Avanhard_Stadium_(Uzhhorod)
Avanhard Stadium (Uzhhorod)
Football stadium in Ukraine
Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. The stadium holds 12,000 people.[3] The stadium is certified to hold matches of the national football team of Ukraine.[1]
| Location | Uzhorod, Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 48°37′25″N 22°16′35″E |
| Owner | City of Uzhorod[1] |
| Capacity | 12,000 (football) |
| Field size | 104 m × 68 m (341 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1952 |
| Renovated | 2005 |
| Architect | Yevhen Valts, Emil Egresi, Sandor Kavac |
| Tenants | |
| FC Mynai (since 2020[1]) Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (1952-2016[2]) Ukraine National (1992) Ukraine national rugby league team | |
The stadium was built in 1952, its architects are Yevhen Valts, Emil Egresi and Sandor Kavac. The size of the field is 104X68 m.
On 29 April 1992, the Ukraine national football team played its first international game after independence against Hungary at Avanhard Stadium lost by a score of 1–3.
The stadium was renovated in 2005.
In 2012 the stadium was leased to then highest playing (in Ukraine's top professional league, the Ukrainian Premier League) regional football club FC Hoverla Uzhhorod for the following 20 years.[4] After Hoverla Uzhhorod ceased to exist following the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League season, this contract expired in May 2017 and was not renewed.[2][5]
In 2020 professional football matches at the highest levels of Ukraine returned to the stadium since the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League FC Mynai plays its home matches in the stadium.[1] But this club relegated back to the Ukrainian First League after one season.[6]
In 2020 the stadium was recertified to hold matches of the national football team of Ukraine.[1] Currently the stadium is owned primarily by the municipal government.[1]
- Entrence of the stadium
- Panorama view inside the stadium in 2012
- FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod hosting FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine in November 2008
- "Minai will play home matches of the Premier League at Avangard Stadium in Uzhhorod". PMG.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Велика пихатість маленького клубу. Як команда-привид збирала зірок" [The great pomp of the little club. How the ghost team collected stars]. UA-Football. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- "Football stadiums of the world – Stadiums in Ukraine". www.fussballtempel.net. 2010-04-09.
- "Hoverla received the stadium Avanhard for the next 20 years". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- "The 30th Ukrainian football championship is over". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- Photos of the stadium and its location (in Ukrainian)