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FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk




This is one of the arenas for the Euro 2012 championship. 31,000 seats (some sources say 34,000) To be finished this year. It will, besides everything else, have two 60 square meters large TV screens on the sides, which are usually placed for only 50-60k stadiums.

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ALL EURO 2012 STADIUMS

Poland, Warsaw (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=552599)
Poland, Gdansk (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=552658)
Poland, Poznan
Poland, Wroclaw (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=537376)
Poland, Chorzow (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=598146)
Poland, Krakow

Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=438751)
Ukraine, Donetsk (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=437698)
Ukraine, Lviv (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=613728)
Ukraine, Kyiv (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=505872)
Ukraine, Odesa (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=513034)
Ukraine, Kharkiv (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=472943)

Is it an idea to make an 'Ukrainian 'Stadium Thread'?
There are some real nice stadiums in Ukraine. And like you told yourself, there are a lot of developments going on?
Would love to see them all together!

^^ I wanted to make a separate thread for Donetsk stadium, so I don't know if it should all be merged into a single unified thread.

I don't know if there are more planns or nice stadiums in Ukraine (personaly I like Dinamo Kiev also, I don't know why, because it is ugly as hell, but damn it's an impressive 100 000 cap)
Maybe if you put the stadiums together, the thread/topic stays longer up in the list, because more people are interested!

Updates:

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in real it looks better then on the renders to be hounest!
(glad to live in Spain though when I look at the snow...)

I really hope Poland/Ukraine gets Euro 2012

reminds me of Karaiskaki in Athens :)

nice :)

Nearing completion!

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EURO 2012 stadium :cheers:
and it will be finshed in some months
lol, maybe it will need an upgrade in some years :D
2007-2012 :D

Nice stadium mate, keep it up with updates!

an article mentioned that it will have a capacity of 34,000 instead of initially mentioned 31,000.

Could someone change the thread title to:

Euro-2012 stadium: Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk

^^^ PM a mod.

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:banana:

With all of the Polish cities wanting bigger stadiums (Lodz and Poznan saying 50k and Krakow, Katowice etc getting in on the act) and also Kharkiv and Odessa wanting to host games, do you think this stadium will end up being big enough for Euro 2012 as it will be much smaller then the rest?

Still its very nice, is it expandable?

With all of the Polish cities wanting bigger stadiums (Lodz and Poznan saying 50k and Krakow, Katowice etc getting in on the act) and also Kharkiv and Odessa wanting to host games, do you think this stadium will end up being big enough for Euro 2012 as it will be much smaller then the rest?

Still its very nice, is it expandable?

50k stadium would be too much for Dnipropetrovsk, because after the Euro-2012 it would be difficult to fill it all up. Plus, it's being built by a single investor, who probably doesn't want to spend more money than needed. This size of stadium, is perfectly standard for a Euro championship. It's going to be a very comfortable, cozy, high standard arena.

Yes, it can be expanded to a capacity of 45.000

Congratulations from Poland!!

Dnipro stadium update from may 8th, 2007 :banana:

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This is great stadium, I like it!

construction update

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:banana: :cheers:

Great pics, but are those roof supports permanent? Surely that will mean quite a few obstructions. I can't see why they are necessary in the first place.

I reckon they are permanent.

Dr. Mesofius, sorry for Off-topic, but would you be able to help me with information on that Ivanofrankivsk Stadium refurbishment?

Dr. Mesofius, sorry for Off-topic, but would you be able to help me with information on that Ivanofrankivsk Stadium refurbishment?

Sorry, I forgot about that. I searched, but couldn't find any information. If you can, please post the render you obtained, I'm just as curious myself.

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/8986/ivanofrankowskim3.th.jpg (http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ivanofrankowskim3.jpg)

here it is, not much but still. If you get anything please let me know, this would be very helpful.

lol, I only now noticed your signature... DANZEN! :) Verka Serduchka rulez the world

Wow, it's pretty nice, thanks.

Sieben sieben aj lu lu :D

31,000 seats (some sources say 34,000)


The stadium is nice, but isn't the minimum size for Euro and Worldcup stadiums at least 40,000 seats?

No. Most Euro are 30k stadiums.

2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_UEFA_European_Football_Championship

2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_UEFA_European_Football_Championship

2000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_UEFA_European_Football_Championship

There are usually 2 or 3 at max 50k stadiums. Ukraine will have two (Kyiv and Donetsk) and Poland one.

