Nika Stadium | |
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| Former names | Shakhtar Stadium [1] |
|---|---|
| Location | Oleksandria, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 48°40′29″N33°06′13″E / 48.67472°N 33.10361°E |
| Capacity | 7,000 [1] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 30 May 1998 [1] (completely rebuilt) |
| Tenants | |
| Shakhtar Oleksandria (?-1992) MFK Oleksandria (2004-2006) UkrAhroKom Holovkivka (2013-2014) PFC Oleksandria (1991-1992, 1998-present) | |
Cultural Sports Complex Nika Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Oleksandria, Ukraine. The stadium was rebuilt in 1998 in place of Shakhtar Stadium [1] under a new name Nika.
Ukraine, sometimes called the Ukraine, is a country in Eastern Europe. Excluding Crimea, Ukraine has a population of about 42.5 million, making it the 32nd most populous country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kiev. Ukrainian is the official language and its alphabet is Cyrillic. The dominant religions in the country are Eastern Orthodoxy and Greek Catholicism. Ukraine is currently in a territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Including Crimea, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi), making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world.
The stadium is the home ground of Ukrainian Premier League club PFC Oleksandria and has a capacity of 7,000 spectators.
The Ukrainian Premier League or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha it was formed in 1991 as part of the 1992 Ukrainian football championship upon discontinuation of the 1991 Soviet football championship and included the Ukraine-based clubs that competed previously in the Soviet competitions. In 1996 along with the other professional football leagues of Ukraine, the Top League became a member of the Professional Football League of Ukraine.
Before 1992 as Shakhtar Stadium, it was a home ground of another football club Shakhtar Oleksandriya. FC Oleksandriya that in 1991-2003 was known as FC Polihraftekhnika played about 4 games in the 1992 Ukrainian First League before it was forced to move to its newly built Olimp Stadium (25 May 1991 [1] ). After Shakhtar Oleksandriya became defunct in 1990s, the stadium was rebuilt into the Cultural Sports Complex "Nika" and reopened in 1998. In 1998 Polihraftekhnika returned to the stadium.
Ukrainian First League 1992 was the first Ukrainian First League season with the record number of teams participating in the league at 28 divided into groups. The season started on March 14 and finished July 5, 1992.
Between 2004–2006 MFK Oleksandria played their home games also at the stadium.
Youth FC Krystal Oleksandriia is a Ukrainian youth football club based in Oleksandriya, previously also known as MFC Oleksandriya.
Seventy percent of the seating is under cover. [1] The main stadium has administration offices as well as a conference hall. [1]
