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FC Metalist Kharkiv




The capacity of the existing stadium is being increased from 30,000 to 41,111. Plus the roof is being added as well as various modernizations. It has a convenient location with extreme proximity to a subway/metro station, which will get you anywhere in the city. Subway system has 3 operational lines.

http://www.light-miner.com/images/mm_oforml/16/Metalist_W_03.jpg

http://www.light-miner.com/images/mm_oforml/16/Metalist_W_02.jpg

http://www.light-miner.com/images/mm_oforml/16/Metalist_W_05.jpg

The athletic tracks will be the only reminder that this is an old stadium
http://www.light-miner.com/images/mm_oforml/16/Metalist_W_04.jpg

http://www.light-miner.com/images/mm_oforml/16/Metalist_W_09.jpg

This is where the ticket will be sold :nuts:
http://www.light-miner.com/images/mm_oforml/16/Metalist_W_07.jpg

Notice the proximity to the subway station
http://www.light-miner.com/images/mm_oforml/16/Metalist_W_08.jpg

And the video clip

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/th_Metallist_dvx.jpg (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/?action=view&current=Metallist_dvx.flv)

The implemetation:
http://www.softina.com/projects/hsu127/images/gallery/old4big.png

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/img/stadion/stadion.jpg

:banana:

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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)

The stadium before reconstruction.

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

Some pictures from the webcam.

05.05.2007
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/gutu.jpg

11.05.2007
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/cam1_-2.jpg

18.05.2007
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/18.jpg

22.05.2007
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/22.jpg

26.05.2007
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/26.jpg

02.06.2007
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/2-2.jpg

Good for Ukraine, it will have great stadiums all over the country. Will do wonders for Ukrainian League.

It has advantage over Russia, where the only good stadiums are getting built Moscow and St Petes.

Good for Ukraine, it will have great stadiums all over the country. Will do wonders for Ukrainian League.

It has advantage over Russia, where the only good stadiums are getting built Moscow and St Petes.

And also the owners of the stadium FC Metalist have qualified for UEFA Cup this season, they will defenetly need a large stadium and after Euro it will get filled up, as Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine.

i dont like it much but nice job ;)

i dont like it much but nice job ;)

Unfortunately local goverment didn't want to spend money on the new stadium, so investors (FC Metalist Kharkiv) were brought in to reconstruct the old one, i have even heard that there is a possibility that this will be the venue for one of quarter finals.

My friend from Kharkiv says it's a better arena to experience the game than some of the German ones where WC2006 was hosted (he went there for the games).

To be honest it does resemble two world cup venues, Gottlieb Daimler Stadion and AWD Arena. But i like Metalist more. :)

Yes, the new glassy facade will be awesome.
http://i7.tinypic.com/54ccrde.jpg


And it'll be a fourth largest stadium in Ukraine, right? Or will the Lvivian be fourth?

Olympic 85~k
New Kyivan 65k+
Donetsk 50k+
Lviv / Kharkiv both at 40k+
Dnipro 34k
Odesa ??

I am not very sure, i believe Lviv still doesn't have finalised project. Hochtief is not an offcial developer tey, I have heard that it is somewhere at 30k-40k range.

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

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

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

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/admin/photo/albums/photoes/img/?id=1540

The works on east stand have started, by the looks of it the old one will be compltely demolished and new one will be built over it.

Before

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/img/stadion/stadion.jpg

The webcam is allready working

Today
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/cam2_.jpg

Picture from east stand. It is getting demolished.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1182171862_3.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1182171015_1.jpg

The stadiums are ok, but unfortunately they aren't so impressive. I hoped for for more impressive things.

The stadiums are ok, but unfortunately they aren't so impressive. I hoped for for more impressive things.

i hope so :)

The stadiums are ok, but unfortunately they aren't so impressive. I hoped for for more impressive things.

i hope so :)

If you mean the venues for Euro 2012, than i agree with you to a certain extend, since Kharkiv is a reserve city and the local club agreed to pay the expences for the reconstruction of the old stadium, than no one would want to build a brand new stadium... However one thing about Euro in Poland & Ukraine is that for the tournament more than 1 400 000 tickets will be sold, which is a record for UEFA European Football Championship.

The stadiums are ok, but unfortunately they aren't so impressive. I hoped for for more impressive things.

Well, this reserve stadium is not so extravagant, but still quite good and original with the facade, but I don't think you can argue that Donetsk Shakhtar isn't impressive :)

The stadiums are ok, but unfortunately they aren't so impressive. I hoped for for more impressive things.

To a certain extant i agree with you but you got to remember that the only world class stadium is getting build in Donetsk two others in Kiev and Lviv have not started the constraction yeat some say that the one in Kiev could cost 1bl euro so that one could be something impressive.

Plus- speaking of impressivness is completely nonsense for one more reason:
we still don't know the designs of stadiums in Warsaw (70k), Wroclaw (45k), reserve stadium in Chorzow (modernisation), final design of the stadium in Krakow (2 stands already built, but various... ugly projects emerging). Plus- recently a new rendring of the stadium in Poznan has been revealed- 5k extra seating, very nice bowl shape, except for one stand already covered...