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Looks nice. I just hate the fact that there's only one ring.

NICE !!
SO UKRAINE WILL HOST EURO 2012 ?
I DID NOT KNOW THAT FIFA ALREADY DECIDED.

^^ yes.
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First game on this venue will be played in a few months, it'll be a friendly of FC Dnipro and some German team, Borussia if I recall correctly.

NICE !!
SO UKRAINE WILL HOST EURO 2012 ?
I DID NOT KNOW THAT FIFA ALREADY DECIDED.

Not FIFA but UEFA, and not only Ukraine, but with Poland ;)

Update

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:drool:

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(11.07.2007) :banana:

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Not the best time to take off the goggles
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Thank You for update Stas, Jesus they were not kidding about the screen, the thing is massive, i'd say it's for a 60k venue.:okay: :okay: :okay:

Yes, it's enormous :)

Greeeeeeeeaaaaaat :banana: :cheers:

Anyone have any latest construction photos of pitch and seats installation? The Dnipro website does not regularly update. I am assuming the stadium is virtually finished by now?

Update (From 09.08.07)

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El Vampiro Ucraniano Excellent post! Thanks.

I like it...the interior looks awesome.
Thanks for the updates.

So far it's my favorite, even more so than the Donetsk arena, it looks so cozy and pleasant.

a real football arena, the stands are very close to the pitch, no subdivisions on the stands,, excellent

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if this stadium was being built in lets say england or germany, id disapprove of it's rather dull design.however, bearing in mind the current state of most of the facilities in eastern europe i can only say F A N TA S T I C!!! i cant' wait to see what donetsk will turn out to look like in the end. one thing is for sure, ukraine and poland will have some serious venues come 2012. i can only hope the rest of us in eastern europe wont have to wait for some major event for things to improve.

if this stadium was being built in lets say england or germany, id disapprove of it's rather dull design.however, bearing in mind the current state of most of the facilities in eastern europe i can only say F A N TA S T I C!!! i cant' wait to see what donetsk will turn out to look like in the end. one thing is for sure, ukraine and poland will have some serious venues come 2012. i can only hope the rest of us in eastern europe wont have to wait for some major event for things to improve.

Agreed. If it was in England I would probably hate the team playing there after seeing way too many Pride Parks and Walkers Stadiums... but just being in Dniepropietrowsk makes it better.

There's more coming in Bratislava, Varna and Bucuresti from what I know, plus many Russian coming up :) so Central and Eastern Europe is growing :)

There's also a nice Slavia stadium finishing construction in Praha.

From the webcam
http://demo:demo@195.5.61.71:8080/cgi-bin/video.jpg

This guy says that the construction is slightly delayed and the stadium will open in October
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There's also a nice Slavia stadium finishing construction in Praha.

I know this thread is for a different stadium, but have you got a link, or could you post some pictures of how that ones coming along? I've been looking for a while, and can't find much at all.

Of course, this is the thread
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=432332

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:cheers:

Nice stadium but pillars that obstruct the view belong to the past, I'd rather have a stadium without a roof than a stadium with one and a ugly pole in front of me when i go to watch a game.

well, I'm not an engineer or an architect, so I don't know what they are for, but either way blame the Germans if it's something unnecessary, they designed it.

Those columns carry the weight down into the primary supports (structural concrete) which are not located at the bak of the bowl, but about or 6 rows in, which is a more structurally There is a similar solutions at the Metrodome in Minneapolis (1982), where the bowl extends 6 rows past the back columns, and the supports for the bracing ring for the dome follows those columns, giving it about 1,500 obstructed views in the last 5 rows.

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Perhaps it's a trick to force fans buy better tickets earlier on :)

Of course, this is the thread
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=432332

Much appreciated :)

Guys (esp. Dr Mesofius and El Vampiro), not that I'm complaining but it's pretty quiet and if I'm not mistaking this one should vahe been ready by now.

^^ There was a slight delay with construction of a car park, but it's settled now, official opening is planned for march :)

^^ thanks a lot for the news!

Update, not a lot of visible changes happened, i think that they want to finish the pitch before winter...

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Update!

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Those people who have seats behind that scoreboard are gonna be a bit pissed aren't they?

I Dont like that giant I dont what should I call it (VIP?) taking away so many seats.

