History and description

Construction on Metalist Stadium began in 1925 and it was completed in 1926. The stadium's first match was played between Metalist and Dnipropretovsk (2-2). The stadium underwent several renovations in the 1960s and 1970s. It has had a record attendance of 42,000 people on one occasion, when they visited the USSR league match between Metalist and Tavria.

After the stadium was selected as a venue for the Euro 2012 Championships, reconstruction works started. These included the complete rebuilding of the East and South Stand, as well as the construction of a new roof held up by 24 iron legs from outside of the stadium.

Metalist Stadium hosted three group matches during the Euro 2012 tournament.

In 2016, FC Metalist ceased operations and was removed from the Ukraine Premier League. Successor club Metalist 1925 took up residency at Metalist Stadium.

Starting from 2016, Shakhtar Donetsk has been playing some of their home games at Metalist Stadium due to the armed conflict in the region.

(photos of the present Metalist Stadium below)

How to get to Metalist Stadium

The Metalist Stadium is located in the south-east of Kharkiv, almost 3 kilometres from the edge of the city centre and about 5 kilometres from Freedom Square and Shevchenko park. Kharkiv's main railway station is located more towards the east, again about 5 kilometers from the stadium. This means that it would be difficult to reach the stadium by train.

Metro stop Sportyvna is located near the stadium. The red metro line connects the stadium with the main railway station (stop Pivdenny Vokzal) and the city center (stop Radianska).

You can catch a green line metro and get off at Metrobudivnykiv station im. H.I. Vashchenka, which is also close to the stadium.

Address: Plekhanivska St. 65, 61001 Kharkiv

Eat, drink, and sleep near Metalist Stadium

The residential area around Metalist Stadium is large, and there are many high-rise apartment blocks in it. While you may find some restaurants here, it is usually advised to eat in the city centre of Kharkiv instead. There is one hotel located near the stadium, which is the Nadiya Hotel. Closer to the city centre, but still at walking distance from the stadium, are the well-rated Viva Hotel, the affordable Hotel AN-2, and the even cheaper Tsaritsynskiy Hotel.

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Relevant Internet links

Metalist.ua is the official website of FC Metalist Kharkiv. Metro.kharkov.ua is the website of the Kharkiv metro.