So for now we know less than half the venues- talking at this point is... pointless :)

Yes, and we know don't about the new stadiums in Kyiv and Lviv, which should be something incredible. Out of Ukrainians stadiums Kharkivs will be the only standard one, although it's a still damn good stadium :)

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/1185363153_img_0047.jpg

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/gallery/1186651311_img_2844.jpg

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/gallery/1186651042_img_2835.jpg

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/gallery/1186569239_img_2815.jpg

Nice roller on the pitch!:bash:

The South Stand is officially finished. :banana: Now the East Stand and a replacemnt of roof.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1187519792_img_2989.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1187519843_img_2994.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1188038103_img_3136.jpg

Coming along nicely, don't like the roof though, the designs too thin, makes it appear flimsy.

^^ The next stage of renovation is replacement of roof, and running tracks.

awesome for a reserve stadium. the ukrainian colors look great.

Behold, renderings of Metalist-City. Hotels, casinos, supermarkets and restaurants, all of this including the stadium is Metalist-City. By 2012 it will be ready to host Euro.

Thanks to user Aleg for posting this on Ukrainian Forum.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/5-2.jpg

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http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/12-1.jpg

I have counted 38 flours on those towers. :banana:
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/13.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/14.jpg

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http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/20.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/21.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/22.jpg

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http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/24.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t208/Aleg_1989/26.jpg

I love this! :banana:

I wonder if FC Metalist can really finance all of this, or will it have joint funding from the city and national budgets.

And yes, it's awesome :) skyscrapers + football, what else do we need?

^^ As far as i know the club is paying for the stadium, but Metalist-City will mostly be paid by investors and partly by local government.

Better watch this video. It's a whole mini-city for the tourists! Must be some kind of record in Europe (or the world) for the scale of preparations for a reserve city :)
g9nPXQRket0

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/gallery/1189437299_img_3466.jpg

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/gallery/1189437933_img_3486.jpg

Almost all seats have been replaced. :okay:

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1191409626_img_3651.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1191943051_img_3822.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1191942809_img_3816.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1191943137_img_3825.jpg

Final Rendering!!! Posted by Kosack in Ukrainian section

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/1192627655_jcn1_a3.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1204301772_new.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1204563016_ras1233124414.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/1204649716_stadium.jpg

very impressive

wow at that last rendering ^^ it will be a shame if Kharkiv doesn't get any action due to being only a reserve city

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/gallery/1206012879_izobrazhenie011.jpg

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/gallery/1206012931_izobrazhenie015.jpg

I don't think this Stadium is good enough to have games in 2012... other project in Ukraine are a bit better

Nice pitch! Thats what you get by using a 3 tonne roller (see earlier in this thread) its great for compacting soil like concrete and completely capping drainage.

In general i like the stadium, but the pitch is horrbile, it currently looks like ann arena for mud wrestling rather than football.

new photos:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/alexxx869/SM3upvot2PI/AAAAAAAAABs/KXl0WPCT7zg/s576/IMG_2337.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/alexxx869/SM3utgPepcI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Ubx-YsSoctc/s576/IMG_2338.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=25345724&postcount=86

Everton fan here. Nice to see the progress of your stadium. Didn't know much about it until i read this thread, especially the Euro 2012 bit. All the best. All the Everton fans i know who went over had a brilliant time, and don't have a bad word to say about Kharkiv.

Everton fan here. Nice to see the progress of your stadium. Didn't know much about it until i read this thread, especially the Euro 2012 bit. All the best. All the Everton fans i know who went over had a brilliant time, and don't have a bad word to say about Kharkiv.

Thanks :)

http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadium_sept/20.jpg

What website is the webcams on please!!

http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadium_sept/20.jpg
WoW :banana:
I didn't expect that this elevation would look great this way.
more photos:
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadium_sept/05.jpg
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadium_sept/01.jpg
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/Krysha_nachalo/02.jpg
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadium_sept/21.jpg
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadium_sept/06.jpg
:cheers:
sorces:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=26001854&postcount=89
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=26041534&postcount=94
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=26041688&postcount=95

It's going to be a very nice reserve arena :)

nice ground but those seats and rows seem a little cramped

Is that ball always there?

It isn't the prettiest stadium,is it?But it's in very good condition nonetheless.

Oh my God! What is that red brick ancient-imitating facade?! Clearer shots anyone?

New shots



http://s41.radikal.ru/i093/0810/f5/0a279056a2df.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

http://i041.radikal.ru/0810/2a/ac08ae6a0fb2.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

http://i070.radikal.ru/0810/80/4ae6f7fc515b.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

http://s57.radikal.ru/i157/0810/07/f6b5cc41c7c5.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

http://s53.radikal.ru/i139/0810/d5/c326fa4c8916.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

...

It's going to be better than I hoped :)

It still retains a slightly Soviet-ish feel, and I love that. Still looks like an old-world stadium, but of course the renovations shall bring it up to modern standards.

Great stuff.

Oh my God! What is that red brick ancient-imitating facade?! Clearer shots anyone?

