Maybe they want to be more Western European Friendly since the club is clearly a nice contender for the UEFA Cup almost each spring :).
After all during European games they are supposed to write the names of the players in the Latin alphabet while they can only use the Cyrillic in they're domestic league/cup/league cup.

Just amazing. I think it'll be one of the best stadiums in Europe.

And really, this stadium looks bigger than 50k ;)

Awesome stadium. This design is perfect, very very daring.
I think interesting the difference between the tribunes behind the goals and the orange and black seats give to the interior a cool visual effect.

Donbass Arena is one of the my favorites stadiums around the world.
Congratulations, Shakhtar fans!

Congratulations to Ukraine and Donetsk for this magnificent stadium. However, I do worry about the roof. You can see in the pictures that its too dark inside the stadium. This could influence the condition of pitch... negatively I'm afraid. Just like in the Amsterdam ArenA. Roofs should be transparent so more natural light reaches the pitch. Or is there a plan to work with the lights system, like at the Emirates Stadium in London?

Big Robje: yes, there is.
Ten Reasons To Love Donbass Arena: (http://donbass-arena.com/en/news/?id=8584)
5. The football pitch will be natural. It will require as much as 8,000 square metres of grass. The field will be fit with sensors. Drainage, irrigation and heating lines will run under the lawn. Thirty-eight kilometres of close-cycle underground communications will ensure constant temperature for the grass roots in winter. Special biolamps imitating sunlight will be placed about the pitch in winter to ensure enough light for the grass and photosynthesis. Besides, an airing system is designed under the field to supply air to the grass roots. In total, the pitch "sandwich" of underground facilities will come up to 1 metre in depth.

The U.S. Ambassador: Donbass Arena is one of the best in the world

It took the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor just fifteen minutes to say: Donbass Arena is not simply a miraculous football structure in Europe. “It will be one of the best stadiums all over the world!”, the international guest kept repeating looking at the Donetsk architectural masterpiece from inside and outside.

The trip of the U.S. Ambassador to the stadium under construction is a part of the itinerary for his personal visit to Donetsk oblast. Though, Mr Taylor has been dreaming of visiting the arena for long. So, having come to Donetsk, he certainly took advantage of the chance. Moreover, Rinat Akhmetov personally gave the important visitor a tour around the stadium.

The President of FC Shakhtar arrived at Donbass Arena some time before the appointment as is his wont. The Ambassador joined him in a couple of minutes. The guest was warmly welcomed.

-And now I welcome You to Donbass Arena, - invited Rinat Akhmetov.

The tour started… At first – short presentation of the Donetsk stadium by Oleksandr Atamanenko, then entering the bowl, and, finally, visiting the future box of the of FC Shakhtar’s President. This was actually a historical moment: the Presidental box was visited for the first time not only by the U.S. Ambassador, but also Rinat Akhmetov himself.

Mr. Akhmetov suggested Mr Taylor try the spectators' seats – the guests occupied the places on the stand for a minute and an amazing view over the field unfolded before them. The President of the club was offered to choose the seat he liked most and assign it to him permanently by marking it with Donbass Arena logo. But Mr. Akhmetov refused.

“No, no, it is not worth the trouble. No logos are needed: the simpler, the better”, said the President and immediately began talking about the supporters. He hopes very much that 35,000 seats will be occupied at the stadium for regular matches and all 50,000 for the Champions League. Shakhtar will be playing here, after all!

William Taylor agreed. Moreover, the Ambassador turned out to have visited the games of Shakhtar before and even supported them, which is very pleasant! Leaving Donbass Arena, William Taylor could not help turning and looking at the arena again.

“I have never seen such a beautiful stadium before”, he summed up and promised to visit the first match of FC Shakhtar on the official opening day of the stadium.

Press Office
Donbass Arena

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Ahmetov is showing some brotherly love on that pic :)

My friend working this construction and he told me they have 4 or 5 months for finished. :)

Does he know the exact capacity and number of suites? :)

http://s50.radikal.ru/i129/0903/bf/507ac1f81503.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

interesting kadr from webcam

^^
awesome....lol

http://s50.radikal.ru/i129/0903/bf/507ac1f81503.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

interesting kadr from webcam
Awesome stadium :).

^^
awesome....lol
that's just the webcam boy

http://webcam.shakhtar.com/video.jpg?1222257413487

that's just the webcam boy

http://webcam.shakhtar.com/video.jpg?1222257413487

I knew, you don't have to be ironical.

But the stadium in normal weather ;) looks fantastic.

I knew, you don't have to be ironical.

But the stadium in normal weather ;) looks fantastic.

http://s50.radikal.ru/i130/0903/c4/feeb832ca42b.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

I confirm

...especially in the winter.

Agreed. It looks best in winter. It should be called winter stadium.

Let us wait the summer, and park finishing, and stadium itself. Will see.

Will this stadium be completed this summer???? To my eyes, completion is just near at hand... in a maximum of 2 months or so?

Will this stadium be ready for the first match in saison 09/10 ?

Looking at it I think its inevitable.

I can`t help, but i don`t like it at all. it looks so cold and dark inside. The roof is too large and they will get problems with the pitch for sure as the pitch is even harmed by the cold long winters there.

They should have done a retractable roof. But the way they have chosen, it is neither nothing.

I can`t help, but i don`t like it at all. it looks so cold and dark inside. The roof is too large and they will get problems with the pitch for sure as the pitch is even harmed by the cold long winters there.

They should have done a retractable roof. But the way they have chosen, it is neither nothing.

It's nice but not practical.That huge roof doesn't event cover the stands properly.Huge parts of the stadium will be under precipitation.
And another thing,you can not play during day time because not enough light gets inside the stadium IMO.
It really is special but has a lot of flaws.

I can`t help, but i don`t like it at all. it looks so cold and dark inside. The roof is too large and they will get problems with the pitch for sure as the pitch is even harmed by the cold long winters there.

They should have done a retractable roof. But the way they have chosen, it is neither nothing.

Cold long winters are you serious? Were do you think Donetsk is located in Syberia. It has same winter as the rest of Europe.

That's not really true Bandera, there is a lor of climate influence coming from the east and north,determing a temparate continental climate,meaning very cold winters and hot dry summers,but that's true for the largest part of the country,I don't know for Donetsk.

It's not even finished, let's wait for the first match there in summer!!

