Construction and exploitation of stadiums and other football infrastructure in Ukraine as well as providing safety in conducting competitions is being supervised by the respected UAF (previously FFU) standing committee. The
Ukrainian Association of Football
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) ( uk, Українська асоціяція футболу, Ukrayins'ka Asotsiyatsiya Futbolu) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019 it was known as the Football Federation of Ukr ...
itself adopts regulations on infrastructure of stadiums and measures of safety.
Previously all stadiums in Ukraine were awarded 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 on stadiums that correspond to the FFU regulations. A football game is held only on 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. Each stadium has a certificate of state commission and passport.
In 2020, the UAF revamped its stadium categorization to synchronize with same requirements as the UEFA. It published new list of stadiums and its categorization.
List of stadiums that correspond to structural criteria of UAF categories (Список стадіонів, які відповідають структурним критеріям категорій УАФ)
UAF. 15 February 2021.
Football stadiums with a capacity of at least 25,000
Football stadiums with a capacity below 25,000
A minimum capacity of 10,000 is required.
List by UAF categories
The following is a list of football stadiums in Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, ordered by capacity.
Category Four
Any games (domestic and international)
Category Three
Any domestic games (UPL, finals of Cup or Super Cup)
Category Two
Any domestic games beside the UPL, Super Cup or Cup competitions quarter, semi or finals.
Category One
Any games beside the UPL, First League, or Cup competitions (main stages, + finals), including certified training fields
List by regions/oblasts
* Autonomous Republic of Crimea: none available
* Cherkasy Oblast: Cherkasy Arena (Tsentralnyi Stadion (Cherkasy)
The Central Stadium ( uk, Центральний стадіон) is a multi-purpose stadium in Cherkasy, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and was the home of FC Dnipro Cherkasy and now the home of FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro. T ...
, cat 3), Central Stadium, Uman (cat 1), Zoria Stadium, Biloziria (cat 1)
* Chernihiv Oblast: Yuri Gagarin Stadium
Yuri Gagarin Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Varna, Bulgaria. It was initially used as the stadium of Cherno More Varna and Spartak Varna. It was named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin; Gagarin's fir ...
(Chernihiv Stadium
Olympic sports training center "Chernihiv" (formerly Yuri Gagarin Stadium) ( uk, Олімпійський навчально-спортивний центр «Чернігів») is a multi-purpose stadium in Chernihiv, Ukraine. The stadium was ...
, cat 3), Yunist Stadium (Chernihiv) (cat 2), Chernihiv Arena (cat 1)
* Chernivtsi Oblast: Bukovyna Stadium (cat 2), Malva Stadium (cat 1)
* Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Dnipro-Arena (cat 4), Meteor Stadium (cat 3), Dnipro Training Center, indoor field (cat 1), Olimpiyski Rezervy Stadium (cat 1), Shakhta Zhovtneva Stadium (cat 1), Elektrometalurh Stadium
Elektrometalurh Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Nikopol, Ukraine. The stadium holds 7,200 people.
The stadium is located close to the Kakhovka Reservoir in the city's Park Peremohy.
The stadium was a home stadium of FC Metalurh Nikopol. Curre ...
(cat 1), Kolos Stadium, Chkalove (cat 1)
* Donetsk Oblast: Volodymyr Boiko Stadium
Volodymyr Boyko Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located in a local Petrovskyi Park which is located along the highway Mariupol–Donetsk ( H20).
Built in 1956, it was originally known as Novator St ...
, Mariupol (cat 3), Bliuminh Stadium
Bliuming Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Avanhard Kramatorsk. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators.
Originally built in 1937, the stadium belonged to th ...
, Kramatorsk (cat 2), Prapor Stadium (Kramatorsk) (cat 2), Sportkompleks Illichivets
Illichivets Indoor Sports Complex ( uk, Спортивний критий комплекс «Іллічівець») was an indoor sporting arena that is located in the Primorsky district of Mariupol, Ukraine. It was opened on 9 May 2007.
Gen ...
, Mariupol (cat 1), Zakhidnyi Stadium
Zakhidnyi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mariupol, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches, and is the home of youth squad of Illichivets (FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol, Illichivets-2 Mariupol). The stad ...
