Ukraina Stadium
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Ukraina Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Lviv
, Ukraine
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches, and is the home of FC Karpaty Lviv
. "Ukraina" is also an alternative stadium for the Ukraine national football team
where it played several of its qualification games for various tournaments. The stadium is located in the central part of the city in the Snopkiv Park which is classified as the monument of park architecture (landscape art).
In its initial years the Druzhba Stadium had capacity to hold 41,700 seated spectators. The most attended games were an exhibition game with Palmeiras (Brazil
) on May 26, 1970 (around 50,000) and the game with Dynamo Kyiv on June 27, 1971 as part of the 1971 Soviet Top League
season (51,000).
In 1990 by the initiative of the president of Karpaty Lviv, Karlo Miklyosh (former member of Ukraina Lwow
), the name of stadium was changed to "Ukraina". In 1999 the stadium was renovated in preparation to the Karpaty's participation in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, after which the stadium's capacity was reduced to 28,051. In 2007 a new grass pitch was installed at the stadium. Ukraina also has four floodlight
towers with lighting power of 1,200 lux
.
During Soviet times, it was called Druzhba, which means "friendship."
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches, and is the home of FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv
FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :...
. "Ukraina" is also an alternative stadium for the Ukraine national football team
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
where it played several of its qualification games for various tournaments. The stadium is located in the central part of the city in the Snopkiv Park which is classified as the monument of park architecture (landscape art).
Brief outlook
The stadium was erected in three years by the method of public construction (collective construction), meaning that each big company of Lviv was responsible for construction of its own part of the future stadium. The construction was headed by the third secretary of the Communist Party City Committee, Vasyl Mazur, who also took part in the construction. The architects were Yaroslav Nazarkevych, Larysa Skoryk, Yaroslav Porokhnavets, Volodymyr Blyusyuk. The official debut game took place on August 18, 1963 when the local Karpaty Lviv were playing against the visiting Zalgiris Vilnius. On the 86th minute Ivan Dykovets failed to convert a penalty kick and the game ended in the loss by the home team, 0:1.In its initial years the Druzhba Stadium had capacity to hold 41,700 seated spectators. The most attended games were an exhibition game with Palmeiras (Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) on May 26, 1970 (around 50,000) and the game with Dynamo Kyiv on June 27, 1971 as part of the 1971 Soviet Top League
1971 Soviet Top League
The 1971 season of the Soviet Top League saw Dynamo Kyiv clinching their title after three unsuccessful seasons. This season was also unique for successful performances of non-RSFSR clubs: Ararat Yerevan from the Armenian SSR took the second place, while bronze medals were awarded to Dinamo...
season (51,000).
In 1990 by the initiative of the president of Karpaty Lviv, Karlo Miklyosh (former member of Ukraina Lwow
Ukraina Lwów
Ukraina Lwów was an ethnic Ukrainian sports club, located in the city of Lwów, which in the interbellum period belonged to the Second Polish Republic ....
), the name of stadium was changed to "Ukraina". In 1999 the stadium was renovated in preparation to the Karpaty's participation in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, after which the stadium's capacity was reduced to 28,051. In 2007 a new grass pitch was installed at the stadium. Ukraina also has four floodlight
Floodlight
A floodlight is an artificial light providing even illumination across a wide area.* High-intensity discharge lamp, the class of lamp itself* Stage lighting instrument, the types associated with Stage productions...
towers with lighting power of 1,200 lux
Lux
The lux is the SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. It is used in photometry as a measure of the intensity, as perceived by the human eye, of light that hits or passes through a surface...
.
During Soviet times, it was called Druzhba, which means "friendship."