Cold long winters are you serious? Were do you think Donetsk is located in Syberia. It has same winter as the rest of Europe.

Nobody said it's subarctic Siberia but it's still a continental moderate with pretty cold winters. The summers are dry but I doubt they reach high temperatures while in the early springs or late falls they are quite low at the hours the games are played.

Does he know the exact capacity and number of suites? :)

Sorry for my late answer

ı didnt ask him but first talk ı will ask him,he will call me maybe before Galatasaray - Hamburg game. :)

That's not really true Bandera, there is a lor of climate influence coming from the east and north,determing a temparate continental climate,meaning very cold winters and hot dry summers,but that's true for the largest part of the country,I don't know for Donetsk.

:nuts: Oh, where you have seen a very cold winters in Ukraine? In Donetsk we have a dirty rainy winter with a 2-3 weeks of frost and snow, month of rains in June, hot July and August and unpredictable weather in spring and autumn :)

Oh, where you have seen a very cold winters in Ukraine?
Come on,Ukraine is colder than the largest part of Europe,Donetsk is warmer because it's close to the sea.
In Romania for example we don't even have snow anymore,just rain,except for the mountains.

Ukraine has virtually tropical climate! :D

Pictures by Ukrainian forumer ramatoru

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Come on,Ukraine is colder than the largest part of Europe,Donetsk is warmer because it's close to the sea.
In Romania for example we don't even have snow anymore,just rain,except for the mountains.

Wow youre funny. So Kyiv is colder then Bucharest :lol:

How many snowy days in an year are there in Kiev?In Bucharest 3 max,and that for 5 cm.
And why do you laugh?isn't Kiev higher in latitude?

Kiev is cooler then Bucharest. The sensation of cold in the winter comes a lot from the so called "Crivat" ( The Blizzard ) a cold north-eastern originating wind that blows in the winter in the Baragan Plain at high speed ( over 100 km/h up to 130 ) but the urbanization in Bucharest makes it less powerful in the city. The winter can usually mean a single stronger snow like in January 2008, the reason that the snow was such a big problem is because of the slow moving authorities. It depends from year to year, in late Dec. 2000 I was going out in the mid-day in my t-shirt because the temp. was well over 20 C.
During the summer and probably starting from mid-spring Bucharest is much warmer then Kiev, the Baragan Plain is one of the most hottest places in Europe during the summer and are constantly over 35 C. In 2000 and/or 2001 here and in the Banat Plain the temperatures were constantly the biggest on the European Territory. But of course, I don't know when you're championship starts in the summer, for example here they were killing the players by starting very early in August and now even in July when, if the stadium doesn't have floodlights the players have to make the effort of playing at over 35. In a Gloria Bistrita 2-1 Atletico Madrid game in the last round of Intertoto the Atletico players were pretty much demolished by the temperature. Instead, the stupid television that has the rights insist some games are played at 21:00 in December.
Probably in Kiev/Donetsk springs start warming up much later then here even though sometimes like in 1996 or 1997 and even this year March is extremely cold, I remember in 1996/1997 it snowed during the Orthodox Easter but those are exceptions. While Fall as much as I can see Kiev statistics is much colder then Bucharest, but of course those statistics seem to lie enough as the present may well differ from the past.

How many snowy days in an year are there in Kiev?In Bucharest 3 max,and that for 5 cm.

I don't understand where your data is coming from :dunno:

Average temperature in Kyiv (°C) (http://www.eurometeo.com/english/climate/city_UKKK/id_GT/meteo_kiev%20ukraine).
Average temperature in Bucharest (°C) (http://www.eurometeo.com/english/climate/city_LRBS/clima_select/meteo_Bucharest).

KYIV BUCHAREST DIFFERENCE

JANUARY -6 -3 3
FEBRUARY -5 -1 4
MARCH 1 4 3
APRI 9 11 2
MAY 15 16 1
JUNE 18 20 2
JULY 20 22 2
AUGUST 18 21 3
SEPTEMBER 14 17 3
OCTOBER 7 12 5
NOVEMBER 1 5 4
DECEMBER -4 0 4

AVERAGE 7.33 10.33 3
WINTER AVER. -5 -1.33 3.67

^^ You've just made my point,so Kiev still isn't colder than Bucharest?
4 degrees in winter makes a lot of difference,and you have more snowy days,and the snow lasts longer.
That's not really true Bandera, there is a lor of climate influence coming from the east and north,determing a temparate continental climate,meaning very cold winters and hot dry summers,but that's true for the largest part of the country,I don't know for Donetsk.

So, Ukraine has a Dumbass Arena and a Mentalist Stadium? :lol:

(Only joking guys, this looks pretty impressive)

March 2009 photos of the stadium (Not all, cause there heck of a lot of photos)

http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0309/1.jpg
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Thanks for the update. The interior of the stadium looks fantastic.
Do you have a link for the rest of the pics?

Thanks for the update. The interior of the stadium looks fantastic.
Do you have a link for the rest of the pics?

http://donbass-arena.com/ru/media/foto/foto_0309/

yea u can change it to english at the top right corner of the screen. You can also view the previous months photos if you go here http://donbass-arena.com/en/media/foto/

Really nice stadium.

Only criticism I have is that the interior seems a bit dark, even on a sunny day. It would have been better if they had used more glass on the roof.

I do like this stadium but there are a few things that could have been done better. Like Jim said it seems a bit dark I'm sure that will improve when they put on the lightinh system but I would have put more glass on the roof. To be honest I find the interior a bit dull. I think it looks an awful lot like the Allianz.
I would have made the suites at the back of most of the second tier wrap around the whole thing rather then in small segments it looks. I would also make the second tier smaller and have the first being larger. I would have made the third tier slant even more so that it is a really clear feature. And I would have the second and third overhang their tiers more, a bit like at the Millenium Stadium.

Such a beauty
http://shakhtar.com/data/img/stadium/str/0309/27.jpg

I don't get the darkness complaints, this isn't an ancient Greek amphitheater, natural sunlight is not the primary source of light.

It would be hard to play during daytime without turning on the lights..

Naturally lights will be turned on.

I think it would have looked better if the seats were all Orange and Sakhtar Donetsk written in White or Black if really necessary. ( definitely not that grayish ).
Anyway, this stadium will be the best in Ukraine, even though the Olympic in Kiev is almost rebuilt from 0, this one offers a very good view.