, Mariupol (cat 1), Azovets Stadium, Mariupol (cat 1), Mariupol Training Center (cat 1)
* Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast: MCS Rukh
Municipal Central Stadium "Rukh" ( uk, Міський Центральний Стадіон "Рух") is the multi-purpose central stadium of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. The stadium is located at 128 Vyacheslav Chernovol Street, the city of Ivan ...
(cat 2), Enerhetyk Stadium, Burshtyn (cat 1)
* Kharkiv Oblast: Metalist Stadium
"Metalist" Oblast Sports Complex ( uk, Обласний спортивний комплекс "Металіст"), which includes the Metalist Stadium ( uk, Стадіон "Металіст"), is a multi-use stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It is us ...
(cat 4), Sonyachny Stadium, Kharkiv (cat 2), Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv)
Dynamo Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine was the home ground of several Kharkiv professional football clubs, such as FC Metalist Kharkiv, FC Helios Kharkiv and FC Kharkiv. The stadium is also used for home matches of the Ukrainian national team for ...
(cat 1), Nova Bavaria Stadium (Helios Arena (Kharkiv)
Nova Bavaria is a small football stadium in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Until 2020, it was known as Helios Arena.
History
The stadium is among the oldest in the city and initially was called Stadion Kanatnoho Zavodu (Rope Factory Stadium). It is ...
, cat 1), Metalist Training Center, Vysokyi (cat 1), Avanhard Stadium, Zmiiv (cat 1)
* Kherson Oblast: Olimpiyskyi Stadium, Kakhovka (cat 1), Krystal Stadium
Krystal Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kherson, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home of FC Krystal Kherson. The stadium holds 3,400 spectators.
It is located in the city's center not far ...
, Kherson (cat 1), Enerhiya Stadium, Nova Kakhovka (cat 1), Marianivskyi Stadium (cat 1), Zatys Stadium, Hornostaivka (cat 1)
* Khmelnytskyi Oblast: Sport Complex Podillya (cat 2), Yunist Stadium, Volochysk (cat 2), Kolos Stadium, Dunaivtsi (cat 1)
* Kyiv City and Oblast: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
The Olympic National Sports Complex (also known as Olympic Stadium; uk, Національний спортивний комплекс "Олімпійський", translit=Natsionalnyi sportyvnyi kompleks "Olimpiiskyi") is a multi-use sports ...
(cat 4), Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium
The Stadion Dynamo imeni Valeria Lobanovskoho is a multi-functional stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine that is modified for football use only.
It is the home stadium of FC Dynamo Kyiv yet not the main stadium, for which Dynamo uses the bigger NSC Ol ...
(cat 3), Obolon Arena
Obolon Arena is a football stadium in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. It is the home ground of football club Obolon Kyiv.[Kolos Stadium (Kovalivka)
Kolos Stadium is a football venue located in Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Currently the Ukrainian Premier League football club FC Kolos Kovalivka plays their home games at the stadium.
History
In 2014 the stadium was rebuilt anew in place o ...]
(cat 3), Bannikov Stadium
Navchanlno-trenuvalnyi kompleks imeni Viktora Bannikova (Viktor Bannikov training complex) is a small football stadium located close to the House of Football and the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine. The stadium is named after a goalkeeper of F ...
(cat 2), Livyi Bereh Stadium (cat 2), Trudovi Rezervy Stadium, Bila Tserkva (cat 1), Temp Stadium, Kyiv (cat 1), Dynamo Training Center
Dynamo Club Stadium is part of the educational training facility ground operated by Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv located at the city limits of Kyiv in the former village of Vita-Lytovska ( Koncha-Zaspa, Holosiiv Raion). The area is ...
, indoor (cat 1), Dynamo Training Center
Dynamo Club Stadium is part of the educational training facility ground operated by Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv located at the city limits of Kyiv in the former village of Vita-Lytovska ( Koncha-Zaspa, Holosiiv Raion). The area is ...
, pitch #6 (cat 1), Dynamo Training Center
Dynamo Club Stadium is part of the educational training facility ground operated by Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv located at the city limits of Kyiv in the former village of Vita-Lytovska ( Koncha-Zaspa, Holosiiv Raion). The area is ...
, pitch #7 (cat 1), Kolos Stadium (Boryspil)
Kolos Stadium is a multifunctional facility, primarily used for football and field hockey located in Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Currently the Ukrainian Premier League football club Arsenal Kyiv plays their home games at the stadium.
History
T ...