It's like a 3 sided stadium.

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It's a VIP oriented arena, that's one of its main features, 1000 VIP seats. You can have a lots of Presidents and Prime Ministers watching the game together. Otherwise it would have been a 45,000 stadium, but that's not needed in Dnipro as of yet.

Those VIP sections keep the tickets for the other seats affordable for normal people. They might not be pretty but they are a necessary evil.

I agree but you rarely see one that so dominates the design of a stadium. That really is bizarre.

Just a question: can those guys see that goal?

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Just a question: can those guys see that goal?

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2056/dnipront7.jpgWell, it looks like there won't be any seats there.

It looks blue to me...

Nice stadium, nothing special tho.

Update!!!

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:banana:

French Genoble like stadium!

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3788/stadejanvier2007smallog4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Let's just compare them!

Karaiskaki Stadium (home of Olympiacos C.F. Pireus).
Cap. 33.330
Built 2003-2004:

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki2.jpg

All the same! :drool:

Lazy architects :rant:

well Olympiacos C.F. Pireus obviously spent the money so the roof would be cantilevered and therefore have unobstructed views

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Parking lots
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During halftime fans will cool off in these multiple pools :)
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Reception
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very good job mmmm! :cheers:

I just wish the facade was more similar to the Donbas Arena. But still :banana:

beautiful.

Some fresh photos. :)

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how many suites will it have?

I am not sure about the number of suites, but a total capacity of VIP lounge will be 1000. Which is pretty big for a stadium it's size.

P.S. Sorry for a late reply.:)

Ok, opening was officialy announced. 20th of August, with a very symbilic game. Ukraine will be playing against our neighbour and co-host of Euro 2012 Poland! :)

I know who will win ^^ friendship :D

Very similar to the Walker's Stadium and Ricoh Arena here in the U.K. They've subsequently been criticised for the destruction the new stadiums had on atmosphere due to having too many seats for small attendances.

Will Dnipro be able to fill it often?

Don't you know the cost of this stadium?, thanks.
Looks good.

Yes,look like to olimpiakos stadium,why want to do this? and when will be finish pitch?

And sorry, no look like, same stadium :)

Very similar to the Walker's Stadium and Ricoh Arena here in the U.K. They've subsequently been criticised for the destruction the new stadiums had on atmosphere due to having too many seats for small attendances.

Will Dnipro be able to fill it often?

I think yes, they are a big club competing for the gold and have an extencive fan base.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/IMG_0720.jpg

Bathtub is really fantastic. I wish we could have such a thing in Korean football stadiums.

Ok, opening was officialy announced. 20th of August, with a very symbilic game. Ukraine will be playing against our neighbour and co-host of Euro 2012 Poland! :)

Jesus Christ! I have to get a ticket at once :)

i wouldnt bother they mean 20th august 2009, its Ukraine whadddddyyyya expect?:badnews:

still on depri tour :ohno:

i wouldnt bother they mean 20th august 2009, its Ukraine whadddddyyyya expect?:badnews:

what's your problem? Stop depressing everyone

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_19/IMG_3527.jpg

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_19/IMG_3505.jpg

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_19/IMG_3554.jpg

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_22/IMG_4817.jpg

It's 99.2% completed. Nice stadium. It indeed deserves to be one of Euro host venues!

It's going to be the first Euro 2012 ready arena :)

Btw when did the construction start? Considering that choice for Euro 2012 hosting was made less than a year ago, was the stadium going to be built by the club's own needs regardless of hosting the tournament?

Ye, Dnipro's old stadium sucked, so i guess they would build it even if they didn't get Euro.

Anyway this is one brilliant stadium. My dream stadium actually. No tiers. No atletic pitch. No unnecessary crap. Just pure football. It reminds me on Olympiacos FC stadium.

Ye, Dnipro's old stadium sucked, so i guess they would build it even if they didn't get Euro.

Anyway this is one brilliant stadium. My dream stadium actually. No tiers. No atletic pitch. No unnecessary crap. Just pure football. It reminds me on Olympiacos FC stadium.

You are absolutely right. Just a single tier for 31,000. The atmosphere would be fantastic indeed there!

Great stadium, congrats :cheers:
Was it financed by the club or state?



It's 99.2% completed. Nice stadium. It indeed deserves to be one of Euro host venues!


