Sonyachny Stadium

Sonyachny Stadium
Sonyachny Stadium
Location within Kharkiv Oblast
Sonyachny Stadium
Sonyachny Stadium (Ukraine)
LocationPiatykhatky, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Coordinates50°05′52″N 36°15′57″E / 50.0978°N 36.2658°E / 50.0978; 36.2658
OwnerUkrainian Railways
Capacity4,924
Field size105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
OpenedSeptember 7, 2011
Tenants
FC Helios Kharkiv
FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

Sonyachny Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine.

The stadium was built as a training center in 2011 as part of preparation to the Euro 2012.

The stadium has a capacity of almost 5,000 spectators.

In 2012-2017 the stadium was the home ground of Ukrainian First League club FC Helios Kharkiv.

In 2017-2018 the stadium is the reserve home ground of FC Helios Kharkiv and FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

On 21 May 2022 the stadium was severely damaged by a Russian shelling.

Description: 'Even if our stands are destroyed, we will never stop standing up – A Kharkiv stadium built for EURO 2012, destroyed by Russian shells in 2022.'. Ukrainian Association for Football. Displayed in Düsseldorf, during the European Championship 2024.

References

  1. ^ http://pfl.ua/teams/553-gelios FC Helios on the official site of Ukrainian professional football league
  2. ^ http://pfl.ua/teams/16-metalist FC Metalist 1925 on the official site of Ukrainian professional football league
  3. ^ Російські окупанти зруйнували стадіон у Харкові, на якому тренувалася збірна України