It's a relic from 1920's that underlines the history of this arena, after all it's a reconstruction of one of the oldest stadiums.
http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/thumbs/1193066616_stadion5.jpg

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/thumbs/1193066616_stadion6.jpg

Why are many Poles so fixated on anything that doesn't follow prudish ideas of perfection? I noticed whenever there's something imitating a different epoch, the Polish community rises up to attack it. Not everything has to be a glassy box, some alternating architectural elements light the place up and make it distinguished.

It's a common practice in Ukraine to leave a part of the old buildings to remind of its past combined with the new addition:
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/foto_day/05/06/08.jpg

WEBCAM
http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/webcamera_vostok/cam2_.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/34gvzvs.jpg

Great stadium! Reminds me of a mini Stadio Olimpico, even the reserve stadiums for 2012 are outstanding and of real character.

The view is terrible...other wise nice looking arena

^^
Compared to other stadiums with track the view it's quite good,and besides,the camera distorts the reality a bit.

Was the stadium always used during the construction works?

Yes it was. Except for a short period last spring, but mostly not for the reconstruction - the pitch was completely ruined for winter service mistakes. And 2 host teams were to play their matches on another Kharkiv stadium or even in another cities.

Outside it's starting to look a bit like Donbas-Arena, but at the same time very distinctive and unique. Must be the best Euro reserve arena ever :)

http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/photo_dec08/22.jpg

Roof installation begins
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/photo_dec08/10.jpg

http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/photo_dec08/19.jpg

http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/photo_dec08/29.jpg

Great photo can't wait until it's finished

Fresh updates
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadio_12_24/04.jpg

Funny, just recently any roof on the stadium was considered an amazing progress in Ukraine, now next to its second generation roof it looks pathetic
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadio_12_24/05.jpg

http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadio_12_24/06.jpg

Is there a gap in the Metalist Stadium's stands? There shouldn't be a gap in the stadium's stands or its roof.

http://arena.metallist.kharkov.ua/uploads/gallery/1204649716_stadium.jpg
05.02.2009:
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadio_09-02-04/07.jpg
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadio_09-02-04/08.jpg
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadio_09-02-04/11.jpg
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/images/stories/foto_pod_tekst/stadio_09-02-04/03.jpg
more/source: http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/content/view/1178/97/
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=31827960&postcount=276

Is this just a coincidence? Whenever I see construction of stadiums in Poland, they are covered with snow. Snow is always there during winter????? :)

Kharkiv is in Ukraine :)

OMG :ohno:

Kharkiv is in Ukraine :)

YES

@Carrera: Holy crap, have you never gotten basic knowledge concerning clime in Europe? I thought rather that's only a stereotype claiming people beyond Europe don't know almost anything about our continent. :D

Probably, Cаrrera from other planet. :nuts:

Different rendering, looks slightly different, better than earlier ones.
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh156/geniorn/1111.jpg

By Raven
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u72/ravenua/DSCN5683.jpg

Extertainment / mall complex that will appear next to the stadium
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh156/geniorn/1111.jpg

The stadium looks great, but what i don't get is why is this a reserve stadium? It looks good compared to the other stadiums that are constructed or reconstructed in Ukraine for Euro 2012.

I'd guess it's geographical....They have Donetsk (east), Kiev (central), Lviv (West) and Dnipropetrovsk (south-ish).

It's actually no longer reserve, because Ukraine dropped the formula of 4 main and 2 reserve stadiums. Now every city has equal chances and which ever is better prepared, they will be selected.

And Kharkiv is Ukraine's 2nd biggest city after Kiev and the stadium has >40.000 seats and makes it the 3rd biggest while the 4th is also a reserve stadium in Odessa.
So Odessa ftw ffs pwn :D it's actually close to Romania so talk to Yusckenko so he can host the final over there if Romania plays it.

I will talk it over this weekend with him, when we go golfing.

It's a complete mystery to me which cities will be selected, but I'll be happy with any decision, my city will get it anyway :D

The thing is that these cities are all very different, Kharkiv sounds more logical than Lviv and Odessa, because it's larger, has well developed subway system, almost finished stadium, new airport terminal under construction etc. but Lviv and Odessa are much more tourist-friendly with big old centers and are very close to EU geographically, while Kharkiv is all the way on the other side, near Russia.

Dnipro may lose its position that will go to Kharkiv, then Lviv or Odessa will be in. But it wouldn't be fair to dnipro since they were the first one to finish Euro 2012 stadium, much earlier than everybody else.

So far I would say 100% participants are Kyiv and Donetsk.

Fresh update:

Old roof looks pathetic in comparison to the new one :)
http://i44.tinypic.com/2zoel50.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2eeemn7.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/33ncjsx.jpg

I tried to find a thread for UEFA 2012 to ask this question, but I cannot find the thread, so I'll ask it here. What is the purpose of a reserve stadium in a soccer tournament?

Ok, first of all its FOOTBALL!!!! secondly, in may (i think) they will decide which stadiums will be the host for euro 2012, so there is still a chance for Kharkiv to host the euro (im not sure, this is just my opinion)

I asked the question because I don't know if reserve stadiums do or do not host any regular football matches in the Euro tournament.

