Key facts
- Location
- Donetsk , Ukraine
- Owner
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Operator
- Donbas Arena
- Capacity
- 52,187
- Surface
- Grass
- Field size
- 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
- Groundbreaking
- 27 June 2006
- Opened
- 29 August 2009 ; 16 years ago ( 2009-08-29 )
- Closed
- 2014 (due to war in Donbas )
- Construction cost
- ₴ 545 million
- Architect
- Arup Sports
- General contractor
- ENKA
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Donbas Arena (Ukrainian: Донбас Арена [donˈbɑs ɐˈrɛnɐ]; Russian: Донбасс Арена, romanized: Donbass Arena) is a football stadium in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, that opened on 29 August 2009. The facility is located in the center of the city, in the Comsomol park. With a capacity of 55,187 spectators, the stadium used to host Shakhtar Donetsk matches and also hosted some matches of UEFA Euro 2012. The final cost of construction for Donbas Arena was $400 million. The stadium has been indefinitely closed to the public since mid-May 2014, due to the war in Donbas and Russo-Ukrainian war. Shakhtar Donetsk have played their latest game at the ground on 2 May 2014 against Illichivets Mariupol.
The name of the stadium represents the simplified and shortened name of the Donets Basin—huge industrial region of Donbas, hence—Donbas (Ukrainian: Донецький басейн or Донбас).