Avanhard Stadium is a

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. The stadium holds 12,000 people. The stadium is certified to hold matches of the national football team of Ukraine.

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

Ukrainian national football team The Ukraine national football team ( uk, Збірна України з футболу) represents Ukraine in men's international football and is governed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body for football in Ukraine. Ukr ...

played its first international game after

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against

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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 The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

) regional football club

FC Hoverla Uzhhorod Football Club Hoverla Uzhhorod ( ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Uzhhorod. Following the end of the 2015–16 season it was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier League because of debts to (current and former) players.

for the following 20 years. After Hoverla Uzhhorod ceased to exist following the

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season, this contract expired in May 2017 and was not renewed.The "Avangard" stadium in Uzhgorod was temporarily hired by the football team "Hoverla"
/ref> In 2020 professional football matches at the highest levels of Ukraine returned to the stadium since the

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FC Mynai FC Mynai or FC Minaj ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Минай», Futbolnyi klub Mynai) is a Ukrainian football club from Mynai, a suburb of Uzhhorod in the Zakarpattia Oblast. The club currently competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, d ...

plays its home matches in the stadium. But this club relegated back to the

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after one season. In 2020 the stadium was recertified to hold matches of the national football team of Ukraine. Currently the stadium is owned primarily by the municipal government.

Ukraine national team matches

Gallery

File:Avangard Stadium, Uzhhorod. Entrance.jpg, Entrence of the stadium File:Стадион «Авангард». Панорама с трибуны.jpg, Panorama view inside the stadium in 2012 File:Закарпаття Ужгород.jpg,

FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Football Club Hoverla Uzhhorod ( ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Uzhhorod. Following the end of the 2015–16 season it was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier League because of debts to (current and former) players.

hosting

FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine ( uk, Фенікс-Іллічовець (also ''Фенікс-Іллічiвець''); russian: link=no, Феникс-Ильичёвец) was a Ukrainian football club based in Kalinine which is located south-west o ...

in November 2008

References

External links

Photos of the stadium and its location
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