Donbas Arena

Donbas Arena
LocationDonetsk, Ukraine
Coordinates48°1′15″N 37°48′35″E / 48.02083°N 37.80972°E / 48.02083; 37.80972
OwnerShakhtar Donetsk
OperatorDonbas Arena
Capacity52,187
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground27 June 2006
Opened29 August 2009 (2009-08-29)
Closed2014 (due to war in Donbas)
Construction cost 545 million
ArchitectArup Sports
General contractorENKA
Tenants
Shakhtar Donetsk (2009–2014)

Donbas Arena (Ukrainian: Донбас Арена [donˈbɑs ɐˈrɛnɐ]; Russian: Донбасс Арена, romanized: Donbass Arena) is a stadium with a natural grass pitch in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, that opened on 29 August 2009. The facility is located in the center of the city, in the Lenin Comsomol park. With a capacity of 52,187 spectators, the stadium used to host Shakhtar Donetsk matches and also hosted some matches of UEFA Euro 2012. The final cost of construction for Donbas Arena was $400M. The stadium has been unused and closed to the public since May 2014, due to the war in Donbas.

The name of the stadium represents the simplified and shortened name of the Donets Basinhuge industrial region of Donbas, henceDonbas (Ukrainian: Донецький басейн or Донбас).