BTW :)
POLAND & UKRAINE - UEFA EURO 2012 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=693008)

I asked the question because I don't know if reserve stadiums do or do not host any regular football matches in the Euro tournament.

There are two functions for having 2 extra cities/stadiums prepare.
1. It allows more flexibility if one city is way behind, then it can be substituted for another.
2. If something unpredictable happens to another city/stadium, there's always a just as good substitute.

These are my guesses.

Both countries are preparing 2 extra cities / stadiums. I don't think they will be used in any way during the actual tournament. Although which cities will be selected will be declared only in may this year.

the constructions around the stadium, looks interesting :)

Are there any new updates or photographs of the stadiums construction, cause no1 posted anything in the past 2 weeks :ohno:

cause no1 posted anything in the past 2 weeks
NMAISTER007
Why not the time to explore appropriate Ukrainian thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=488976&page=22) =)

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090412_1977315683.jpg
http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090412_1816424408.jpg
http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090412_1956792754.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7613/200904121208839839.jpg
and Metal site itself with more pix (http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/multimedia/viewcategory/39/106/)

The stadium name looks a lot like Mentalist stadium

Btw, it will have 4 displays!

I hope this stadium will be one of the 4 chosen stadiums in Ukraine. These r the stadiums that i really want to host Euro: Kiev Olympic stadium (About 77k), Donbass-Arena (55k), Prokopenko Arena (41k) and also this stadium (41k). The reason why I don't want the Dnipro stadium and the Lviv stadium to qualify is because they r both small and they both have around 30k.

There are two functions for having 2 extra cities/stadiums prepare.
1. It allows more flexibility if one city is way behind, then it can be substituted for another.
2. If something unpredictable happens to another city/stadium, there's always a just as good substitute.

These are my guesses.

Both countries are preparing 2 extra cities / stadiums. I don't think they will be used in any way during the actual tournament. Although which cities will be selected will be declared only in may this year.

makes sense iguess, but those some big costs to incur for "just in case" scenarios.

haggiesm
That's not "just in case". That's also the next milestone on the way of Ukrainian soccer league progress, wich is firmly in European top 10.

its football not soccer:bash:

I hope this stadium will be one of the 4 chosen stadiums in Ukraine. These r the stadiums that i really want to host Euro: Kiev Olympic stadium (About 77k), Donbass-Arena (55k), Prokopenko Arena (41k) and also this stadium (41k). The reason why I don't want the Dnipro stadium and the Lviv stadium to qualify is because they r both small and they both have around 30k.

Its impossible for Kharkiv to be chosen because the stadium doesn't have any luxury boxes. I like the look of this stadium better than Dnipro's, only bad thing is that it has a track around it.

In a perfect world, Ukraine's 4 host cities would be Kyiv, Odessa, Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk. Its a shame Donetsk is an automatic choice, that city doesn't deserve it :ohno:

Its impossible for Kharkiv to be chosen because the stadium doesn't have any luxury boxes. I like the look of this stadium better than Dnipro's, only bad thing is that it has a track around it.

In a perfect world, Ukraine's 4 host cities would be Kyiv, Odessa, Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk. Its a shame Donetsk is an automatic choice, that city doesn't deserve it :ohno:

That's interesting. Can you compare both cities considering - stadium, hotels, airport, roads, railroad :)

What conserns the other three cities I agree totally - it must be Kyiv, Odessa and Lviv :cheers:

That's interesting. Can you compare both cities considering - stadium, hotels, airport, roads, railroad :)

What conserns the other three cities I agree totally - it must be Kyiv, Odessa and Lviv :cheers:

Dnipro city centre is very nice, compact, some beautiful streets and nice boulevards, etc. The new arena is located in the city close to everything. Its very nice in the summer time, small rolling hills, they will probably create a fan mile on the Dnepr River boardwalk, etc. Donetsk is just not an appealing city for Euro 2012, period. Its shocking that this city will host a Semifinal of Euro's and later possibly Europa League Final or even Champions League Final :lol:

The infrastructure of both needs work, but just looking at it from a fans perspective, I just don't see how being in Donetsk will be worthwhile other than to see your favorite team play in a beautiful stadium. Does no good for the promotion of tourism to Ukraine.

That's true. Donetsk is one of the least desirable cities for tourists to see.

Most people won't give a damn what city they're in as long as there are enough bars

Most people won't give a damn what city they're in as long as there are enough bars

Well, for people wanting to make sure they get the most for their money, I feel sorry for them. For those stupid enough to pay all that money and not consider whether to see their team play in Donetsk or Lviv when choosing their trip, a)I hope their just straight footy junkies and don't care, or b) they looked at the costs and the former option was cheaper. Anything else and your just an idiot.

A nice stadium for just football

Well, for people wanting to make sure they get the most for their money, I feel sorry for them. For those stupid enough to pay all that money and not consider whether to see their team play in Donetsk or Lviv when choosing their trip, a)I hope their just straight footy junkies and don't care, or b) they looked at the costs and the former option was cheaper. Anything else and your just an idiot.

