Avanhard Stadium (Luhansk)

Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Luhansk, Ukraine. The stadium has a capacity of 22,288 spectators.

Avanhard Stadium

Avanhard Stadium in 2014
Former names	Kliment Voroshilov Stadium
Location	Luhansk, Ukraine
Owner	Luhansk People's Republic national football team, Luhansk Peoples Republic.
Capacity	22,288[1] (football)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1951
Renovated	2015
Tenants
FC Zorya Luhansk (1951–2013) Luhansk People's Republic national football team (2015–present)

History

The stadium was built in 1951 as the Kliment Voroshilov Stadium. In 1957, the stadium's capacity was 7,447. It was not until 1961 when it was renamed into Avanhard (Avangard) Stadium. In 1967, the Avanhard Stadium could hold 40,000 spectators. In 1974, there were installed running tracks. In 1986, due to modernization, the stadium's capacity was reduced to 32,243. In 2002, the stadium ownership has changed when it was transferred from Luhanskteplovoz to the Luhansk Oblast Administration. In 2003, there were conducted major renovations to the stadium's facilities, because of that its capacity was reduced to 22,288. In 2011, there was replaced the turf, installed drainage and heat systems.

In late July 2014, the stadium was damaged by an LPR mortar attack during the war in Donbas.^[2] It has since been under the control of the Luhansk People's Republic.

The stadium was, like many stadia in Ukraine, badly damaged in the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.^[3]