Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium
sports stadium in Poltava, Ukraine
Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium (Ukrainian: Стадіон «Ворскла» імені Олексія Бутовського, Stadion "Vorskla" imeni Oleksiya Butovskoho) is a multi-purpose stadium in Poltava, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of FC Vorskla Poltava.
The stadium is the biggest in the region of Poltava (Poltava Oblast) and, with a seating capacity of 24,795, it is just outside of the top 10 biggest stadiums in the country by seating capacity. The stadium is used primarily by the FC Vorskla teams, such as the main squad and the women's squad.
Location
The stadium is located on Independence Square (Dzerzhinskiy Square during the Soviet period). It is located near the city's center, just north of the Poltava Round Square, which was created in the mid-19th century to glorify the Russian victory in the Battle of Poltava. Next to the stadium is an indoor swimming pool in the Palace of Sports "Spartak" and the city's "House of Culture". Not far from the stadium is the Poltava Oblast State Administration. The stadium facilities house the sports school #5 and the Vorskla football academy, known as the Horpynka sports school.
History
The stadium was built in the open area, which before was used by the Poltava hippodrome that existed before the World War I from 1852 to 1917.
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