What is Donbass?

What is Donbass? Region where Donetsk is.

great looking stadium. Espacially interior is impressive.

Donbass Arena is a great name, imho, I was hoping for it.

Donbass is a large region in Ukraine
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Map_of_Ukraine_political_simple_Donbass.png/225px-Map_of_Ukraine_political_simple_Donbass.png

Population nearly 8 million people

And what does it mean? If it has any meaning, of course.

Donets Basin - abbreviated into Donbas.

Originally the name is derived from a local river Siversky Donets. The name is not a legal/official, it's sort of a historical region. It occupies 2 legal regions and part of a third one.

Something like New England?

Yeah, like New England. In Europe every country has historical regions that do not necessarily correspond to legal borders.

looks great

Donets Basin - abbreviated into Donbas.

Originally the name is derived from a local river Siversky Donets. The name is not a legal/official, it's sort of a historical region. It occupies 2 legal regions and part of a third one.

Donbas
or
Donbass

Donbass according to headline in Shakthar's website.

The correct transliteration is Donbas, in Ukrainian it's Донбас. But Shakhtar decided for it to be Donbass-Arena, so the legal name of the stadium is Donbass Arena

Even unfinished, the stadium is quite impressive :)

http://uaeuro2012.com/components/com_datsogallery/img_originals/A21A22133CBC-7.jpg

http://uaeuro2012.com/components/com_datsogallery/img_originals/2BC86D0FC67E-44.jpg

http://uaeuro2012.com/components/com_datsogallery/img_originals/6A793FE5444B-44.jpg

http://uaeuro2012.com/components/com_datsogallery/img_originals/C71B4334730B-7.jpg

very beautiful stadium

nice pics, particularly I like the inside photos most =]

Very beautiful pictures :)

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/1.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/6.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/7.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/16.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/14.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/15.jpg

great :okay:

scoreboard inside the stands :(

Here are a few more pics from the stadium

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/18.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/17.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/11.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0908/13.jpg

For me this stadium is very impressive. But I am not that impressed with the interior there isn't anything that is ground breaking about the design apart from the slightly changing size of the third tier. It’s not this stadium that I have a problem with, I just wish that once in a while there would be a new European Stadium that would be instantly recognisable due to its originality in the inside of the stadium rather than its exterior or roof.

hard to believe it's just a 50k stadium! it looks like more allianz than a parc des princes in paris...

Yeah, looks as large or even larger than the Olympic stadium in Kyiv

A really cool stadium. With all the stadiums Ukrainian this is the best. Interestingly presented to the stands. Several Level look great. Too bad that we probably will be a Wroclaw - the levels of the tribune. Congratulations to the Ukrainians for the stadium :)

Pitch installation works kicked off
14-10-08 19:46:33

Installation of a pitch has started last week. As soon as the drainage system arrives, they shall begin with digging tranches for pipes.
http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/galeries/412/4838__max_gal.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/galeries/412/4839__max_gal.jpg

I think it will be great stadium :)

very impressive stadium. looks like a combination of Luzniki stadium, Moskou (the roof) and alianz arena from bayern munchen (the inside)

Can't wait for all the seats to go in. Gonna look great.

When I'm looking at external side of this stadium, I'm always getting view on this Polish arena in Katowice (I'm wondering did someone contemplate about similarities before :)):
http://warzecha.katowice.pl/wp-content/2006/10/katowice_spodek.jpg

The correct transliteration is Donbas, in Ukrainian it's Донбас. But Shakhtar decided for it to be Donbass-Arena, so the legal name of the stadium is Donbass Arena

Donetsk is a Russian speaking city, hence they choose the Russian spelling Donbass (Донбасс)

That's true, the majority is Russian speaking in Donetsk. However, they chose for the official team name to be in Ukrainian transliteration "Shakhtar" instead of Russian. It was discussed at the Ukrainian forum that it was intentional to have something for both languages...

23.10.
http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/galeries/427/5262__max_gal.jpg

wasnt the inside of the roof sopposed tp be covered with a semi-transperent matirial?

Nice stadium

This is an ideal stadium to host a UEFA Cup. Hopefully it will soon. There are many nice stadia being built in Eeastern Europe that deserve to host a big club event.

Btw, does the Ukranian league operate in the same time frame as the Russian one or does it run during the same months as the other European leagues?