Most people visiting for Euro 2012 will be straight footy junkies, and won't care where their team plays. I can see your point about promoting tourism, but that has to be balanced with the future use of the stadium, and in that regard at the present Donetsk is the only choice outside of Kiev for a stadium of that size.

I've never been in either Donetsk or Lviv so I can't comment on either, but I agree Odessa has to be chosen. It's just a pity there isn't a realistic option in the Crimea..THAT would promote tourism...:cheers:

Most people visiting for Euro 2012 will be straight footy junkies, and won't care where their team plays. I can see your point about promoting tourism, but that has to be balanced with the future use of the stadium, and in that regard at the present Donetsk is the only choice outside of Kiev for a stadium of that size.

I've never been in either Donetsk or Lviv so I can't comment on either, but I agree Odessa has to be chosen. It's just a pity there isn't a realistic option in the Crimea..THAT would promote tourism...:cheers:

That's a really good point actually. In that case it just sucks that Shakhtar is any good at all, and Kyiv's main competition isn't Tavriya Simferopol, and they didn't play their home games in Yalta :)

P.S. I'm getting the feeling that Dnipro will be left out. Dnipro and Kharkiv to miss out and Kyiv, Donetsk, Odessa and Lviv host. That would suck for our city because we were building our arena when the decision to host Euro in Ukraine was made.

That's a really good point actually. In that case it just sucks that Shakhtar is any good at all, and Kyiv's main competition isn't Tavriya Simferopol, and they didn't play their home games in Yalta :)

P.S. I'm getting the feeling that Dnipro will be left out. Dnipro and Kharkiv to miss out and Kyiv, Donetsk, Odessa and Lviv host. That would suck for our city because we were building our arena when the decision to host Euro in Ukraine was made.

It would be nice to spend the day on the Yalta seafront and then go to Spain v Holland in the Crimea Arena in the evening...:banana:

If it comes to a fight between Lviv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv for the last spot, how much will politics come into it? Would Lviv get the vote to avoid having 3 Russian-speaking host cities?

^^ The only russian speaking city is Donetsk others are more less even Lviv, and Kyiv are almost all Ukrainian.

I stand corrected. Apologies

Actually all cities by now in Ukraine are bilingual

^^ The only russian speaking city is Donetsk others are more less even Lviv, and Kyiv are almost all Ukrainian.

Kharkiv and Dnipro aren't Russian speaking? I don't believe it, I'm sure most people still speak Russian with one another.

^^ Not as much as Donetsk

^^ Not as much as Donetsk

I can't see it being more or less. Maybe with the younger generation that's the case, but the population as a whole I don't think is much different from one another.

^^ Thats what Ukrainian media say when they compered each city.

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090509_1651359300.jpg

The host cities will be decided on Wednesday:

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=825417.html

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=829457.html

Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk definitely ruled out

Kiev confirmed for group games, quarter- and semi-final, but NOT final

Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv not confirmed as host cities. Given 30 November deadline to meet conditions concerning stadiums, transport, and accomodation.

That will be a huge problem for the Ukraine. 5 cities (4 in Poland 1 in Ukraine if they fail the 30 november deadline) to host the Euro 2012 tournament? This will be a problem for both countries to get this tournament organized.

Back-up plan; Germany?

Back-up plan:

All the extra stadiums that are being built in Poland.

Back-up plan; Germany?

This one is old we have another - Euroasian Champioship 2012 Poland, Ukraine, China and Kazakhstan:banana:

Kharkiv is no longer reserve, it's one of the main hosting cities now.

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it's starting to look better and better. But what are these red lines and arrows supposed to indicate in one of the last pictures?

In the ukrainian forum, this guy was just showing something to another guy so he drew these lines.

I did draw those arrows/lines. Asking if somebody knows what do the wings suspended aside main VIP-zone building mean. It looks like they would be the base of VIP-zone 'flying' (attached to the roof) extensions. Meanwhile no info on the subject yet.

Photo updates for today:
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2607/200906161205738959.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3417/200906161983490733.jpg
and more over here: Metallist Kharkiv (http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/multimedia/viewcategory/81/106/)

The new roof of the stadium actually makes the stadium look bigger on the outside :)

sorry but Roof is mega ugly ! Like a gigant spider sitting on the top of the stadium ..

sorry but Roof is mega ugly ! Like a gigant spider sitting on the top of the stadium ..

Its not going to look ugly once its going to be covered. Besides the old trafford stadium also has some of those metal poles sticking out from the sides of the stadium.

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/united_kingdom/england/north_west/manchester_old_trafford1.jpg

As depicted at the end of the sixth page, larger concrete steps are being built in place of the smaller and older yellow concrete steps. Could someone explain further details on this?

As depicted at the end of the sixth page, larger concrete steps are being built in place of the smaller and older yellow concrete steps. Could someone explain further details on this?

Thats probably going to be the vip zone. They are just probably turning it into concrete blocks for the comfort of the vip's.

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The outside of the stadium looks amazing i have to admit

I have a question:
Was the capacity increased or they just added the roof for a more comfortable stadium?

yes the capacity did increase by 10,000 more people (About). Before the stadium didnt have that vip section (There was nothing there at all), so for Euro 2012 they needed to build it, so they did.

