Army Sports Club Stadium (Lviv)

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SKA Stadium
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Army Sports Club Stadium (Lviv)
Location Lviv, Ukraine
Coordinates 49°51′10″N24°0′49.40″E / 49.85278°N 24.0137222°E / 49.85278; 24.0137222
Capacity 23,040 (football)
Surface Grass
Opened1967
Tenants
SKA
Karpaty-2
SKA-Orbita

SKA Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Karpaty-2 Lviv and was previously the home of FC Lviv. [1] The stadium holds 23,040 spectators.

Speedway

Exterior of the stadium Lviv SKA Stadium 2.jpg
Exterior of the stadium

The venue has hosted motorcycle speedway [2] and the speedway team known as SKA-Speedway Lviv from 1961 to 1966 and again from 1988 to 2010. [3] It also hosted rounds of the 1964 Speedway World Team Cup and the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup.

The speedway team SKA Speedway Lviv competed in the European Speedway Club Champions' Cup in 2003 and 2009. [4] They also competed in the Team Speedway Polish Championship in 2004. [5]

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References

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  2. "L'viv - Ukraine". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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  5. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 30 December 2022.