It's hard to say how Olympic will compare to Donbass Arena when done

It's hard to say how Olympic will compare to Donbass Arena when done
They are surely incomparable, imho. Modern football stadium and athletic one.
The first is the pearl of European stadiums, and any way the second will be obviously better than previous openair version =)

Very impressive, can't wait to see it finished!

I think it would have looked better if the seats were all Orange and Sakhtar Donetsk written in White or Black if really necessary. ( definitely not that grayish ).
Anyway, this stadium will be the best in Ukraine, even though the Olympic in Kiev is almost rebuilt from 0, this one offers a very good view.

There isnt gonna be any grey seats on the stadium, just orange, black and white.

i liked this stadium but it's a little bit cold design.it could be more charming.

i repeat it but the stadium looks like more a 60k than 50k

From ukrainian thread...
Фотографии от 10 марта:
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внутренняя часть крышы накрыта "стеклом" (я думаю, что это сотовый поликарбонат):
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(с) http://www.flickr.com/photos/blandm/page3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blandm/page3/)

I can't believe this huge 3 tier stadia is just 50K...

2nd tier is quite small

i repeat it but the stadium looks like more a 60k than 50k

Wow...huge visual difference:nuts:
I know that everybody likes it but it doesn't do it for me...it's just too dark.

Anyone has recent pics of the main stand?

great stadium

Great. Looks much bigger than it is when it comes to capacity.

Lamp posts are being installed at Donbass Arena. The works are at full swing both in the bowl and in the park. According to the project, the stadium will have 242 torches of different height, configuration and design, with most of them (145) to be located in the park. Once all the posts are installed - this will happen in a couple of days - the mounters will start decorating the torches with lamps.

The project developed by Fagus Company (Germany) provides for the torches to be located along the sidewalks, alleys and roads in the park, as well as at the parking lots, along the fences and approach steps to the stadium. External lighting is supposed to operate at full capacity until 22:00. It will be halved from 22:00 till 24:00, while deep into the night – 24:00 till 5:00 - the capacity will be 30%.

Apart from regular, holiday, night and emergency lighting modes, Donbass Arena will also have a decorative backlighting of over 300 lamps. The central alley of fountains will shine in multi-colour abundance, as it will be illuminated by powerful projectors directed from different angles. The fountain with a spinning granite ball will be illuminated by lamps installed at the bottom of the construction. Besides, bottom illumination will be provided not only for all sidewalks in the park, but also for absolutely every tree (!). The general colour tone is cold white. The building of Donbass Arena will feature the same colour, which will also be replenished with bottom blue lighting.

Totally, 12 km of cables running under the stadium will provide for the multi-colour illumination of Donbass Arena. Though, it's not much especially compared to
27 km of video cables and the 300-km-long IT web.

Press Office
Donbass Arena

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http://donbass-arena.com/en/news/?id=9112

this stadium looks great, maybe best in the world, really, but I only don't like roof from inside, looks like Luzhniki (which is awful to me), it could have been covered or something like that

not crazy about either but still a great stadium

this stadium looks great, maybe best in the world,

Best in the world ? wtf ? are you on drugs ? :lol:

this stadium looks great, maybe best in the world

I totally agree. Therefore I'm on drugs too. Already two drug-addicted guys here. Another drug-addicted one, respond :lol:

I think so too. But Neznajka is a Russian who is jealous, that's all :)

Stadium is easily among the best in Europe (or world for that matter). Top5 without problems. Considering that its new (and expensive) it will probably be the best in some terms.

Also believe that the stadium could-be enter in the 5 best stadiums in Europe, but obviously not the best in the world. On the roof: I'm also not very happy, it seems too large and not modern.

a beautiful stadium and not all the best!!!! Please have humilty!

South african stadiums are better, Lille, Lyon,Allianz , Wembley stadium are better...Japanese stadiums (saitama,yokohama..)

Donbass is cool but from far not the best!!!

Im Not jealous :weird: It is good stadium ! I personally like very much inside of the stadium ! And how the seets are located ! It will be great view
on the football field from all the sides :cheers: But cladding from outside and the Roof could be better ImHO ! Donbass is the Best stadium in the post Soviet states for sure ! But not in the Europe and Definetly not in the world :lol: :lol:

Exterior and roof are the best features of this stadium :crazy: exterior is just extraordinary while roof is highly original and an engineering marvel

the roof from my view is just a new version of all those sad east republican stadiums.

They could have done better but the stadium design in general is good!

But it's not the best for sure!

just to clarify, are they going to install some sort of covering on the inside of the roof? it is an engineering marvel, yes, but it looks cluttered to me.

Стандартный ракурс, только немного поближе.
http://s54.radikal.ru/i146/0904/86/2d1f623d030c.jpg
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Top 6 stadiums in Europe:

-Wembley
-Allianz
-Berlin
-Stade de France
-Velstins
-Estadio Da luz


I don't see donbass in this list where is it? :lol:

Please notice that Lille stadium and Lyon will be better than Donestk!!!! it's like that point :)

Who made this list?
IMO its hard to say "best"
Cam Nou has got nearly no roof and very few suites.
But still most people like it.

it's my list! it's relevant to place those stadiums on the top!

Well since it's your list, then there can be no further discussion, of course :)

Best in the world ? wtf ? are you on drugs ? :lol:

it's surely better than any stadium in Russia, hahaha, you have awful stadiums there, only new stadiums area good, like that in Petersburg which is being built.

p.s. this is the best football stadium in the world

p.s. this is the best football stadium in the world

OMG!

http://donbass-arena.com/en/

Awesome! Congratulations Ukraine. Cool stadium for Donetsk!

The luxury in and around this stadium is what makes it one of the best of the world. The look is very nice too, that's what lets it fit in that class in the first place, but its all the little things that make this arena so impressive. Everything about it says luxury.

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http://uaeuro2012.com/content/view/658/30/

fancy exterior,
really beautiful.

GoooD Stadiumm :D Nice Job ;)

It's beautiful and cold!!

They have a lot of glass to clean.

Beautiful pics

They have a lot of glass to clean.

:lol:

We are waiting for Shakhtar in the next year in the Champions League at the Stadium! ;)

We are waiting for Shakhtar in the next year in the Champions League at the Stadium! ;)

At the moment they are in UEFA cup semis? And to qualify for Champions League they need to go through 2nd qualification phase?