Thats probably going to be the vip zone. They are just probably turning it into concrete blocks for the comfort of the vip's.

VIP zones in other stadium do have regular seating. They shouldn't have to be bare concrete blocks in the finished product. Blue seating should be installed in all other zones in the stadium.

Whi are they removing the seats. I thot that dose are the new one`s?

Whi are they removing the seats. I thot that dose are the new one`s?

They will use them (I think) its just since the football season is over it will be much more comfortable to build the stadium without the seats being in the way (Especially when they are working on the roof)

Whi are they removing the seats. I thot that dose are the new one`s?

Just found out on the Ukrainian forum that they will change the seats to these one's:

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090624_1238390871.jpg

Also some photos of the interior of the stadium

http://www.champion.com.ua/images/doc/96d41-21456.jpg

http://www.champion.com.ua/images/doc/8af23-21457.jpg

http://www.champion.com.ua/images/doc/4ef1a-21463.jpg

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Just found out on the Ukrainian forum that they will change the seats to these one's:

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090624_1238390871.jpg



Nice seat. Looks the same as seats will be installed on our Polish "narodowy" in Warsaw :)

Also on the seat that Victor Yuschchenko (The president of Ukraine) is sitting on, it will possibly be either in the commentators box, or the vip section.

Nice seat. Looks the same as seats will be installed on our Polish "narodowy" in Warsaw :) That model is quite popular this days. Allianz Arena has it.. here in Croatia lots of arenas use them (Zagreb, Zadar, Poreč, Osijek).

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2513/zgaretractablestandsvie.jpg

Just found out on the Ukrainian forum that they will change the seats to these one's:

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090624_1238390871.jpg




Is this Bruce Willis on the right? :lol:

Is this Bruce Willis on the right? :lol:

It's FC Metallist president :)

I hope they change the seats to blue, instead of grey.

I hope they change the seats to blue, instead of grey.

Maybe that silver-grey copy was simply a demo-version.
Meanwhile the first squad of 5222 plastic warriors just arrived to serve in the stadium. And their uniform is definitely blue =)

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^^ Thats more like it :) now the metallist stadium will look more beutiful :D

More updates

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Thanks for photos,it's conimng along nicely.

Thanks for photos,it's conimng along nicely.

Yea ;) i agree with you

the only thing that i dont like is the roof..it looks very cheap.Perhaps i should wait a bit to see it finished before making my point?

the only thing that i dont like is the roof..it looks very cheap.Perhaps i should wait a bit to see it finished before making my point?

The roof doesn't look cheap, infact some of the new stadiums that are currently being built also have a similar type of roof. I guarantee you that the roof will look awesome once it will be completed.

^^ im talking about the covers not the roof itself

Some popular stadium also use similar types of steel for their roofs, especially in England.

when are they planning to finish this stadium

when are they planning to finish this stadium

There is no completion date, but this stadium is going to be completed this year for sure.

we should have 2 stadiums built by 2009. and the rest in 2010

yup: Dnipropetrovsk (Ready) Donetsk (almost ready) and Kharkiv (soon ready) but i think due to the pace of the constructions of our stadiums, the stadiums in Kiev, Lviv and Odessa might be completed in the early 2010, maybe February, and then we have 2 more years to work a lot on our infrastructure :)

thats where the problem is. and also hotels. But will get it done. i mean stadiums are gonna be really awasome. :cheers:

thats where the problem is. and also hotels. But will get it done. i mean stadiums are gonna be really awasome. :cheers:

Yea, im looking forward to our stadiums being completed, and all the new buildings, airports, hotels etc. also being completed. Ukraine will change a lot :)

It kinda looks a spider from the outside...

arent they gonna cover the metal with some glass or something

arent they gonna cover the metal with some glass or something

Which part?

never mind. i meant are they going to cover the blue metal roof. they already covered part of it. idk its hard to explain

^^ Well they are going to cover the roof completely with the silver metal

never mind. i meant are they going to cover the blue metal roof. they already covered part of it. idk its hard to explain

You mean whether they are going to cover them on the inside or not?

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090702_1730904010.jpg
the roof. they already covered part of it. but there poles still. are they gonna be left like that???

^^^^ no itll remain like that

The big iron posts outside the stadium will stay like in the last pictures?

oh i see. overall the stadium is gonna rock

Yea, this stadium changed a lot, this is how the stadium use to look like before they started to reconstruct it:

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

This construction it's look like big spider on the roof

This construction it's look like big spider on the roof

That's what every1 is saying ;) But anyways this will be an awesome stadium once the reconstruction will be completed.

Photo updates (2009-07-08): http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/multimedia/viewcategory/93/106/

^^ There is some good news at last about this stadium, THEY STARTED TO INSTALL THE SEATS!!!!

http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090708_1343043019.jpg

and also the scoreboard.:)
http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/components/com_ponygallery/img_pictures/originals/20090708_1421999056.jpg

Fresh photos (2009-07-12): http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/multimedia/viewcategory/96/106/
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This construction it's look like big spider on the roof

Tarrantula Arena ;)

Do not think that the galleries are too steep enough? ^^

Sorry I don't get it, you mean they are "too steep" or "steep enough"?

