Meteor Stadium
{{short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Dnipro, Ukraine}}
{{about|a stadium in Dnipro|stadium in Russia|Meteor Stadium (Zhukovsky)}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Meteor Stadium
| nickname =
| image = 250px
| coordinates = {{coord|48|26|08|N|35|0|20|E|type:landmark_region:UA|display=title, inline}}
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1966
| renovated = 2001 (latest)
| expanded =
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = State company "Yuzhmash"
| operator = FC Dnipro
| surface = Grass (drainage system, heated)
| construction_cost =
| architect =
| former_names =
| record_attendance = 40,000 (1993, Dnipro-Dynamo)[http://www.ffu.org.ua/ukr/tournaments/arch/tprotocol/118471/ 1993 match report Dnipro - Dynamo]. FFU website.
| tenants = FC Dnipro (1966–2008)
Ukraine (2005)
FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk (2008–2010)
FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk (2010–2012)
FC Illichivets Mariupol (2014–2015)
FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (2015–2017)
| seating_capacity = 24,381 (football)
120 (for VIP)
1038 (covered)
| dimensions = {{convert|105|x|68|m|abbr=on}}
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302091629/http://www.meteor.dp.ua/about/ Official website]
}}
Meteor Stadium ({{Langx|uk|Стадіон «Метеор»}}) is a multi-purpose stadium in Dnipro, Ukraine. It is part of the Sports Complex Meteor and is a home of the Olympic and Paralympic teams of Ukraine with status national.
Overview
It is used for various Olympic sports and football matches, and for quite some time was the home of FC Dnipro. The stadium can hold 24,381 people. It has lighting 1,200 lux.
The main city club FC Dnipro relocated to Dnipro Stadium (which was built in place of the old Metalurh Stadium) after a long spell at the Meteor in 1966-2008.
The stadium also has athletics tracks, a badminton hall with four courts, a wrestling hall, three tennis courts and two weightlifting rooms.
History
The first football match was played on 30 August 1966 against Shinnik Yaroslavl which Dnipro won 3:1.[http://www.fcdnipro.ua/ru/club/history/ History section]. Dnipro official website.
On 15 October 1981, a major tragedy took place after a game of the 1981 Soviet Top League between Dnipro and Spartak Moscow, after which 11 people died during a mass exit from the stadium.Moskalenko, Dmytro. [http://football.ua/author/article/145066.html Mystery of Meteor]. football.ua. October 25, 2011.
Games of the [[Ukraine national football team]]
| class="wikitable" |
| |Date
! |Type ! |Host ! |Score ! |Guest ! |Goals ! |Attendance |
|---|
| 8 October 2005
| align="center"|FIFA World Cup Qual | {{fb|Ukraine}} | align="center"|2 – 2 | {{fb|Albania}} | Andriy Shevchenko {{goal|45}} | 24,000 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/10/20/20962.JPG
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302091629/http://www.meteor.dp.ua/about/ Official website]
- [http://fpd.org.ua/russian/novosti/gorodskie-novosti/glavnye-stadiony-dnepropetrovska.html Main stadiums of Dnipro]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Forum of Dnipro preservation.
{{Venues of Ukrainian PL}}
{{FC Dnipro}}
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Category:1966 establishments in Ukraine
Category:Football venues in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Ukraine
Category:Buildings and structures in Dnipro