April 2009 photos, and once again not all of the photos r here, cause there r a lot. To see more photos of the stadium go here: http://donbass-arena.com/en/media/foto/foto_0409/ :banana:

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very nice pics. red and black doesn't work as interior colours for me, but i guess they are necessary. very cool stadium and precinct.

very nice pics. red and black doesn't work as interior colours for me, but i guess they are necessary. very colour stadium and precinct.

not red, orange

Ukrainian are doing a very good job. The stadium would give an huge impression for the public. The 2012 Euro in Ukrain and Poland will be funnier and huger than in 2008.

Truely amazing to think how far its come since they first started, and to now see the last pieces of the puzzle be put in place. Awesome!

beautiful stadium :)

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I don't like the seating configuration in parts of the main stand with only very few seats inbetween stairs.

Allianz Arena had the same in the beginning. Anyone knows why they changed it to normal configuration later?

I love the out side of it. I got the feeling that at any moment it will take off and fly into space. LOVE IT!

really, the best sports object in Europe, maybe in the world. awesome, magnificent, fantastic :applause: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! excellent work for Donetsk and Ukraine and Ukrainian football :nuts:

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I feel bad after seeing this, because my nation Croatia and my club Dinamo plays on the worst and ugliest stadium in the world :ohno:, Maksimir stadion in Zagreb :cry:

Rubbish talk.

Rubbish talk. A lot of his posts are :)

Nice stadium and great sport object for Ukrain.
But calling it the best in the world, wtf???
Not even in top 10.

really, the best sports object in Europe, maybe in the world. awesome, magnificent, fantastic :applause: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! excellent work for Donetsk and Ukraine and Ukrainian football :nuts:

p.s.
I feel bad after seeing this, because my nation Croatia and my club Dinamo plays on the worst and ugliest stadium in the world :ohno:, Maksimir stadion in Zagreb :cry:

Your time will come :)

Your time will come :)

I hope so, sooner the better

A lot of his posts are :)

Spicy, ti si obični komad govn.ta, sra..e, piz.. ti matar..a :nuts:

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So, when will be the opening, first match?

So, when will be the opening, first match?

29 August 2009

The stadium looks great! :)

Any news about who shakhtar r gonna play in the opening match on the 29th of august??

Any news about who shakhtar r gonna play in the opening match on the 29th of august??

Unknown

Model ready for GE :)

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enjoy :)

Shakhtar are UEFA Cup champions, shame that no longer counts for much but still a nice trophy to add to their collection. I am looking forward to seeing this stadium next season hopefully they get an English team so I can have a better look at the stadium live on TV. How many tickets and suites have they sold for next season? I can't see them filling 50,000 on a regular basis.

Shakhtar are UEFA Cup champions, shame that no longer counts for much but still a nice trophy to add to their collection. I am looking forward to seeing this stadium next season hopefully they get an English team so I can have a better look at the stadium live on TV. How many tickets and suites have they sold for next season? I can't see them filling 50,000 on a regular basis. Perhaps in England, because your non top4 clubs are not competative in Euro competitions. In rest of the Europe tournament is still big enough. Its not CL but its still big. Congrats to Shakhtar on title.

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I don't mean that disrespecfully. But the fact is that the big clubs have done their best to devalue this competition and in some way they have succeded, teams like AC Milan, Valencia, AS Roma the so called big clubs and CL regulards have shown over recent years that they do not care about this comp any more and although it is a still a tough competition to win when you have teams sending out their second team when they can still win it you know a competition is no longer top class. They need to bring in the third place teams from England, Spain, Italy and possibly third place teams from Russia, Germany and France to make it more competitive and important to the big teams.

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I don't mean that disrespecfully. But the fact is that the big clubs have done their best to devalue this competition and in some way they have succeded, teams like AC Milan, Valencia, AS Roma Well, usually when club like that ends in UEFA Cup that means that they are struggling in their domestic league and its normal that they prioritize their domestic competition at that point.

after yesterday's historical success for Ukrainian football, shakhtar's stadium should be named ''Istanbul, 20.V.2009. ARENA'' :lol:

congrats on UEFA Cup winning, and especially congratulations to Darijo Srna, Croatian and Shakhtar HERO. Darijo, legenda si!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perhaps in England, because your non top4 clubs are not competative in Euro competitions. In rest of the Europe tournament is still big enough. Its not CL but its still big. Congrats to Shakhtar on title.

I wouldn't say that non top 4 teams in England are not competitive. It's just that non top 4 teams prioritise other competitions.

For instance, Spurs played Shakhtar in the round of 32 but, because Spurs were in danger of relegation from the Premiership at that time and because they had to play Manchester United in the Carling Cup final only three days later, they fielded a mixture of reserves and youth team players against Shakhtar both home and away. In fact, Spurs' makeshift team outplayed Shakhtar in the second leg and, with the chances they created, really should have taken the match to extra time, at least. Shakhtar's Romanian coach admitted as much after the game.

But congratulations to Shakhtar for winning the UEFA Cup last night. A great achievement for them and their country.

Congratulations Shaktar for New Stadium And Uefa cup..!!

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It's ugly from this pic :lol:

30.05.09

Three Months To Opening

Three months are left before the opening of Donbass Arena. Here are several site "sketches" to show preparations for the Grand Opening.

Outside

The fence enclosing the site gradually "disappears". It is being dismantled both from ulitsa Chelyuskintsev and prospekt Mira, which now give a perfect view of the arena and the outlines of the on-coming European park taking a clear shape. The fence is also being removed from around the widened and treated lake, which opens up with a cascade of smaller water pools. Also, you can see a bustling movement on the surface of the lower and the largest lake - a family of ducks is settling in here! It consists of two adults and a brood of ducklings. Their appearance is a symbolic event and quite a curious sight... especially on the background of works, which are at full swing around the lake and on the area near the stadium. However, it's also very "hot" inside.

Inside

A usual fuss of a hard working day hangs inside. In some areas finishing works still continue, in some - they are being or even been completed. More and more places inside the stadium look almost just like you will see them in three months at the opening of Donbass Arena. Though, there is still much to be done, mostly just polishing and mounting. Installation of commentator booths is almost over. They will lie on top of the press sectors (in the centre of the West Stand, on Tier 1). In total, the stadium provides 28 individual commentator "studios". Each of them will be fully isolated (only the view over the pitch is open) and fully equipped. Very soon, this "mini-front" will be completed.

P.S.