Tarrantula Arena ;)

Tarrantino!

Do not think that the galleries are too steep enough? ^^

it dosnt look steep. chairs are looking nice

Fresh photos (2009-07-14): http://www.metallist.kharkov.ua/multimedia/viewcategory/97/106/
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Spider closer to attack =)

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Fresh photos: http://v3.metallist.kharkov.ua/news/46.html
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^^ Some good news at last!
1. The score board is completed
2. They started to work on the new track of the stadium :banana:

http://v3.metallist.kharkov.ua/files/gallery/11/120.jpg

Whoops guys, apparently only one of the scoreboards is finished. They only started to work on the other one.

http://pressing.net.ua/pressing/UserFiles/Image/01/20/07.jpg

NMAISTER007 wipe off thine sorrowful tear dear friend / both boards're in positions in the end =)
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http://v3.metallist.kharkov.ua/news/cat/4/

The second screen Barco was installed on the Metalist stadium. The size of each screen is 86 sq.m.

The stadium sound system was also installed and tested. Now the whole stadium is getting ready for the first home match: the reconstruction is going 24/7, the work on Mondo tracks and new seats (by Elco - for viewers and Figueras – for VIPs) is also in progress. The next few steps are installation of the LED advertising line and the installation of the flying camera Spidercam (HD quality).

FC Metalist press-office

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I just have one question to ask, is Metallist playing on this stadium right now? or on another one?

Metallist playing
Metallist is not now playing - it just will =)
Two starting UPL match days for Metallist were held in Kiev (vs Obolon, week ago) and in Dnepropetrovsk (vs Dnipro, yesterday) respectively. The first Europa League qualifier is away match too.
The first home match have been scheduled on August the 2-nd.
By that time Metallist Arena will be prepared to host about 20k crowd.

Metallist is not now playing - it just will =)
Two starting UPL match days for Metallist were held in Kiev (vs Obolon, week ago) and in Dnepropetrovsk (vs Dnipro, yesterday) respectively. The first Europa League qualifier is away match too.
The first home match have been scheduled on August the 2-nd.
By that time Metallist Arena will be prepared to host about 20k crowd.

That's good.

Today's fresh photos. The stadium is just looking better and better ;)

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This stadiums exterior is just plain and simply weird. Decent renovation otherwise, looks like it will be fairly modern stadium.

This stadiums exterior is just plain and simply weird. Decent renovation otherwise, looks like it will be fairly modern stadium.

It's not weird, the exterior is not even completed. When it will be completed, you will possibly be amazed.

It's not weird, the exterior is not even completed. When it will be completed, you will possibly be amazed.

Amazed by its weirdness. "Weird" doesn't mean ugly, it just means strange or unusual-looking.

http://v3.metallist.kharkov.ua/news/90.html

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^^ Amazing photos :banana:

The Austrian "Spidercam" have now been installed on this stadium. These cams get amazing shots of the matches that will be played on this stadium. This stadium is the very first stadium so far that has this incredible technology in Ukraine. Hopefully we might see them soon in other stadiums like the Donbass-Arena, or the Kyiv Olympic stadium.

http://pressing.net.ua/pressing/UserFiles/Image/Xronik/sp_1.jpg
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So this new spidercam will just be flying around on metal poles?

NMAISTER007: better just have a look =)
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^^ Haha, amazing! Im guessing that they used spidercams for the film goal and goal 2, and they might use them for the 3rd one as well :D And I just realized that spidercams actually fit with this stadium, because a lot of people do call this stadium a "Spider" ;)

Spidercam, spidercam
Does whatevar a spidercam does
Spins a web from a pole
So you can see, every goal
Look Ouuut!
Here comes the Spidercam.

^^ :lol: haha, good one ;)

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^^I like the facade on the 2 last pictures, it looks awesome!

Wow the stadium is becoming better and better each day

Looking good, I'm beginning to gradually appreciate THE SPIDER ARENA more than I did earlier on ;)
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what the hell is up with that track? it's not for running is it?

Also how big are metalist kharkiv? will they fill this ground regularly or is it for big Euro nights? and on wiki it says they own it, that's good if true... is it?

They are still working on the tracks. Also I don't really get what you are trying to ask on your second post.

bigbossman
Population about 1500k. So it's big enough. And people love Metallist. Last season there was 15k average attendance during the reconstruction (with parts of stadium closed for public). I guess now they would fill the stadium with 20-30k crowd regularly and with full house for big Ukrainian and Euro matches.

Kharkiv had the largest attendance in the country last season,from what i remember.

bigbossman
Population about 1500k. So it's big enough. And people love Metallist. Last season there was 15k average attendance during the reconstruction (with parts of stadium closed for public). I guess now they would fill the stadium with 20-30k crowd regularly and with full house for big Ukrainian and Euro matches.

cheers, i was more talking about the club not the city... so is Ukraine now poised for a big 3?

The track is for car racing!

^^ I don't think so, the racing the lanes need to be much more wider.

