Bannikov Stadium
| Bannikov Stadium | |
 | |
| Former names | Upper field of Republican Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location |
provulok Laboratorny, 7b Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°25′44.50″N 30°31′31.00″E / 50.4290278°N 30.5252778°E |
| Owner | Ukrainian Football Federation |
| Capacity | 1,678 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2004 |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Tenants | |
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Ukrainian youth national teams (2005–present) Obolon Kyiv (2005) Arsenal Kyiv (2008–2010) Olimpik Donetsk (2014–present) | |
The Educational-Training Complex of the Football Federation of Ukraine named after – Victor Maksymovych Bannikov 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 FC Dynamo Kyiv and the first president of the Football Federation of Ukraine.
History
The ground was regarded as a training ground for the Republican Stadium (Respublikansky Stadion) and until 2004 was referred to simply as an upper field of the Republican Stadium.
In 2004 the Ukrainian Football Federation invested in rebuilding the ground as a training complex with facilities and couple of small grandstands to accommodate those who would watch games there.
First matches were played in 2005. The stadium holds seating for 1,678. However, the record attendance is 2,000 for a Ukraine under-21 international game against Turkey on 5 September 2005.[1]
The ground has been used in Ukraine Premier League matches for the first time by Obolon (2005), later utilized by FC Lviv (2009),[2] and then was leased to Arsenal Kyiv[3] for 2008-09 season.[4] In 2009 the field was a lifeline for Arsenal which due to the renovation of the Olimpisky NSC (Respublikansky Stadium) was under threat of being suspended by the League. Arsenal returned once again to Bannikov in 2010.
The stadium was once again renewed as a Premier League venue for the 2014–15 season by Olimpik Donetsk due to the insurgency in Donbass.[5]
Bannikov is a regular home field of the Ukraine U-21, U-19, and U-17 teams. The stadium is named after the goalkeeper of Dynamo and Soviet national team and later the first president of Football Federation of Ukraine Viktor Bannikov.
On August 9, 2014 at the stadium died Andriy Bal during a match between veterans of football.
References
- ↑ Ukrainian Football Federation database (Ukrainian)
- ↑ FPL: Game Report – Venue Bannikov Stadion used as home ground by FC Lviv (Ukrainian)
- ↑ FPL: Game Report – Venue Bannikov Stadion used as home ground by Arsenal (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Until the end of season Arsenal will play at Bannikov (Russian)
- ↑ "FPL: Game Report – Venue Bannikov Stadion used as home ground by Olimpik in Round 2" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Premier League. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.