As we are leaving the stadium, another working procedure comes in view- acceptance of the newly-arrived special car to look after the pitch. Soon, we will be happy to see the pitch and the whole Donbass Arena.

Press Office
Donbass Arena

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I assume these are press boxes?

I assume these are press boxes?

It's commentator seats.

Media Are Welcome

Football is another name for work – this is a common phrase for journalists. But a meeting with Donbass Arena should develop the opposite stereotype - work is another name for joy. Elite-class stadium has top-of-the-line conditions, including facilities for media. So, let's have a look at the brief "media plan" at Donbass Arena.

Arrival

Two parking lots are designed for journalists just next to the stadium. This is an underground lot for 30 cars and a large zone for 158 cars in the south side (area - 8,600 sq m) intended for mobile TV studios (OBvan area) and other special-purpose vehicles. Access to the stadium Journalists will have an individual entrance to a special area on Level 2, meant only for them, where spectators are not allowed.

At stands

Press seats are in the centre of the West Stand on Tier 1, one sector above the benches of team managers. The total (maximum) number of seats is 1,158. These include 432 tip-up seats for writing media, 135 commentator seats and 591 seats for other media including several seats for wheelchair journalists.
The number of seats in the press box will depend on the level and round of competitions (Ukrainian Championship, the Champions League etc.)

Of course, Donbass Arena offers high-speed Internet access, high-quality telephone lines, as well as all necessary facilities for TV and photo reporters. Press Box will be accessible through three special tunnels. They lead to the under-the-stand “labyrinths”, where the most interesting after-match events unfold.

Under the stand

The total area of under-the-stand premises for media is around 1,000 sq m excluding special rooms for cameramen and photo reporters, storage rooms, interpreters’ booths, cafes, WCs, a first aid room, as well as a media corridor complex. Let's dwell on key points.

Press-centre

Its area makes up to 285.2 sq m, which is just a little more than a penalty box of a regular football pitch. Press conference room resembles a middle-sized cinema hall. A steep slope of the audience room adds to this image. The steps lead to the stage, where main actors - managers and players - seat. Of course, there will be a special place for TV cameras. Interpreters for online work will seat in special booths in the upper tier. The press-centre is equipped, certainly, with the most advanced facilities.

Interview

Donbass Arena has two areas for hot- or flash interviews during halftimes or after the final whistle. These areas are located on both sides of the pitch access tunnel - just several metres from the threshold of the tunnel leading to the changing booths. The stadium also offers four individual studios for TV and radio interviews with the total area of around 100 sq m. They border on the spacious mixed zone of 200 sq m, through which the players will get to the exit and the underground parking.

Work and relax

The largest part of the "media territory" is intended for journalists to work and rest. Its area makes 352.8 sq m, which is even larger than the press centre because you can not only work here, but also relax. The journalists are welcome to a cafe and a bar, where they can chat with their colleagues and then get back to work. According to a renowned contemporary, journalism is something, which is more interesting today, than tomorrow. Donbass Arena is interesting already today and will be by far more interesting tomorrow.

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I like it. That means that Lille dude hates it.

very cool stadium. in that pic it just looks deceptively small.

does somebody have plans of this stadium or at does somebody know the height of the stands

I decided to photoshop one of the pictures to see how the stadium will look like with the pitch.

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:applause::applause::applause: beautiful stadium!!:master::master::master:

Have the seats got covers on still?

Have the seats got covers on still?

yes

At worst, Donetsk would be the other stadium from Ukraine for the 2012 UEFA Euro if the UEFA would decide to select only two stadiums from Ukraine.

FINALLY!!!! THEY STARTED TO INSTALL THE PITCH!!!! WOOHHHOOOO :banana:

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Where did you get these photos??? they aren't posted on the Donbass-Arena website

Where did you get these photos??? they aren't posted on the Donbass-Arena website

http://donbass-arena.com/ru/news/?id=9722

http://donbass-arena.com/ru/news/?id=9722

Wow, thats weird, its not posted in the english version of the website :ohno:

03.06.09

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May 2009

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Artificial pitch?

Artificial pitch?

No...

Synthetic lawn has almost been laid at Donbass Arena. It will frame the oncoming natural football pitch. This is a so-called technical area, where grass maintenance facilities will move. When the pitch is covered with natural grass, it will look very similar to the synthetic fringe!

Synthetic coating looks like fleece attached to the underlying material. First, a special machine will stuff this fleecy surface with fine dry sand and then fill it with a layer of rubber crumb. This will deliver a fantastic effect: the surface of the "pie" will be covered with fleeces of synthetic grass 15-20 cm high, which will look like natural ones. But, such coating will require certain care and maintenance, sometimes even more thorough compared to basic natural lawn.

Press Office
Donbass Arena

Thanks for the info, Vanbasten. Natural grass for playing field and artificial pitch for technical area. Good combination.

Thanks for the info, Vanbasten. Natural grass for playing field and artificial pitch for technical area. Good combination.

No problem :)

Today photos

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Nice photos, absoulutely fabulous. I was going to post the May 2009 photos from the official website but i was really busy today. Anyways its awsome to see that the pitch is ready :banana2:

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As you cas see in the background the plastic coverings have been removed from that area of the seats. Good job Donetsk :)

Great stadium :banana2:

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As you cas see in the background the plastic coverings have been removed from that area of the seats. Good job Donetsk :)

Yes, we see the letters very very clearly

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Wow, the stadium looks amazing :D

Six Cascades of Beauty

By July, the west entrance of Donbass Arena will look like a fairytale - a cascade of illuminated dynamic fountains will emerge here. Today the facility is being completed.

The fountain comprises six levels. The upper and the lower basins are similar in size: the water here will rise 60 cm from the bottom. Other basins are not that deep - 35 cm on average. In total, 228 cubes of water will run inside the cascade. Also, the construction will take quite a large area: 10.6 metres wide, 57 metres long and 1.2 metres high.

The upper basin of the fountain is decorated with huge balls gracefully pouring out streams of water. Sprayers and geysers along the axis will add to the impressive water pattern. Every evening the water surface will sparkle, glitter and play in the rays of the setting sun.

Press Office
Donbass Arena

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There are a lot of those fountains here in kiev :) but still it will look good with the Donbass-Arena

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famous photos, famous stadium...:applause::applause::applause:

Great stadium, I envy you. Now Srna will finally get the home venue he deserves:lol:

I forgot to ask, how many habitants does Doneck have ?

