Druzhba Palace of Sports
Exterior with fire damage on the left side after the fire of 26 May 2014
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| Location | Prospect Ilyicha 93 а 83003, Donets'k, Ukraine |
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| Coordinates | 48°0′4.36″N 37°50′41.03″E / 48.0012111°N 37.8447306°ECoordinates: 48°0′4.36″N 37°50′41.03″E / 48.0012111°N 37.8447306°E |
| Capacity | 4,130 (ice hockey) 4,700 (sport events) 5,100 (concerts) |
| Surface | 61x29 (ice hockey) 61x30 meters |
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| Built | 1975–1976 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Renovated | 2010–2011, 2014 |
| Closed | 2014 |
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MFC Shakhtar Donetsk (2001-2011) HC Donbass (2011–14) BC Donetsk (2006–14) |
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| Website | |
| Druzhba.dn.ua | |
Druzhba Arena was an indoor arena in Donetsk, Ukraine. It was built to develop hockey in the region. It was destroyed in May 2014.
Druzhba was built in 1975 as Druzhba Palace of Sports, by a standard design (dated 1956), with a seating capacity of 4,700 people for sporting events and 5,100 for concerts The Palace was open for visitors in 1976, and this event was the double surprise for fans, as the hockey match between Moscow hockey star teams was organized – Krylya Sovetov and Dynamo.
Many memorable matches took place on the ice arena, for example, international youth tournament between teams from socialist countries (1976), international tournament for the prize of the newspaper Sovetsky Sport (1983) etc.
After the Palace of Sports was open, a hockey school for children was functioning on its base for 16 years. More than 500 children were taught in the school. Cooling units had worked without overhaul repair until the 1990s, and it became difficult to meet the requirements stipulated in the competitions conducted here and in 1992, the Palace was closed.
The Palace was reconstructed in 2010, during the renovation facade of the building was updated, the facility was equipped with modern freezing system, the stands capacity was increased to 4,000 spectators from 3,500. Donetsk obtained the right to host the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II. In 2013, it hosted the Final stage of the 2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup and the 2013 IIHF World Championship Division I.
Now it is the regular home venue of BC Donetsk (basketball team) and HC Donbass (ice hockey team). The arena hosts the annual Pole Vault Stars meeting, which is hosted by Sergey Bubka and has featured numerous world record performances.
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