Construction and exploitation of stadiums and other football infrastructure in Ukraine as well as providing safety in conducting competitions is supervised by the respected UAF (previously FFU) standing committee. The Ukrainian Association of Football itself adopts regulations on infrastructure of stadiums and measures of safety.
Previously all stadiums in Ukraine were awarded a certain category: 1, 2, 3, and elite. All professional clubs are obligated to conduct their "home games" in place of their permanent location and state registration and at stadiums that correspond to the FFU regulations. A football game is held only at a stadium that was applied by the club during its attestation for respectful competition season. Such stadiums are listed in a stadium registry on which permitted to conduct matches of respected level.[ clarification needed ] Each stadium has a certificate of state commission and passport.
In 2020, the UAF revamped its stadium categorization to synchronize with the same requirements as the UEFA. It published a new list of stadiums and its categorization. [1]
# | Stadium | Capacity [3] | Built/renovated | City | Home team |
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1 | Donbas Arena | 52,518 | 2009 | Donetsk | FC Shakhtar Donetsk |
2 | Shakhtar Stadium | 31,718 | 2000 | Donetsk | |
3 | RSK Olimpiyskyi | 26,100 | 2003 | Donetsk | |
4 | Avanhard Stadium | 22,320 | 2003 | Luhansk | FC Zorya Luhansk |
5 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 19,978 | 2004 | Simferopol | SC Tavriya Simferopol |
The following is a list of football stadiums in Ukraine , ordered by capacity.
Any games (domestic and international)
# | Stadium | Capacity [3] | Built | City | Home team | Picture |
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1 | Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex | 70,050 | 1923 | Kyiv | Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk | |
2 | Metalist Sports Complex | 41,307 | 1926 | Kharkiv | Metalist Kharkiv Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | |
3 | Arena Lviv | 34,915 | 2011 | Lviv | Rukh Lviv | |
4 | Chornomorets Stadium | 34,164 | 2011 | Odesa | Chornomorets Odesa | |
5 | Dnipro-Arena | 31,003 | 2008 | Dnipro | Dnipro-1 | |
6 | Butovsky Vorskla Stadium | 24,795 | 1951 | Poltava | Vorskla Poltava | |
7 | Slavutych-Arena | 11,983 | 2006 | Zaporizhzhia | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Zorya Luhansk |
Any domestic games (UPL, finals of Cup or Super Cup)
# | Stadium | Capacity [3] | Built | City | Home team | Picture |
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1 | Ukraina Stadium | 28,051 | 1963 | Lviv | Karpaty Lviv | |
2 | Meteor Stadium | 24,381 | 1966 | Dnipro | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | |
3 | Shukhevych Ternopil City Stadium | 15,150 | 2011 | Ternopil | Nyva Ternopil | |
4 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium | 16,873 | 1933 | Kyiv | Ukraine Under-21 | |
5 | Tsentralnyi City Stadium | 15,600 | 1965 | Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv | |
7 | Berezkin Zirka Stadium | 13,305 | 1934 | Kropyvnytskyi | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | |
8 | Volodymyr Boiko Stadium | 12,680 | 1956 | Mariupol | Mariupol | |
11 | Avanhard Stadium | 12,080 | 1960 | Lutsk | Volyn Lutsk | |
9 | Chernihiv Training Center | 12,060 | 1936 | Chernihiv | Ukraine Desna Chernihiv | |
10 | Avanhard Stadium | 12,000 | 1953 | Uzhhorod | Uzhhorod | |
11 | Cherkasy Arena | 10,321 | 1957 | Cherkasy | Dnipro Cherkasy | |
12 | Nika Sports Complex | 7,000 | 1998 | Oleksandriia | Oleksandriya | |
13 | Obolon Arena | 5,100 | 2002 | Kyiv | Obolon Kyiv | |
14 | Kolos Stadium | 5,000 | 2014 | Kovalivka | Kolos Kovalivka |
Any domestic games beside the UPL, Super Cup or Cup competitions quarter, semi or finals.
Any games beside the UPL, First League, or Cup competitions (main stages, 1⁄8+ finals), including certified training fields
Non certified sports facilities
# | Stadium | Capacity [3] | Built/renovated | City | Home team |
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1 | SKA Stadium | 23,040 | 1967 | Lviv | — |
2 | Peremoha Stadium | 15,600 | 1955 | Kamianske | SC Prometei |
3 | SKA Stadium | 15,000 | 1966 | Odesa | — |
4 | CSK ZSU Stadium | 12,000 | 1967 | Kyiv | FC Arsenal Kyiv academy |
5 | Politechnik Stadium | 11,400 | Kremenchuk | — | |
6 | Central Stadium | 6,500 | 2021 | Zhytomyr | FC Polissia Zhytomyr |
7 | Lafort Arena | 3,220 | 2007 | Dobromyl | — |
8 | Tekstylnyk Stadium | 2,000 | Chernihiv | WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv |
Sports facilities with unidentified status
# | Stadium | Capacity [3] | Built/renovated | City | Home team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Donbas Arena | 52,518 | 2009 | Donetsk | FC Shakhtar Donetsk |
2 | Shakhtar Stadium | 31,718 | 2000 | Donetsk | FC Shakhtar Donetsk junior squads and academy |
3 | RSK Olimpiyskyi | 26,100 | 2003 | Donetsk | — |
4 | Avanhard Stadium | 22,320 | 2003 | Luhansk | FC Zorya Luhansk |
5 | Lokomotiv Republican Sports Complex | 19,978 | 2004 | Simferopol | SC Tavriya Simferopol |
6 | Stal Stadium | 9,200 | Alchevsk | FC Stal Alchevsk | |
7 | Sevastopol Sports Complex | 5,826 | 2011 | Sevastopol | FC Sevastopol |
8 | Metalurh Stadium | 5,094 | 2008 | Donetsk | FC Metalurh Donetsk |
9 | Fiolent Stadium | 5,000 | 2005 | Simferopol | FC Ihroservice Simferopol |
10 | Olimpik Sports Complex | 4,500 | 2014 | Donetsk | FC Olimpik Donetsk |
Categories to all UAF stadiums are granted with consideration of all circumstances and data about a stadium and if it corresponds to FIFA, UEFA and UAF requirements (2020 UAF Regulations on stadium infrastructure. Article 3.2).
Basic criteria for each stadium (2020 UAF Regulations on stadium infrastructure. Article 3.7):
In order to ensure public order and public safety in accordance with the law, other criteria may also be established for sports facilities.
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