I forgot to ask, how many habitants does Doneck have ?

Near 1 mln.

It's a nice stadium and credit has to be given that the designers and the owners at the club haven't cut corners and really have made sure that all the facilities are the best they possibly can be. However the design is hardly groundbreaking take away the third tier and what you have is an interior that looks exactly the same as about 25 other stadiums in Europe.

Near 1 mln.

Thanks, thats a lot didn't think its that much. I ask because it would be shame that such a pretty stadium stands empty.

I feel like the pitch is much closer to the stands than in the original renderings. Very good

Near 1 mln.

Actually Donetsk has over 1,566,000 people

Actually Donetsk has over 1,566,000 people

From wikipedia:

Donetsk currently has a population of over 988,000 inhabitants (2007) and has a metropolitan area of over 1,566,000 inhabitants (2004).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk

Veeeeery nice stadium! I really like it!

Thanks, thats a lot didn't think its that much. I ask because it would be shame that such a pretty stadium stands empty. Shakhtar has highest average attendance in Eastern Europe, so i wouldn't worry about that :)

That better for it.

It looks a super stadium and looks to rival any in europe but the interior looks bigger than the 50,000 seats quoted

Yeah by the way, is there any info on the exact capacity of the stadium? since all the seats are installed

Yeah by the way, is there any info on the exact capacity of the stadium? since all the seats are installed

Not officially - 51.371 (It's said mayor of Donetsk)

Great stadium although the roof design puts it down a little.

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pure magic ;)

very old photo....

Heres an awesome view :cheers:

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I like "the old photo" better... the play of shadows is great and it's taken from a better angle...

it ever looks 51,371 seats!!!

A Guiness Worth Record

By Yevgeniy Kolesnichenko

The biggest spinning ball installed before the stadium

The works around the on-coming stadium run without halt. You can already see the outlines of the future 5-star park, which is being gradually decorated with architectural elements. Thus, a huge granite foot ball has emerged by the south approach road to the stadium. The ball will also serve as a fountain. Many knew about this, but in real life the construction has turned to be even more beautiful and impressive, than one could imagine.

"It is the biggest spinning ball on the globe", explained Vadim Gunko, Technical Director of Donbass Arena. "I believe we can register this record and easily claim for the Guiness Book."

A thirty-ton giant was made by German masters of special granite - Tittlinger. The ball is over 2.7 metres in diameter. Though, extremely big, the construction really looks like a foot ball. Grey elements on the surface are of polished granite, while black ones have a sandblast finish and are covered with acrylic. The ball stand is also quite impressive: it's 360 cm in diameter and weighs 12.5 tons.

ENKA specialists mounted the giant ball during two days being supervised by German experts. Last Saturday, technical staff had a briefing on operational characteristics of the construction installed.

But the main wonder is that, the huge ball will spin under the pressure of two water streams. Water pressure and perfectly round shape of the ball ensure the spinning. Deflection between the ball and a sphere is less than 0.1mm.

The ball is controlled by an automated programmer and has several modes of spinning and the system has already been tested. The ball is not spinning so far, however, it will be launched once all the "dusty" works in the south part of the stadium are over.

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The exterior is great, makes it look quite 'soviet', but the inside is just Allianz-lite. Ah well.

The exterior is great, makes it look quite 'soviet', but the inside is just Allianz-lite. Ah well.

Really, you think so? I have to disagree, the exterior looks nothing 'soviet'.

Really, you think so? I have to disagree, the exterior looks nothing 'soviet'.

absolutly nothing

The exterior, roof and general finishing touches in this stadium are top class but the interior is saved by the slightly different third tier because without it the stands would look extremely ordinary. I think in terms of quality this will be the best stadium at Euro 2012 by miles but in terms of the having the most unique and interesting design the best stadium will be in Poznan.

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The exterior, roof and general finishing touches in this stadium are top class but the interior is saved by the slightly different third tier because without it the stands would look extremely ordinary. I think in terms of quality this will be the best stadium at Euro 2012 by miles but in terms of the having the most unique and interesting design the best stadium will be in Poznan.

why dont we just wait till all of them are finished then we can say which is best...tw what is the caption on the ball.

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Good point I was just basing that point of view on what stadium developments have been done so far.

I think in terms of quality this will be the best stadium at Euro 2012 by miles


Not sure, in fact :


Last month:
Doubts still persist over Poland and Ukraine Euro 2012


Uefa has chosen four Polish cities and Ukraine's capital Kyiv to host Euro 2012 games but has postponed a final decision on other Ukrainian venues, the organisation's president, Michel Platini, said.

"There are still many problems to be resolved in Ukraine," he admitted. "There are huge infrastructure problems."

The four Polish cities are Warsaw, Poznan, Wroclaw and Gdansk, and Platini named Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv as the Ukrainian candidates awaiting confirmation with a final decision to be made 30 November, reports The Guardian.

The former French international said Kyiv was the only Ukraine city on the list, but would not definitely host the final as had been planned. "The final match will be held in Kyiv only if specific conditions with regard to the stadium, airport infrastructure, regional transport and accommodation are met by 30 November," Platini said.

"Kyiv is OK according to Uefa's criteria for all matches leading up to the semi-final. If it's not Kyiv it could be Warsaw."

Really, you think so? I have to disagree, the exterior looks nothing 'soviet'.

Exterior doesn't really look Soviet to me, but i have to say the roof makes me think Soviet, only because of it reminds me of Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow for some reason....
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Amazing stadium I love the name of the football team Donetsk

I cant wait till this stadium will be completed!!!!

Yeah looks great, though i wish they had of used materials in the roof to let the light through. It's very dark inside.

^^ I agree, like for example they are going to make a transparent roof for the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.

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46 days left to completion in my calculation...

Really, you think so? I have to disagree, the exterior looks nothing 'soviet'.

In a sort of imposing faceless way, not in a soviet-architectural style sense.

I guess it's the way it leans out.

46 days left to completion in my calculation...

62 :) (29 August)

There could be problems with grass because of this roof.

62 :) (29 August)

the 29th of August will be the opening match, they will complete the stadium b4 that date.

i must agree, a translucent roof would worked wonders.

Моя сегодняшняя небольшая вылазка на территорию стадиона. Вблизи стадион выглядит более впечатляюще и масштабнее чем глядя на фото. Так же в живую не так портится впечатление от части металлической облицовки фасада стадиона, на этот минус даже не обращаешь внимание.