Just curious whats the .8% remaining :D

Great stadium, congrats :cheers:
Was it financed by the club or state?






Just curious whats the .8% remaining :D

Sorry. I don't know myself :colgate: It looks like recently that I don't fully know myself :lol: As Socrates said, to know oneself is absolutely true!

It was financed by the club :)

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_22/IMG_4788.jpg

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_22/IMG_4787.jpg

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_22/IMG_4819.jpg

Why don't they wrote also "Dnipropetrovsk" into the seats?

No unnecessary crap.

Well it does have a f**king big VIP box area which is unnecessary crap and interrupts the flow of the stands, but there you go.

It's still a lovely ground.

Any up to date exterior shots?

Why don't they wrote also "Dnipropetrovsk" into the seats?

Nobody says Dnipropetrovsk, it's a long and artificial name of the city. It has alternative historical names: Yekaterynoslav, Sicheslav, Kodak. But they're all controversial and disputable, so everyone in Ukraine calls this city simply Dnipro or Dnepr.

This is from several weeks ago I think
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/sprinter23/DSC06716.jpg

By the way, this is a large and very unknown city in Europe, so for those of you curious as to how it looks, here's a skyline shot:

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/06/12/18240.jpg

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_23/IMG_6017_4__3__2__1_.jpg
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http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery/metallurg_23/IMG_6015_5__4__3__2_.jpg
:cheers:

Nice stadium. Go Ukraine! Build Kyiv Olympic Stadium faster;)

Countdown to inauguration -> 27 days 17 hours 45 minutes 26 seconds

By the way, this is a large and very unknown city in Europe, so for those of you curious as to how it looks, here's a skyline shot:

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/06/12/18240.jpg

nice one!!!

got some more?

By Pyanitsa (Urban Ukraine)
http://i032.radikal.ru/0807/d0/a6103a2af4f1.jpg

http://i081.radikal.ru/0807/bc/695f0106e373.jpg

Happy to see how eastern Europe is improving their stadia :cheers: I trust Ukraine and Poland to be ready for Euro 2012

I like it :cheers:

Stadium looking great. But for how many cars it's planned? Is there any subterranean parking? Because on the pictures there are not many lots..

When will the stadium be officially inaugurated?

Either mid-fall or at the beginning of the spring depending on how the landscaping goes. Their goal is September I believe.

^^ August

^^ August

I don't think so. From what we've heard in Poland stadium won't be ready for the previous August 20th fixture between Polska and Ukraine. And this one time I don't think it's a speculation.

^^ Will see.

this stadium reminds me of Karaiskaki stadium in Athens, Greece.

this stadium reminds me of Karaiskaki stadium in Athens, Greece.

Piraeus...not athens,

this stadium has noting special... but euro 2012 is coming and ukraine hai this stadium an the nera completion shaktar stadium, for the stadia problems in ukraine,these 2 stadia are like oxigen

Are there any pics from the inside that have been taken recently? Also when will Dnipro play their first game in the stadium?

Official inauguration is tommorrow :cheers:

Official inauguration is tommorrow :cheers:

Wow congratulations! I'm looking forward to it.

News report from before the inauguration http://tsn.ua/sport/u-dnipropetrovsku-vidkrivsya-stadion-do-yevro-2012-video.html

Our forumers are just returning from the opening ceremony, they say that it reminded them of the Chinese Olympics opening just at a smaller scale and that everything was amazing, perfectly organized and looked awesome.

I found some pics from the Presidential website who went there for the opening! :)

President arrives to the city
http://www.president.gov.ua/done_img/gib/17244.jpg

President plays football :lol:
http://www.president.gov.ua/done_img/gib/17250.jpg

http://www.president.gov.ua/done_img/gib/17247.jpg

http://www.president.gov.ua/done_img/gib/17248.jpg

They (the forumers who went there) say that the whole area around the stadium was transformed in the last couple of days, there are new roads, sidewalks, modernized lighting in the parks etc.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/sprinter23/100_9505.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/sprinter23/100_9506.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/sprinter23/100_9515.jpg

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http://s49.radikal.ru/i126/0809/bb/4762d72b5157.jpg

:cheers:


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At last the first stadium on Euro 2012 opened :cheers:, now we are waiting for consecutive. 2009r - Donieck, 2010 - Cracow, Poznań, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Cracow, Lvov, Odessa, Kharkiv, 2011 - Warsaw, Chorzów, Kiev.
Everything is going in good direction, ones of the best championships will take place in 2012 europiums in the football in history.
Congratulations of opening the wonderful object :cheers:

Who played in the opening game?

