Central Stadium Shakhtar ( Ukrainian : Центральний стадіон «Шахтар» ) is a multi-purpose stadium that is located in the Shcherbakov Central Park , in Voroshylovskyi District , Donetsk , Ukraine . The stadium has a capacity of 31,718. Shakhtar Stadium was the primary home ground for Shakhtar Donetsk and a major football arena in Ukraine until the early 2000s.
5-556: Shakhtar Stadium may refer to: Shakhtar Stadium (Donetsk) , a multi-purpose stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine Shakhtar Stadium (Oleksandriya) , a former name for CSC Nika Stadium in the city of Oleksandria, Ukraine Shakhtar Stadium (Horlivka) , a multi-purpose stadium in Horlivka , Ukraine Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-412: The explosion, a special investigative commission was organized, consisting of various agencies including Ministry of Internal Affairs, Security Service of Ukraine , and General Prosecutor Office of Ukraine . The stadium did not function as a sports facility for several years, a local radio market being established there instead. In 2010-11, the general director of Shakhtar Serhiy Palkin announced that
15-534: The local criminal Akhat Bragin and his security consisting of five men, all of whom died instantly. None of the stadium's 2,000 spectators suffered any injuries, but a buffet waitress was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Due to the explosion the game was interrupted and postponed for two weeks being rescheduled for 31 October 1995. Russian newsmedia informed that Bragin had purchased control of FC Shakhtar Donetsk in 1994; Bragin had survived two previous assassination attempts involving automatic rifles. After
20-488: The title Shakhtar Stadium . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shakhtar_Stadium&oldid=926732296 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shakhtar Stadium (Donetsk) The stadium
25-412: Was built in 1936 specifically for Shakhtar (Stakhanovets) Stalino with the most recent reconstruction in 2000. It is located in the central city's park near a big pond. The park itself is located on a border of Kuibyshevskyi, Leninskyi and Voroshylovskyi districts. On 15 October 1995, soon after the start of a football match between Shakhtar and Tavriya , a large explosion killed several people, including
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