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^^ Wow, the stadium looks nice in these photos

beautiful stadium! greetz from Poland!

beautiful stadium! greetz from Poland!

Thnx, you too for improving on the construction on the stadiums there in Poland ;)

^^ Wow, the stadium looks nice in these photos

And from another photos looks good too.

Im just wondering about one thing, when are they going to post June 2009 photos on the Donbass-Arena website?? I keep on looking over and over and still no photos :ohno:

One of most beautiful stadium euro 2012, greetz from POLAND !!!!!!!

One of most beautiful stadium euro 2012, greetz from POLAND !!!!!!!

Thnx. You guys have also nice designs, it just i wanna see some of them completed before i can judge weather they are awesome or not :D

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I was about to post these photos, but you already did, but anyways these are really nice photos, I can't wait till the opening match on the 29th of August.

P.S- Is there still no info on who will play Shakhtar in the opening match?

JUST AWESOME!!!

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Greetings from Kiev!!!

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Isnt that dangerous????

haha lol I agree. But its probably just the angle of the camera. The sparks could just possibly be flying around on the left side of him.

The UFO is almost ready to take off.:cheers:
It definitely looks larger than it's capacity,almost 70k IMO.

The UFO is almost ready to take off.:cheers:
It definitely looks larger than it's capacity,almost 70k IMO.

Id say it looks about 60k or something like that.

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:cheers: congrat. brothers!

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the stadium is gonna be amazing during 2012

New Galery form Donieck. Stadium is almost ready
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post #707 ... :)

Excellent stadium! Regards from Slovenia.

Looks really impresive. Congrats!!!

New Galery form Donieck. Stadium is almost ready

Its spelled "Donetsk"

It's definitely the best stadium in EE and one of the best in Europe.Nothing was really happening in infrastructure matter for years and now I can proudly say that we're slowly but surely step by step catching up with The West's sport arenas.We needed 20 years to recover from very harmful system called communism...

super arena :cheers:

Green Area Almost Ready

Along with the stadium the parking area at Donbass Arena is getting ready to opening. Although preparations are in progress, the five-star park impresses with the variety of trees, bushes and grass already today.

“Chestnuts, willow, blackthorn, lilac, honeysuckle, barberry, roses, Echinacea and Hemerocallis are just a few plants bedded out in the park”, says Maksim Radomskiy, agronomist of the parking area at Donbass Arena. “They were planted with a ball of earth as in a pot to improve survival ability and acclimatization. Everything has taken root and is growing gradually despite the hot weather.

All the expected trees, bushes and grass for the lawn have been planted on the main parking section. The irrigation system has been launched too. We are looking after the plants now: weeding, watering and shaping them”.

“We’ve completed bedding out perennial plants. Earthworks are at full swing in the southern part of the park with irrigation system being installed. This sector will be commissioned at the latest term because of its complexity”, says the agronomist. It will be the main recreation area with an extensive network of paths, slopes, a rock garden, a pond and a waterfall cascade.

Everything will be top class in the five-star park. An automated watering system should be mentioned in this respect. It is made of underground tubes of different diameter for drip and sprinkler irrigation. The first system allows slow soaking of water into soil through thin tubes with holes to ensure regular moistening. Sprinklers will water the plants from above, like a sort of “water umbrellas”. In addition, trees will have a root irrigation system.

Specialists say the irrigation system is going through the final check-up and the park will see its first visitors soon.
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Impressive, indeed. A team like Shaktar really deserved such a stadium.

This is the best stadium in Eastern Europe and there is definately an arguement to claim that Shakhtar are also the strongest team in Eastern Europe. I wish it had a more distinctive interior but I won't bitch too much because everything else is top class. Hopefully Shakhtar get a good draw next season and I hope they can finally make an impact in the Champions League.

It's definitely the best stadium in EE and one of the best in Europe.Nothing was really happening in infrastructure matter for years and now I can proudly say that we're slowly but surely step by step catching up with The West's sport arenas.We needed 20 years to recover from very harmful system called communism...

Oh, bad, bad "communism". But in "communist" China there are also great arenas and it didn't stop country to make great OG. Maybe because it's not about "communism", but about developing of stadium architecture? LOL
Another ideology which is prefered today makes the world unstable, living in Global Economic Crisis, Crisis of SYSTEM, full of wars and propoganda, number of dead people only increased under pretext of spreading this ideology. I just like some people, who blindly think that they are living in black&white reality..

China really isn't that communist anymore. This probably is the best stadium in EE.

The Donbass-Arena is known to be the most technological stadium in Europe. Thats what i read in one article.

how many lounges and restaurants does it have?
BTW did i already asked the number of suites? :D

Oh, bad, bad "communism". But in "communist" China there are also great arenas and it didn't stop country to make great OG. Maybe because it's not about "communism", but about developing of stadium architecture? LOL
Another ideology which is prefered today makes the world unstable, living in Global Economic Crisis, Crisis of SYSTEM, full of wars and propoganda, number of dead people only increased under pretext of spreading this ideology. I just like some people, who blindly think that they are living in black&white reality..
PRC is a dictatorship oriented on economic growth, which is the only reason that legitimates it. Growth means everything to communist party, communism means nothing to them. They are hostages of the economic growth. EOT

stadium!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sporting should play against Shaktar in Champions League...again :D

Beautiful, amazing and wonderful is the stadium!


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Congratulations !

The Stadium Lights Up

For several days Donetsk locals have been enjoying an unmatched phenomenon: Donbass Arena is shining like an actual flying saucer. The explanation is simple – the stadium has started mounting LEDs to backlight the glass facade.

When assembled, the main facade section will feature blue backlight, while the perimeter of the upper roof edge will be lined with white light to produce the effect of a soaring roof. Thousands of LEDs are being installed from the inside of the facade.

The chief distinction of the facade spot backlighting is its energy efficiency. It will consume just 50-60 kW/h, which is very little, experts say. Regular luminescent or steel-halogen lamps would consume hundreds of kilowatts per hour.
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Sporting should play against Shaktar in Champions League...again :D

Shakhtar-Benfica 0-2, today.

wow the stadium is reallllllllllllyyyyyy nice at night.

First Turnstile Installed

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Donbass Arena has started installing e-turnstiles today. The first facility was mounted in the south of the stadium.

