Arena Lviv
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| Location | Lviv, Ukraine |
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| Coordinates | 49°46′31″N 24°1′40″E / 49.77528°N 24.02778°ECoordinates: 49°46′31″N 24°1′40″E / 49.77528°N 24.02778°E |
| Owner | Concern «Sports Arenas of Ukraine» |
| Operator | «Arena Lviv» |
| Capacity | 34,915 (football) |
| Field size | 105m by 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | November 20, 2008 |
| Built | 2008–2011 |
| Opened | October 29, 2011 |
| Construction cost | €211 million / ₴2,287 million |
| Architect | Albert Wimmer ZT Gmbh (Vienna) / Arnika (Lviv) |
| General contractor | Altkom |
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FC Karpaty Lviv (2011–2012,2016–present) Shakhtar Donetsk (2014–2016) |
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Arena Lviv (Ukrainian: 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 capacity of 34,915.
It was the home field of FC Karpaty Lviv in 2011-12. But Karpaty only played five games at it and returned to its original home field due to the lease price. Another club Hoverla Uzhhorod also played a home game at the stadium, due to reconstruction of Avanhard Stadium in Uzhhorod
Due to the conflict in their home city, Shakhtar Donetsk played its home games at the stadium from 2014 until the end of 2016.
Construction work began on November 20, 2008 and was completed by October 2011. The opening ceremony took place on 29 October, with a vast theatrical production dedicated to the history of Lviv and with the concert of the pop-star Anastacia. The first football match in the stadium was played on 15 November 2011, between Ukraine and Austria, ending with a score of 2–1. The first player to score a goal in the new stadium was Artem Milevskiy in the 16th minute (the second was an own goal and the third was scored by Marko Dević in the 91st minute).
The original architectural firm for the project was Hochtief Construction, which had completed the Dnipro Arena. They made a presentation of their design on May 21, 2007 and proposed the name of Lemberg. The capacity of the stadium was originally planned to be 32,000, at a total cost of 70.4 million euros. It was planned that the stadium would be erected prior to 2010. The Hochtief representatives met with Andriy Sadovy and Myroslav Senyk (the head of the local regional council). Lviv officials claimed that the arena would cost 60 million euros, with 75% of the amount to be paid by an investor and 25% by the city government. In early 2008, Hochtief was replaced by the Austrian company AlpineBau. After almost a year of discussions, no works had begun and by October 10, 2008 AlpineBau had rejected the city's bid of 85 million euros, requesting at least 100 million.
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