Olimpiysky National Sports Complex
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| Former names | See previous names |
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| Location | Velyka Vasylkivska str. 55, Kiev, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°26′0.38″N 30°31′19.61″E / 50.4334389°N 30.5221139°ECoordinates: 50°26′0.38″N 30°31′19.61″E / 50.4334389°N 30.5221139°E |
| Public transit |
 Olimpiiska and  Palats Sportu, Kiev Metro
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| Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine |
| Capacity | 50,000 (1941) 47,756 (1949) 100,062 (1967) 83,450 (1999) 70,050 (2011) |
| Record attendance | 102,000 (Dynamo Kyiv-Bayern Munich, 16 March 1977) |
| Field size | 105m by 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 12 August 1923 |
| Renovated | 1967, 1999, 2011 |
| Expanded | 1966, 1978 |
| Closed | 2008–2011 |
| Construction cost | ₴3,968–4,365 million |
| Architect | L.V.Pilvinsky (1923) Mykhailo Hrechyna (1936–41) GMP (Germany) (2008–2011) |
| General contractor | Kyivmiskbud |
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Soviet Union national football team (1969–1990) Ukraine national football team (1994–present) Dynamo Kyiv (2011–present) |
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The Olympic National Sports Complex (also known as Olympic Stadium; Ukrainian: Національний спортивний комплекс "Олімпійський") is a multi-use sports and recreation facility in Kiev, Ukraine, located on the slopes of the city's central Cherepanov Hill, Pechersk Raion. The stadium is the premier sports venue in Ukraine and the second largest in Eastern Europe after Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. The complex beside its stadium also features several other sports facilities and is designed to host the Olympic Games (the stadium hosted some football matches at the 1980 Summer Olympics).
Following extensive renovation works, including the construction of a new roof, the stadium was reopened on 9 October 2011 with a performance by Shakira and had its international inauguration with a 3–3 friendly draw by Ukraine against Germany on 11 November 2011. It hosted the final of Euro 2012 and will host 2018 UEFA Champions League Final.
After Ukrainian independence in 1991, the stadium was given national status in 1996 and renamed again as the "Olympic" National Sports Complex. Kievians still commonly refer to it as the Tsentralny (Central) or Respublykanskyi stadion (Republican Stadium), and the nearby metro station "Olimpiiska" that was also called "Respublykanskyi Stadion".
In 1997–99, the stadium was renovated again in accordance with FIFA guidelines, and its capacity was reduced to 83,450. The stadium continued to be the home ground of Dynamo with the Lobanovsky stadium serving as a training ground. Sometime after 1998 big changes took place as it was no longer efficient to keep and maintain the stadium as a club ground. Dynamo decided to reconstruct the Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium as its primary ground because match attendances rarely exceeded 10,000 spectators. Since that time Olympic has been used primarily for football international matches and was lent to FC Dynamo Kyiv for high-profile home games when a high attendance was expected. However it is not the official home ground of Dynamo or any other Kiev club, as they all have smaller home stadiums and training bases. The stadium is an official home ground of the Ukraine national football team and was the official venue of the Ukrainian Cup final until 2008. From 2008 Olympic underwent a major reconstruction in preparation for the continental championship.
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