Also how big are metalist kharkiv? will they fill this ground regularly or is it for big Euro nights? and on wiki it says they own it, that's good if true... is it?

40k stadium they should fill almost every game. they have a good fan base

Nice stadium!

Cant wait for Euro Cup! :D

what the hell is up with that track? it's not for running is it?
:nuts:
The track is for car racing!
:nuts:


Didn't it cross your minds that the track isn't finished yet ? Under every running track there is a layer of tarmac...
Car racing?:lol::lol::lol:,why do you have roads for?is it more interesting to go round and round a stadium track?

Nice stadium!

Cant wait for Euro Cup! :D

It's a reserve stadium.

Hi guys. Is this the same stadium as this one?

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/ukraine/kharkiv_metalist.shtml

They look different. Both look good though! :cheers:

Hi guys. Is this the same stadium as this one?

Yes, before reconstruction.

I didn't really like this stadium before the reconstruction because the seats looked horrible, part of the stadium was just nothing, and the roof looked horrible. Now I really like this stadium, especially the exterior :D

The stadium before the reconstruction:
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s16/MaksKhomenko/b_stad.jpg


And how the stadium looks like right now:
http://metallist.kharkov.ua/files/gallery/22/636.jpg

sorry, but i still don't like it.
Dnipro would have been better :(

We need more businessman competing to buy football clubs, I don't want the government to be involved in any of it at all, we're not living under socialism - stadiums should be built ONLY with private money.

^^ Its impossible for a private businessman to buy a team for 10-15-20 Million Euros and then find land in that city and build a stadium...

you would need to get the government involved in order to give some land for the purchase of the stadium and also the whole contruction..... stadiums cost around 50 Million EU.... not many business people have any desire to buy brown(land) teams and start from scratch...especially if they are from the 'bloc' ...some were...that was 2003-2008 :(

^^ Its impossible for a private businessman to buy a team for 10-15-20 Million Euros and then find land in that city and build a stadium...

you would need to get the government involved in order to give some land for the purchase of the stadium and also the whole contruction..... stadiums cost around 50 Million EU.... not many business people have any desire to buy brown(land) teams and start from scratch...especially if they are from the 'bloc' ...some were...that was 2003-2008 :(

Kappa they are millions of these business man in the world....

i have nothing aginst the stadium as such, but those blue beams look like scaffolding :/

Rather good stadium http://web-statistic.org/catalog/out.php?s_id=1

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nooooooo :(
man this will be really ugly.

^^ please, don't call it ugly, we on polish forum dare to criticize the stadium and the Ukrainians are not very pleased of our opinion :nuts:

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nooooooo :(
man this will be really ugly.

Yes, that's a pretty ugly building. But it's not that important.

You can see the mechanisms of the buttresses here that will enable The Spider to crawl around the city, changing its location overnight.
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Some new photos from Kharkiv.

http://pressing.net.ua/pressing/UserFiles/Image/Euro-2008_Girls/S.jpg
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Also some photos of the construction of the new terminal in the Kharkiv airport.

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The Metallist Kharkiv training center.

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Colors are terrible and construction of the roof looks very obsolete.
But well... Better than before :)

^^

Those are the club colors you know,and that roof is like that because the stadium isn't new,and had to be added later.
You can see the same design in stadiums like Celtic Park,Old Trafford,and many other similar cases of added roofs.
The only obsolete design is the one with poles.

that roof is like that because the stadium isn't new,and had to be added later.

look at Olympiastadion in Berlin, build in 1916, and the roof added after modernisation looks fantastic.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Olympiastadion_berlin_denis_apel.JPG/800px-Olympiastadion_berlin_denis_apel.JPG

If you want you can do everything with class and elegance.

You can't beat the germans:yes:

But it's missing flying buttresses like in the Spider Arena.

It is really amazing stadium

Where are trees, flowers, something green around the stadium??

One of the ugliest stadiums ever build ...

look at Olympiastadion in Berlin, build in 1916, and the roof added after modernisation looks fantastic.

Yeah... but with blind spots.

One of the ugliest stadiums ever build ...

It's not that bad... the only thing I hate about is that spider thing... and those colours.

the stadium itself looks like a spider :) , anyway it is not that bad, exterior of the stadium is not very imressive, but from inside it looks pretty decent :)

I ask one more time, where are trees, flowers, something green around the stadium??

I ask one more time, where are trees, flowers, something green around the stadium??

Maybe instead of asking you should check almost any of the pages in this thread? Everyone has the same access to these photographs.

http://pressing.net.ua/pressing/UserFiles/Image/Euro-2008_Girls/B7.jpg

"Metalist"= lots of metal. Get it? Now stop complaining.

I ask one more time, where are trees, flowers, something green around the stadium??

I know that this has nothing to do with Kharkiv, but did you know that Kiev is the second greenest capital city in the WORLD (While Stockholm is 1st), so you should think about what you just said. They might soon plant some trees or plants later but I don't see where you could plant them, the stadium doesn't have a huge area surrounding the stadium compared to Donetsk or something.

more news. i just read that the stadium is opening december 5 this year.
thats two stadiums fully completed this year so then they can consentrate with the rest of the stuff such as transportation

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