This is an ideal stadium to host a UEFA Cup. Hopefully it will soon. There are many nice stadia being built in Eeastern Europe that deserve to host a big club event.

Btw, does the Ukranian league operate in the same time frame as the Russian one or does it run during the same months as the other European leagues?

The Ukranian league is unique! It is neither same as Russia or rest of Europe and it changes depending upon succcess of national team but basically here is normal schedule-
-season starts third week of july runs until 1st week of december then takes a break until 1st week of march then runs until 1st week of june sometimes second week.
Complications are bigger teams like Shakhtar and Dynamo are almost always in a european competiton and have to play 2nd week of february and sometimes third week of december, national team as was case in 2006 world cup also have to use june and july so it affects league.
In a nutshell complicated!

Ready for takeoff...
Красота!
http://www.investment.donetsk.ua/img/items/getimg.php4?item=700&img=60
What a beauty! :drool:

http://sport.img.com.ua/img/gallery/844//782e2bb99a4bf348dbe5c54b957da41f.jpg

http://sport.img.com.ua/img/gallery/844/799052000a27496fb78aac028cb0531d.jpg

http://sport.img.com.ua/img/gallery/844/37dde7b0b0705e1eb238fd3a73164c1b.jpg

http://sport.img.com.ua/img/gallery/844/056118dbc60ee2a1ef634e9bd3b7d522.jpg

I like the project. The stadium looks very comfortable. There will be a nice view from any place. Congrats, Donetsk!

any new pix ??? :| i am shure that they addes some seets ... or did someting new...

October 2008 pics

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/1.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/2.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/3.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/4.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/5.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/6.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/7.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/8.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/9.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/10.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/11.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/12.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/13.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/14.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/15.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/16.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/17.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/18.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/19.jpg
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1008/20.jpg

Outstanding!

pitch progress
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7439/6759maxgalei4.jpg

whats that black part in the stands ?

pitch progress
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7439/6759maxgalei4.jpg

^^
Maybe chairs covered with something:dunno:

It looks the same color as of the new ground layer. So maybe just a dirt =) Though incredible - some paintwork rather. Anyway next photosession will show.

ewild, since you're from Odessa, why don't you participate at Ukrainian forum section? We desperately need someone from Odessa, it's the last major city without representation :)

Burislav alas, but there are only 24 hours in a day. That's why I'm more reader than writer by now. Though maybe come a better time =)

Nice stadium:okay:

Burislav alas, but there are only 24 hours in a day. That's why I'm more reader than writer by now. Though maybe come a better time =)

:cheers:

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7439/6759maxgalei4.jpg

This picture, the combination of the 3-tier arrangement with the grey colours , made me think of Alianz arena.
I hope the seating pattern will make this magnificent stadium stand out.

beautiful arena

http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/galeries/472/7383__max_gal.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/galeries/472/7382__max_gal.jpg

its coming!!!! its coming!!! a world class stadium.

great to se this kind of stadiums outside the mayor european leagues (spain, germany, england),

I insist, looks bigger than 50 K, which is a good thing

I admit it looks truly amazing!

it's a great stadium

Thanks antON_dn...
На сайте появились фотки за ноябрь:
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/1.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/2.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/3.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/4.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/5.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/6.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/7.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/8.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/9.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/10.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/11.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/12.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/13.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/14.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/15.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1108/16.jpg
http://donbass-arena.com/ru/media/foto/foto_1108/
:banana: :cheers:

it became a first class stadium. I wis it was bigger and could have CL final.

I wis it was bigger and could have CL final.
for CL Final cap must be 70k+

^^
Season 2001/02 - stadium Hampden Park in Glasgow, Capacity 52k :):dunno:

for CL Final cap must be 70k+

Correction:

To host a CL final (or an UEFA cup final) a stadium must be categorised as Elite (which replaced the previous ranking of 4 or 5 stars). The criteria for that category are:

- Capacity: min. 30 000 (all-seated)
- playing ground dimensions: 105m/68m
...

more - here (http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/551778.pdf)

However, although the minimum is 30 000, no stadium under 40 000 hosted an Uefa cup final, and no stadium under 60 000 hosted a CL final game since the introduction of these regulations in 2006. So, theoretically, Donetsk could host a CL final, but it all depends on Uefa's decision.

