Donbas Arena (Donetsk)

Ukraine / Donetska / Donetsk
 abandoned / shut down, football / soccer stadium, 2009_construction

Closed since 2014.
Donbas Arena (or Donbass Arena) Stadium (Ukrainian: Донбас-Арена, Russian: Донбасс-Арена) is a football-only stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Construction began in 2006. The general contractor was a Turkish company ENKA.
Donbas Arena was designed by ArupSport.
It was Project Managed by Arup Major Projects (Project Director Charles Goddard).
Arup Sport also designed the City of Manchester Stadium (Manchester, England), Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany) and the Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China).

The soaring roof effect makes the Stadium resemble a flying saucer.
The stadium has an oval shape and a glazed façade and is located near Regional Sport Complex Olimpiiskyi.
The 50,000-seat stadium was completed and opened in 2009.

Donbas Arena was used as one of the Euro 2012 venues.
The specifications of the stadium could meet 5-star UEFA rating.
It was the first 5-star UEFA stadium and the 2nd largest stadium in Ukraine after the Kyiv Olimpiiskyi Stadium.

web.archive.org/web/20120929130057/donbass-arena.com/en...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk
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Coordinates:   48°1'15"N   37°48'36"E

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