(cat 1), Yuvileinyi Stadium, Bucha (cat 1), Central City Stadium, Irpin (cat 1), Central Stadium, Kalynivka (cat 1), Tsentralnyi Stadion im.Brukvenka, Makariv (cat 1), Volodymyr Melnyk Stadium, Obukhiv (cat 1), Arsenal Arena, Shchaslyve (cat 1), Dinaz Stadium (cat 1)
* Kirovohrad Oblast: Zirka Stadium
Zirka Stadium is a multifunctional facility, primarily used for football located in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. The stadium is the biggest one in Kirovohrad Oblast.
Currently the professional football club FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi
FC Zirka Kropyvnyts ...
(cat 3), CSC Nika Stadium (cat 3), Inhulets Stadium (cat 2), Oleksandr Povorozniuk Stadium (cat 1), HOLovkivskyi Stadium (cat 1), Olimp Stadium (cat 1)
* Luhansk Oblast: none available
* Lviv Oblast: Arena Lviv
Arena Lviv ( uk, Арена Львів) is a football stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. It was one of the eight UEFA Euro 2012 venues, where it hosted three of the group-stage games. According to the official plans, the stadium has a total seating capacit ...
(cat 4), Ukraina Stadium
Ukraina Stadium ( uk, стадіон Україна) is a multi-purpose stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is the home of FC Karpaty Lviv. "Ukraina" is also an alternative stadium for the U ...
(cat 3), Skif Stadium (cat 2), Shkoliar Stadium (cat 1), Sokil Stadium, Lviv (cat 1), Sokil Stadium, Stryi (cat 1), Lokomotyv Stadium, Rava-Ruska (cat 1), Enerhetyk Stadium, Dobrotvir (cat 1), Stadion imeni Bohdana Markevycha (cat 1), Medyk Stadium (cat 1)
* Mykolaiv Oblast: Tsentralnyi Stadion (Mykolaiv)
Stadion Tsentralnyi (or Central City Stadium) is a stadium in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, which was built in 1965. Currently it has a capacity of 16,700, in an all-seater configuration. It is the home stadium of the football club MFK Mykolaiv
MFС Myko ...
(cat 3), Park Peremohy Stadium (cat 2), Tsentralnyi Stadion (Mykolaiv), upper pitch (cat 1)
* Odessa Oblast: Chornomorets Stadium
The Chernomorets Stadium (, ''Stadium "Chornomorets'"'') is a football stadium built in 2011 in Odesa, Ukraine. The stadium has a capacity of 34,164 and is the home of FC Chornomorets Odesa. The inaugural match, between FC Chornomorets Odesa an ...
(cat 4), Spartak Stadium (Odessa) (cat 1), Borys Tropanets Stadium (cat 1), Ivan Stadium (cat 1), Liustdorf Stadium (cat 1)
* Poltava Oblast: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium (cat 4), Kremin Stadium
Kremin Arena ( uk, Кремінь-Арена імені Олега Бабаєва) is a Association football, football stadium in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. It is the home stadium of FC Kremin Kremenchuk, its FC Kremin-2 Kremenchuk, Second team, and ...
(cat 2), (cat 2), Vorskla-Zmina Stadium (cat 1), Ltava Stadium (cat 1), Lokomotyv Stadium (Poltava) (cat 1), Mashynobudivnyk Stadium (cat 1)
* Rivne Oblast: Kolos Stadium, Mlyniv (cat 2), Kolos Stadium, Berezne (cat 1), Izotop Stadium (cat 1)
* Sumy Oblast: Naftovyk Stadium
Naftovyk Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Okhtyrka, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
Football Club Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian amateur football club based in ...
(cat 2), Yuvileiny Stadium
Yuvileiny Stadium is a football stadium in Sumy, Ukraine, home grounds to both Sumy and Alliance. The building was put into operation on September 20, 2001. The stadium has a total capacity of 25,830 spectators.
The stadium has hosted numerous ...
(cat 2), Alians-Arena (cat 1), Viktoriya Stadium (cat 1), Volodymyr Kuts Stadium (cat 1)
* Ternopil Oblast: Ternopilsky Misky Stadion
Roman Shukhevych Ternopil City Stadium ( uk, Тернопільський міський стадіон імені Романа Шухевича) is a multi-use stadium in Ternopil, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and i ...