Sorry for the offtopic. :)

There are plans to increase it
http://rapidshare.com/files/55887465/Venue_Criteria_2007_-_club_competition_finals.pdf.html

I understood UEFA CL Final = UEFA Champions League Final
As regards the UEFA Cup Final is indeed a stadium in Donetsk will be able to have the end staying. To the UEFA cup final stadiums will still be liable in Warsaw, Gdańsk, Poznań, Wrocław, Chorzów, will suck out, Kiev and a lot of other in entire Europe, so the isn't small.

BTW does somebody know the number of suites and the exact capacity`?

Guys, from this year on (2009) we have UEFA Europa League instead of Uefa Cup. All stuff related to this competition I guess will be more demanding (incl. stadia)

When the first match?

10 days have pased since the las post :D aniting new from the stadium :D?

Sharp looking stadium. Very nice. Love how the roof is set at an angle, nice touch.

Nice stadium, but the interior looks similar to Allianz Arena. With 50,000, Donezk could host a UEFA Cup (sorry, UEFA Europa League :) ) final. I don't think that a Champions League will ever be hosted there, even if Kyiv will complete their stadium.

Wow, looks great. I think this stadium will be for at least few years the best in the region of former USSR.

Photo's from November 2008 of the Donbass-Arena:banana:

http://donbass-arena.com/en/media/foto/foto_1108/

if u want to see how the stadium looks like through a webcam, go to http://donbass-arena.com/en/webcam/

Wow, looks great. I think this stadium will be for at least few years the best in the region of former USSR.

For many years, I think.

I doubt it that in the USSR zone, Zenit stadium in Sankt Petersburg will be bigger and more amazing stadium.

^^This one is nicer than Zenit's stadium.

Doesn't seem so, but thinking Zenit's stadium has changed plans that look worse then the first option it may be.

Zenit is cute but it's not Donbass Arena.

Donbass Arena Keys Will Be Automated
30-12-08 12:07:14


Sergey Palkin, CEO of FC Shakhtar, has described recently the exceptional IT systems to be applied at Donbass Arena. Today we will go into details.

A very strong, reliable and efficient computer network will be installed at Elite-class stadium in Donetsk. The latest IT services will be integrated into this backbone later.

“The network includes a variety of systems: structured cabling, telephone, network security, unified communications, servers and data warehouses, WiFi and others”, says Oleksandr Atamanemko, Operations Director of Donbass Arena. “The network was designed together with Cisco, a global IT and telecom leader. We’ve researched IT services installed at the best international arenas, as well as the technologies emerging or expected to appear in the market in future”.

By the time of opening of Donbass Arena, the stadium’s backbone will contain the main IT services, first and foremost, the access control including cutting-edge entry turnstiles. The modern bar code system and RFID cards attached to season tickets will rule out the possibility of forging them. By the way, the locks of all internal rooms at Donbass Arena will be controlled automatically as well. Access cards used as keys will ensure that employees, outsourcers and guests will enter only authorized rooms and zones.

Ticketing system will be equally reliable. It will allow for the fans to book regular and season tickets online and buy them in Donbass Arena cashiers and remote sale outlets. Big shopping malls in Donetsk and other cities will have automated kiosks selling tickets 24h/day.

Video control cameras will help monitor every single area at the stadium. Donbass Arena security system will fully match UEFA 5-star standards; but you will hardly see security guards in uniforms. The order at the site and in the surrounding park will be ensured by a coordination center run by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergencies and the Regional Healthcare Department. A so-called video-surveillance room will be built in Donbass Arena to process the information provided by trained stewards and supervisors. In addition, sensors, alarm-systems and over 300 CCTV cameras will be installed all around the stadium.

Parking management system has been developed for Donbass Arena. All parkings near the stadium will be automated. Only holders of season ticket of a certain category (RFID card) will have the access on match days. The parking will be open for everybody on non-match days. It is interesting that people will enter the parking, pay and leave without assistance of personnel.

“Payment in all catering outlets of Donbass Arena will be only cashless. A card with the required amount on the account will suffice to pay in restaurant, lounge-bar, fan-cafe or fast food. You can buy and top up it online or in automated kiosks”, says Oleksandr Atamanemko. “Once you have the card, you can use it to pay for different goods and services everywhere in the stadium. This will help avoid queues in catering and trade outlets”.

