Chornomorets Stadium

The Chernomorets Stadium (Ukrainian: Стадіон «Чорноморець», Stadium "Chornomorets'") is a football stadium built in 2011 in Odesa, Ukraine. The stadium has a capacity of 34,164 and is the home of FC Chornomorets Odesa. The inaugural match, between FC Chornomorets Odesa and FC Karpaty Lviv, was played on 19 November 2011, and ended with a 2–2 draw. The first goal was scored by Vitaliy Balashov in the 46th minute from a penalty.

The stadium was constructed on the site of the old Soviet multi-use Central Stadium of the Black Sea Shipping Company (ChMP), which was demolished in 2009.

The venue was considered to be one of the stadiums of UEFA Euro 2012 but failed to be nominated as such.

There is an on going renovation of the stadium. The completion date is still unknown.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Черноморец Стадион (russian)