Avanhard Stadium (Luhansk)

Avanhard Stadium

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Former names	Kliment Voroshilov Stadium
Location	Luhansk, Ukraine
Owner	Luhansk Oblast Administration
Capacity	22,288 (football)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1951
Closed	2014 (due to War in Donbass)
Demolished	Late July 2014 (by artillery shelling)
Tenants
FC Zorya Luhansk (1951–2013)

Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Luhansk, Ukraine. The stadium held 22,288 people.

History

The stadium was built in 1951 as the Kliment Voroshilov Stadium. In 1957 the stadium's capacity was 7,447. It was not until 1961 when it was renamed into Avanhard (Avangard) Stadium. In 1967 the Avanhard Stadium could hold 40,000 spectators. In 1974 there were installed running tracks. In 1986 due to modernization, the stadium's capacity was reduced to 32,243. In 2002 the stadium ownership has changed when it was transferred from Luhanskteplovoz to the Luhansk Oblast Administration. In 2003 there were conducted major renovations to the stadium's facilities, because of that its capacity was reduced to 22,288. In 2011 there was replaced the turf, installed drainage and heat systems.

Late July 2014 the stadium was damaged by a mortar attack during the 2014 insurgency in Donbass.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Информационный сайт болельщиков ФК Заря Луганск. ПАНОРАМА
• Avanhard Stadium at the Our Luhansk footbal portal.