The card will have many functions: a season ticket, a parking “key", a payment product, a loyalty card, etc.

Donbass Arena will take pride in the customer-relations management system. Every fan using the regular card will be updated about events and loyalty programs at the stadium. Football supporters will learn latest news from electronic and post mail-outs. E-access and e-payment system will collect and analyze information about actions of arena visitors. This will help identify likes of fans and guests, popularity of services and reaction to new services.

An unrivalled digital signage management system will be created at the Elite-class arena in Donetsk. It will broadcast different information on each of 500 monitors depending on their location. For example, the monitors in fast foods and restaurants will display menus and information clips. The stadium bowl will repeat interesting episodes of matches, game statistics, etc.

Besides, additional information will be displayed over the video image. For instance, during an online TV transmission of a game, operators can inform about results of other matches in a running ad. They can also show the table, game statistics and other information next to the video image. Finally, all monitors will be used as information boards showing escape routes in emergencies.

To crown the story we’ll say that the network at Donbass Arena was designed with a big reserve of power and other properties. When new services emerge in the market, they can be integrated into the network without the need to expand it. It means that as the stadium’s infrastructure develops and global technologies appear, the new ITs will be adopted at the stadium.

Press Office
Donbass Arena
http://donbass-arena.com/en/news/?id=8295

Zenit Stadium is objectively better and more difficult. It will have 62000 seats, moved apart roof, sliding field, and costs 700-800 millions $.
But yeah, Donbass Arena is very cool, too.

A stadium can still have more seats, movable roof, sliding field, and still be worse from an arena who doesnt have these.

I still don't see what Saktiors stadium has and Zenit's won't...really...except for the thing that the initial design on Zenit was much better.
Saktiors looks good, no doubt about that but doesn't seem over Zenits with nothing.

any new photos of interior?

Decembre:
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/1.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/2.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/3.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/4.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/5.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/6.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/7.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/8.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/9.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/10.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/11.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/1208/12.jpg
http://donbass-arena.com/ru/media/foto/foto_1208/

Hmm... I don't understand why aren't they installing the seats yet? They should be there for quite a while already...

when go to end?

The pitch will be laid in May

http://donbass-arena.com/en/news/?id=8273

They started to install seats at the Donbass-Arena:banana:

http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/foto/news/9560__full_news.jpg

^^ yup, it's about time they did!

^^ yup, it's about time they did!

They only started today (22/01/09) and it should be done around at summer time (estimated: 500 seats per day will be installed)

More pictures of the seats being installed at the stadium:banana:

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0109/10.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0109/14.jpg

also take a look at the toilets that are in the Donbass-Arena:banana:

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0109/7.jpg

For more information, pictures, videos and live webcam, you can visit the Donbass-Arena website http://donbass-arena.com/en/

also take a look at the toilets that are in the Donbass-Arena:banana:

are toilets like that something exceptional in Ukraine?

the stadium has toilets? wow that is amazing.....:lol:

the stadium has toilets? wow that is amazing.....:lol:

????????? Are you serious? or you must be joking. Don't stadiums in your country have toilets?

More pictures of the seats being installed at the stadium:banana:

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0109/10.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0109/14.jpg



The seats can be folded! I'm fond of that type of seat very much. Considering even uppermost section of behind goal stand has folded seats and this arena is an all-seater, we can conclude that all of the seats in the arena have folded type. That's great!!!!!!

the stadium has toilets? wow that is amazing.....:lol: He posted it because its the first pic of stadium interior rooms that we've seen.

Try not to be such a smartass please.

are toilets like that something exceptional in Ukraine?

Yeah you didnt know :ohno:

The restroom looks classy but now the thing is for the people to be civilized while using the toilets.
It's nice for a city like Donetk to have such a nice stadium, might become the symbol of the city? :)

The seats can be folded! I'm fond of that type of seat very much. Considering even uppermost section of behind goal stand has folded seats and this arena is an all-seater, we can conclude that all of the seats in the arena have folded type. That's great!!!!!!
Yea, all the seats will be folded. About a year ago, they presented the design of the seats by an Austrailian company. What I read on the shakhtar website about the stadium, is that they will also have some white seats, which will be sort of a writing of shakhtar Donetsk.