Vsevolod Prokopenko, DISS engineer in radio frequency identification, explains that a football fan will insert a ticket or a season ticket into a reading device. The data will get to the general database to be processed. If everything is right, handles of the turnstile turn forward and let you in.

According to experts, a turnstile is a kind of a mini-computer linked to the common network of the stadium.

Once the entrances are fit with such facilities, special software will be installed on each turnstile to be linked to Donbass Arena database.

In total, the stadium will be equipped with 89 regular turnstiles, 18 - for wheelchair users and 8 – for VIPs.
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A Step With Allowance for the Future

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Donbass Arena is getting ready for the oncoming opening and has started setting up illumination facilities. They are designed and assembled to ensure compliance of the best European stadium with the high UEFA standards.

The equipment installed at Donbass arena is supplied by Philips – the company number one in sport illumination. Philips supplied facilities for all football events held over the past 20 years by FIFA and UEFA (Football World Cup in Germany, Korea etc.). Besides, many huge global sport complexes operate illumination systems by Philips too. Benefits of this equipment include first-class quality, highly accurate projection and selection of optical elements and direction of illumination, etc.

All pieces of the illumination equipment have been installed so far with 272 spot projectors being aligned. The pitch wears temporary marking. It features 150 points, where a certain projector should aim. A worker up under the stadium's roof seeks a point on the pitch with a special laser sight and fixes a projector in a required position.

Adjusting the equipment is a very complex process, experts say. Broadcasting a match is impossible without proper illumination. UEFA sets strict requirements to lighting at stadiums. The standards are regularly updated depending on the forthcoming event. Meeting these criteria is paramount not for the spectators at Donbass Arena (a human eye can see the unfolding events even with poor illumination), but for TV broadcasting. Specific nature of TV equipment (optical elements and matrix, which collects and transmits information) is to ensure the same picture both for supporters at the stadium and TV viewers. This firstly depends on illumination.

Illumination at the stadium is tailored to a TV camera. Donbass Arena has eight main dedicated cameras located across the stadium in line with UEFA, which require special illumination. Today, UEFA illumination standard for international matches and the Champion's League battles is 1,600 lux. Donbass Arena can boast of facilities providing 2,000 lux. This level is a condition for broadcasting matches with high resolution TV technologies. Illumination at Donbass Arena is a step with allowance for the future. Besides, 2,000 lux is a UEFA requirement to EURO 2012 games.

By the way, tight standards are set not only to the level of illumination, but also to the quality of light. This means that the grass on the pitch must be green on screen, and the players' faces must look natural. Therefore, Philips has developed special sources of light with increased colour reproduction.

There are also special requirements to blinding. Donbass Arena equipment matches them all.

Interestingly, the light can pollute environment. In other words, at night, a projector with poor optical elements will illuminate not only the object itself, but also the sky and adjacent objects. Illumination norms insist that a light flow should be directed onto a particular point to avoid dispersion and light column, so that a person on the way to the stadium could see a starry sky above. Many high-rank stadiums fail to meet these requirements. Donbass Arena leadership, certainly, cares for to the city environment and claims by right that Donetsk will not suffer from "light pollution" thanks to illumination by Philips.
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A beautiful stadium, certainly one of the best in Europe.

However, I hate the glass in front of one of the stands to separate the fans. There should be no place for such things in modern football. This isn't hockey.

However, I hate the glass in front of the stands to separate the fans. There should be no place for such things in modern football. This isn't hockey. Gotta have box for away fans.

CAN'T WAIT UNTIL FIRST GAME

Largest European Displays Launched

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Two displays of 92 sqm each were mounted as far back as in February. In May, the specialists laid communication networks. Fitting of the system control room was followed by installation of equipment to operate two giant LED displays. Today the huge monitors are being set up and tested.

”We have connected three computers to the system”, says Aleksey Tereshchenko, a business development manager for Philips. ”Also, we have installed software developed by inhouse experts. The main computer controls the whole system. Another one operates large LED displays. The third computer will cover the banner line of LED displays along the pitch perimeter”.

The system was assembled like a giant Meccano set. At the moment we are routing the power and information signal lines. LEDs flash up in different colours displaying related symbols. This is how specialists check if all elements are correctly connected.

The banner line of LED displays will also be mounted soon. It will be 267 metres long. According to Philips experts, these banner-displays will be easily demountable to construct an additional large mobile display.
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Donbass Arena

Bombon :nuts:

Amazing stadium! I absolutelly love it! A bit like a space ship but no matter what - simply AMAZING!

Fans Saw Donbass Arena From Inside

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The 5-star Donbass Arena has presented its bowl, which came to be a big event for the city. Visitors were more than excited. Everybody took out his camera, mobile - in a word whatever came to hand - and started filming and snap shooting the seats, the lawn, the stands, the displays, the roof... Men, women and boys and girls competed in sharing their impressions.

"I just can't describe my emotions. The roof is the most impressing thing. RSK Olimpiyskiy doesn't have it. I believe here will be quite a different - thrilling - gaming atmosphere", says a young boy Artur Gubka.

While the supporters were looking around, Stepan Mikhailov, the guide, told them about the distinctions of Donetsk Diamond and advanced technologies applied during its construction. The fans saw, where the footballers' locker rooms, the Club's Museum and the FC Shakhtar brand shop will be located. Many wanted to get to the seats, for which they bought season tickets.

"The stadium is just great!" with tears in his eyes exclaims Sergey Sovetov, who came here together with his little son. "We didn't even expect the stadium to be like that! The pitch, the scale, the seats - everything is really impressive. Everything is perfect! We've never seen anything like this before. Our seats will be in Sector 120 just in a big letter "A". We really want to touch them”.

The bowl was presented by Oleksandr Atamanenko, Donbass Arena Operations Director. He thanked everybody for buying the season tickets and told, why Donetsk stadium can fairly claim to be the best European football facility.

"Now that you’ve been our friends, I'd like to say once again: welcome to Donbass Arena!”

When the footballers appeared on the pitch, the stand burst into chanting "Shakhtar, Shakhtar!" Everybody was just petrified, as this was the first time Donbass Arena bowl saw the fans. Let’s see what happens when the stands are fully packed!
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Donbass Arena.

And my trip to D-Arena:

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Great pics!

The stadium looks way better inside with the seats uncovered. The exterior is too beautiful to say something. Nice stadium, but I wonder, are all seats covered?