Yuvileiny Stadium
Encyclopedia
Stadion Yuvileiny is a football
-only stadium
located at 9 Gagarin street, Sumy
, Ukraine
40030. The stadium comprises an area of 5.1782 hectares (12.8 acre).
Stadion Yuvileiny is currently used mostly for football
matches, and is the previous home of the now-defunct FC Spartak Sumy
. The ownership of the stadium currently belongs to the city after the partnership owning Spartak went into bankruptcy. The stadium holds 25,830 people and was built in 2001.
FC Kharkiv
, from the Ukrainian Premier League
leased the stadium for the 2008-09 season.
with the perspective for the club advancing to the national premiers.
According to the official website of PFC Sumy the rate of the stadium's construction was never seen before: "расчетных темпов строительства не знало до сих пор еще ни одно строение". The website also claims that work was conducted without breaks for holidays. The financial support for the construction was given from such big Ukrainian companies as Naftogaz Ukrainy with its "Ukrnafta
" and the regional representative in the face of "Okhtyrkanaftogaz".
The territory of the stadium is 1 hectares (2.5 acre), while the constructed territory rounds to 15960 square metres (171,792 sq ft). The drainage system and the field-heating system was installed by "Eleter" (Kiev
), while the stadium lighting is ensured by "Vatra".
The administrative building is 106.4 м by 14.9 м, while the training hall is 164.2 square metres (1,767.4 sq ft).
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...
-only stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located at 9 Gagarin street, Sumy
Sumy
* 1897 - 70.53% Ukrainians, 24.1% Russians, 2.6% Jewish, 2.67% others* 1926 - 80.7% Ukrainians, 11.8% Russians, 5.5% Jewish, 2% others* 1959 - 79% Ukrainians, 20% Russians, 1% others...
, 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...
40030. The stadium comprises an area of 5.1782 hectares (12.8 acre).
Stadion Yuvileiny 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 previous home of the now-defunct FC Spartak Sumy
FC Spartak Sumy
FC Spartak Sumy was a Ukrainian football club based in Sumy.-History:January 12, 1982 at the village forestry Krasnopillyaa club with the name Yavir was established...
. The ownership of the stadium currently belongs to the city after the partnership owning Spartak went into bankruptcy. The stadium holds 25,830 people and was built in 2001.
FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League...
, from the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
leased the stadium for the 2008-09 season.
History
The stadium broke ground in late 1999 and in two years was opened. Originally it was constructed for the Spartak Sumy that at that time competed in the Ukrainian First LeagueUkrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
with the perspective for the club advancing to the national premiers.
According to the official website of PFC Sumy the rate of the stadium's construction was never seen before: "расчетных темпов строительства не знало до сих пор еще ни одно строение". The website also claims that work was conducted without breaks for holidays. The financial support for the construction was given from such big Ukrainian companies as Naftogaz Ukrainy with its "Ukrnafta
Ukrnafta
Ukrnafta is a Ukrainian oil and natural gas extracting company, the largest producer of oil and gas in the country.The company produces around 3 million tonnes of oil and 4 billion m3 of natural gas per year, having oil proven reserves of nearly 180 million tonnes. Ukrnafta also ownes three natural...
" and the regional representative in the face of "Okhtyrkanaftogaz".
The territory of the stadium is 1 hectares (2.5 acre), while the constructed territory rounds to 15960 square metres (171,792 sq ft). The drainage system and the field-heating system was installed by "Eleter" (Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
), while the stadium lighting is ensured by "Vatra".
The administrative building is 106.4 м by 14.9 м, while the training hall is 164.2 square metres (1,767.4 sq ft).