The seats on the 3rd tier are almost all installed:)

http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/foto/news/10684__full_news.jpg

i hope the allianz arena also get red seats

i hope the allianz arena also get red saets

I dont think that the Allianz Arena will get red (or orange) seats. When i visited the stadium last year, it was absolutely amazing and the gray seats were very comfortable. I like the Allianz Arena the way it is now, especially the outside of the stadium!!!

i hope the allianz arena also get red seats

They can't get red seats for one very crucial reason... Bayern is not the only team playing in the stadium. TSV 1860 Munchen are also hosting their home games there... hence the different color of exterior lighting (1. RED/WHITE; 2. LIGHT BLUE/WHITE)

Donetsk will ne'er get red seats, 'cause they are orange =)

The restroom looks classy but now the thing is for the people to be civilized while using the toilets.
It's nice for a city like Donetk to have such a nice stadium, might become the symbol of the city? :)

Oops! ...and I thought the whole thing is a big toilet. :nuts:

when is opening match, looks great

dinamo zagreb:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

when is opening match, looks great

dinamo zagreb:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

Middle of summer 2009, wellcome to Donetsk!

Webcam+Photoshop (my render)
http://s59.radikal.ru/i166/0902/a6/f0a9b57f33b9.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

does anybody else keep thinking that this is called the Dumbass Arena? :lol:

On the upper tier, all the seats have been installed, and now they continue adding seats to the middle tier :cheers:

http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/foto/news/11066__full_news.jpg

does anybody else keep thinking that this is called the Dumbass Arena? :lol:

And you that think?

does anybody else keep thinking that this is called the Dumbass Arena? :lol:

No,it's just you.

SHAKHTAR Name Inlaid at Donbass Arena
23-02-09 15:46:49

The works to mount the seats at Donbass Arena have moved to the lower tier. That is, the upper and the middle tier are almost covered with seats – except for 1,000 chairs that are still to be installed at the West Stand. Soft chairs for owners of Silver, Gold and Platinum season tickets have also been put in place. Only the boxes are not covered with seats yet.
Meanwhile, the workers have inlaid the name SHAKTAR, which is one of two “inscriptions” to be made. The concept is to use white seats to “write” names against the black background. The black seats will outline the FC Shakhtar's logo in the middle and the lower tier.
Press Office
Donbass Arena
http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/foto/news/11419__full_news.jpg
http://donbass-arena.com/en/news/?id=8664
:cheers:

Very good, congratulations to Shakhtar and Donetsk, this will help them be long-term competitive on a higher level, and Shakhtar is also setting an example for the rest of eastern europe with this maybe "aggresively typical" modern stadium, but nevertheless with details that highlight the club itself.

February 2009 photo's of the stadium
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/1.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/2.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/3.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/4.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/5.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/6.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/7.jpg

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/8.jpg

Beautiful stadium.

this stadium is just awesome. I like it so much. :)

very big :)

and very good :)

this is my favourite new stadium in Europe... But I didn't like he grey seats.

Awesome photos and great stadium!

Nice to see that it is almost completed!

Congratulations!:)

this is my favourite new stadium in Europe... But I didn't like he grey seats.

where are grey seats?

WOW!!!

where are grey seats?

Apparently.

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/6.jpg

Combinations sucks with the orange.

Looks more like white at "S" to me :)
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0209/5.jpg

SHAKHTAR Name Inlaid at Donbass Arena
23-02-09 15:46:49

The works to mount the seats at Donbass Arena have moved to the lower tier. That is, the upper and the middle tier are almost covered with seats – except for 1,000 chairs that are still to be installed at the West Stand. Soft chairs for owners of Silver, Gold and Platinum season tickets have also been put in place. Only the boxes are not covered with seats yet.
Meanwhile, the workers have inlaid the name SHAKTAR, which is one of two “inscriptions” to be made. The concept is to use white seats to “write” names against the black background. The black seats will outline the FC Shakhtar's logo in the middle and the lower tier.
Press Office
Donbass Arena
http://shakhtar.com/data/imgdata/foto/news/11419__full_news.jpg
http://donbass-arena.com/en/news/?id=8664
:cheers:

Blah:ohno:
Should have been done in cyrillic:yes:

http://uefaclubs.com/images/Shakhtar-Donetsk.png