Avanhard Stadium (Uzhhorod)

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Avanhard Stadium
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Avanhard Stadium (Uzhhorod)
Location Uzhorod, Ukraine
Coordinates 48°37′25″N22°16′35″E / 48.62361°N 22.27639°E / 48.62361; 22.27639
OwnerCity of Uzhorod [1]
Capacity 12,000 (football)
Field size104 m × 68 m (341 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1952
Renovated2005
ArchitectYevhen Valts, Emil Egresi, Sandor Kavac
Tenants
FC Mynai (since 2020 [1] )
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (1952-2016 [2] )
Ukraine National (1992)
Ukraine national rugby league team

Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. The stadium holds 12,000 people. [3] The stadium is certified to hold matches of the national football team of Ukraine. [1]

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History

The stadium was built in 1952, its architects are Yevhen Valts, Emil Egresi and Sandor Kavac. The size of the field is 104X68 m.

On 29 April 1992, the Ukraine national football team played its first international game after independence against Hungary at Avanhard Stadium lost by a score of 1–3.

The stadium was renovated in 2005.

In 2012 the stadium was leased to then highest playing (in Ukraine's top professional league, the Ukrainian Premier League) regional football club FC Hoverla Uzhhorod for the following 20 years. [4] After Hoverla Uzhhorod ceased to exist following the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League season, this contract expired in May 2017 and was not renewed. [2] [5]

In 2020 professional football matches at the highest level (of Ukraine) returned to the stadium since FC Mynai plays its home matches in the stadium. [1] But this club relegated back to the Ukrainian First League after finishing second to last in the 2023–24 season; after four seasons in the top flight. [6]

In 2020 the stadium was recertified to hold matches of the national football team of Ukraine. [1] Currently the stadium is owned primarily by the municipal government. [1]

Ukraine national team matches

DateTournamentHostScoreGuest
29 April 1992FFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1-3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

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  2. 1 2 "Велика пихатість маленького клубу. Як команда-привид збирала зірок" [The great pomp of the little club. How the ghost team collected stars]. UA-Football. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Football stadiums of the world – Stadiums in Ukraine". www.fussballtempel.net. 2010-04-09.
  4. ↑ "Hoverla received the stadium Avanhard for the next 20 years". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  5. ↑ The "Avangard" stadium in Uzhgorod was temporarily hired by the football team "Hoverla"
  6. ↑ "Ukrainian Premier League Tables (2019/2020 season to 2023/2024 season)". Eurosport . 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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