Shakhtar Stadium (Donetsk)

Central Stadium "Shakhtar"
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LocationVoroshylovskyi District, Donetsk, Ukraine
Coordinates47°59′40.18″N 37°47′08.69″E / 47.9944944°N 37.7857472°E / 47.9944944; 37.7857472
OwnerShakhtar Donetsk
Capacity31,718 (football)
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundSpring 1936
Opened5 September 1936; 88 years ago (1936-09-05)
Renovated1950, 1966, 1981, 2000
ArchitectGeorgiy Navrotskiy, S.Severin
Tenants
Shakhtar Donetsk (1936–2004)
Shakhtar Donetsk reserves
Metalurh Donetsk (international games)

Central Stadium Shakhtar (Ukrainian: Центральний стадіон «Шахтар») is a multi-purpose stadium that is located in the Shcherbakov Central Park, in Voroshylovskyi District, Donetsk, Ukraine. The stadium has a capacity of 31,718. Shakhtar Stadium was the primary home ground for Shakhtar Donetsk and a major football arena in Ukraine until the early 2000s.