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/sprinter23/DSC08898.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/sprinter23/DSC08902.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/sprinter23/DSC08988.jpg

From photo.unian.net:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/6749/dniproyb2.jpg

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/256/dnipro01gb0.jpg

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/7800/dnipro02as4.jpg

Congrats Dnipro fans!!

:cheers:

Who played in the opening game?

Dynamo and Spartak, but I think these were symbolic teams with older players.

Finally Dnipro played their first official game in the stadium.
Dnipro 1:2 Metalurg Zaporizhya, alas for home side.
With 27,000 crowd reported by Ukrainian Premiere League

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6295/img4158qo8.jpg

GREAT PHOTO GOOD SAVE!!!

I read today that UEFA complains that the stadium has 28k instead of 31k seats and that they will need to add seats. Is this information true?

I read today that UEFA complains that the stadium has 28k instead of 31k seats and that they will need to add seats. Is this information true?

They needed to take out a few thousands seats due to the stage at one side.

According to Football Federation of Ukraine president G.Surkis, Dnipro Arena has 31,000 gross and 28,000 net capacity by now, while UEFA standard for Euro is minimum 30,000 net. So arena needs 2,000 more net (for usual pay-and-watch audience).
By G.Surkis, the decision is in seats width - to replace current 50 cm seats with 45 cm ones.

wow
45cm is european standard
50cm is even big for NFL standard (47-50cm) :D

By doing a quick math 5 centimeters less for seat would rase the capacity by 3111 seats,to a total of 31000,according to the initial project.

Report by Пятница (Ukrainian member), of the opening day which coincided with the city celebrations.

I'll include some non-stadium pics for the atmosphere :)

http://s43.radikal.ru/i099/0810/13/82de31ff0f40.jpg

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a-la beijin olympics :)
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:cheers:

That is a really nice stadium

Indeed it is :)

isent 31k a small stadim for a city like dnipropetrovsk ?

Last match attendance was below 10k for a regal match, so its more than needed. Of course for major games it would get filled up.

Nice pics from the opening
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/09/17/20206.JPG

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/09/18/20252.jpg

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/09/15/20165.jpg

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/09/15/20109.jpg

wow :) imagin the festivity at donetsk and kiev on their opening:)

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2009/01/02/22622.jpg

Wow great

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The field is being prepared for spring :)

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery_2009-2010/stadium_1/IMG_5810.jpg

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/content/ru/images/gallery_2009-2010/stadium_1/IMG_5694.jpg

http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr114/vitaska_2008/7E9B0FE65BCF-6.jpg

http://s57.radikal.ru/i158/1105/6b/19dc45f6b9c2.jpg

Before the match
http://cs10156.vkontakte.ru/u120271904/130413738/y_49da1d63.jpg
by bets

New lawn

http://www.fcdnipro.ua/img/news/nwph_stadium_m_2.jpg

FC Dnipro (http://www.fcdnipro.ua/ru/news/2011/07/19/4363/)

http://www.hochtief.com/hochtief_en/kupo-img/kp_59.jpg


http://www.football-pictures.net/data/media/331/Stadion_Dnipro_New_Stadium.jpg


http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/31532110.jpg


http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2009/02/08/23397.JPG


http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/27517395.jpg

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2011/08/31/66314.jpg
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/

new images?

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2011/11/21/68705.JPG
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/fullpic.php?id=68705

http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2012/10/08/76317.jpg
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/fullpic.php?id=76317&period=30

^ Nice. Is that from the Europa League?

Nope. That's last-weekend game against Dynamo Kyiv in Ukrainian Premier League.

http://cs323631.userapi.com/v323631425/5242/ZxfIL5EfjwQ.jpg
http://vk.com/feed?z=photo-3196660_297488095%2Falbum-3196660_00%2Frev

^^ There was a slight delay with construction of a car park, but it's settled now, official opening is planned for march :)
srazu je vidno fashistki svoloch smert fashizma

http://cs317720.userapi.com/v317720536/1f76/4RHRskiMog4.jpg
http://vk.com/patrioty