MCS Rukh
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| Former names | Municipal Central Stadium (until 1981) MCS Krystal (1981-1991) |
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| Location | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 48°54′29″N 24°41′46.50″E / 48.90806°N 24.6962500°E |
| Owner | City Administration |
| Capacity | 15,000 (football) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | July 4, 1909 |
| Renovated | 1956 - 1957 1969 1987 - 1989 1993 - 1996 |
| Expanded | 1927 1957 |
| Closed | 1993 - 1994 (renovations) |
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FSC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk (former) Rewera Stanisławów (former) |
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Municipal Central Stadium "Rukh" (Ukrainian: 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 Ivano-Frankivsk 750447. It has a capacity of 15,000 spectators and 6,500 individual plastic seats. By the end of its renovations the capacity of Rukh should be over 20,000 at the end of renovations.
The stadium is being built in sectors, with only one remaining to be finished. The turf and the stadium in whole are satisfactory for any sporting events. The stadium has two big stands located across one another and gather the majority of spectators. The stadium is also well kept and is located in the picturesque city park named after Taras Shevchenko. Nevertheless, according to stadion.lviv.ua of April 20, 2010 that is referencing to the head of the Capital Construction Directorate of Ivano-Frankivsk city administration V.Kovalchuk Rukh requires nearly four million hryvnia to bring Rukh to the initially pre-designed form.
Among the mentioned issues there were:
The stadium reconstruction has already stretched now for a record of over 20 years and became a joke in local folklore. In general the stadium is finished and meets the requirements of the Ukrainian First League, however still additional funds are needed to resume renovations. In 2008 the city mayor Viktor Anushkevichus informed that city is actively seeking new investors for the stadium and has intentions finally finish the overall reconstruction prior to the 2012 European finals. According to Galician Correspondent on July 15, 2010 the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast parliamentarians petitioned to the Cabinet of Ministers to provide them with finds to improve the condition of the stadium.
According to the local newspaper Match the first game took place on July 4, 1909 when the local sport club Rewera played against the Czarni-2 Lwow, losing 1:3. The match took place in the Jordan Park of the youth games and festivities in the city of Stanislau, the owner of which was Miejska Kasa Oszczednosci. The first stand was built in 1927 out of wood, which was in service until long after the establishment of FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk (1950s). Around the time the stadium was given the name Spartak (previous name is not known - presumably City Stadium of Potocki Park). In 1956-57 the first known reconstruction took place when the other 4,000-seat stand was erected totaling the stadium's capacity at 10,400. In 1969 there were built the floodlights towers and the wooden scoreboard was replaced with the electronic containing a clock as well.
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