(cat 3)
* Vinnytsia Oblast: Tsentralnyi Stadion (Vinnytsia)
Central City Stadium ( uk, Центральний міський стадіон, Tsentralnyi miskyi stadion) is a multi-use stadium in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Nyva Vinnytsia ...
(cat 1), Sports Complex Nyva (cat 1)
* Volyn Oblast: Avanhard Stadium (Lutsk)
Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lutsk, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Volyn Lutsk
FC may refer to:
Businesses, organisations, and schools
* Fergusson College, a science and ar ...
(cat 3), Pidshypnyk Stadium (cat 1)
* Zakarpattia Oblast: Avanhard Stadium (Uzhhorod)
Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. 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 Yevh ...
(cat 3), Mynai Arena (cat 2)
* Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Slavutych Arena (cat 4), JSC ZAZ Stadium (cat 1), Metalurh Training Center (cat 1)
* Zhytomyr Oblast: Spartak Arena (cat 1), Central City Stadium Spartak (cat 1)
List of uncertified football stadiums
Others
Non certified sports facilities
The UAF notable stadiums located in the Russian occupied territories
Sports facilities with unidentified status
Gallery
File:Gagarin_Stadium.jpg, Stadion Yuri Gagarin in Chernihiv
Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...
File:Mariupol Illichivets Sports Complex.jpg, Illichivets Sports Complex indoor field
File:Kristall Stadium in Kherson.jpg, Krystal Stadium
The UAF stadium basic requirements
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):
* must have developed and approved in the manner prescribed by law a strategy of insuring a public order and public safety, rules (instructions) of observance of public order and public safety (including rules of spectator behavior), evacuation plan
* must have rooms (no less than two) functioning as a post of urgent or first medical aid with the necessary equipment and easy access from the building premises and the surrounding area
* must provide a clear distribution of seats for spectators into separate parts (sectors)
* must have a separate box (lounge) for honored guests (Luxury box
The luxury box (or skybox) and club seating constitute the most exclusive class of seating in arenas and stadiums, and generate much higher revenues than regular seating. Club ticketholders often receive exclusive access to an indoor part of t ...
) with a separate entrance
* must be equipped with a video surveillance system over the territory of the structure and adjacent territories as well as technical measures of recording the results of video surveillance
* must be equipped with a public announcement
* must be equipped with a control room with the ability to control the video surveillance system, telephone signal and loud speaking systems
* must be equipped with information screen and stands with rules of spectator behavior, evacuation plan (in state and most common foreign language)
* must provide routes for special equipment, including vehicles of the National Police, ambulance and the State Service of Emergency Situations units, as well as places for their parking
* must have the equipment necessary to use an electronic ticket, including a turnstile
A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a ...
system
* must have storage rooms or storage chambers for items prohibited for carrying into the building, in case of their seizure
* must have rooms for FIFA, UEFA, UAF official representatives and supervisor in refereeing (officials)
* must have a room for the National Police operations and a separate room for temporary detention of offenders during a football match
* must have premises for the coordination headquarters
* must be equipped with serviceable fire protection systems, fire barriers, primary fire extinguishing measures, standard number of sources of fire water supply, lightning protection and safety signs
In order to ensure public order and public safety in accordance with the law, other criteria may also be established for sports facilities.
See also
*List of European stadiums by capacity
This is a list of the largest European stadiums. Stadiums with a capacity of 25,000 or more are included. The list includes stadiums in European countries.
They are ordered by their audience capacity. The capacity figures are for each stadium's ...
*List of association football stadiums by capacity
The following is a list of football stadiums. They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. All stadiums that are the home of a club or national team with a ...
References
External links
Regulations on stadium infrastructure
Football Federation of Ukraine
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) ( uk, Українська асоціяція футболу, Ukrayins'ka Asotsiyatsiya Futbolu) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019 it was known as the Football Federation of Ukr ...
. 5 June 2013.
Regulations on stadium infrastructure
Football Federation of Ukraine
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) ( uk, Українська асоціяція футболу, Ukrayins'ka Asotsiyatsiya Futbolu) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019 it was known as the Football Federation of Ukr ...
. 2020.
The UAF confirmed the list of Ukrainian stadium in four categories (УАФ утвердила список стадионов Украины по четырем категориям)
UA-Football. 24 July 2020.
UEFA Guide to Quality Stadiums
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
. 2011
UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations
UEFA.
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
Stadiums
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
Football stadiums