Avanhard Stadium (Pripyat)
Avanhard Stadium (Ukrainian: Стадіон «Авангард») is an abandoned football stadium in Pripyat, Ukraine. It was built to become the home ground of FC Stroitel Pripyat, however due to the Chernobyl disaster it was never realized.[1][2] It was named, like several other grounds, after the Ukrainian sports society trade union. The town of Pripyat was evacuated following the Chernobyl disaster on 26 April 1986, which occurred a few kilometers away.
.jpg.webp) Avangard Stadium in 2013 | |
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| Full name | Стадіон «Авангард» |
|---|---|
| Location | Pripyat, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 51°24′38.1″N 30°03′15.8″E |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1970s |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Closed | 26 April 1986 |
| Tenants | |
| Stroitel Pripyat | |
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OSM locator map of the stadium within the city of Pripyat
In popular culture
- Markiyan Kamysh's novel A Stroll to the Zone is about illegal tourist trips to Pripyat.
- In S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl the Avanhard Stadium makes a minor appearance as the player exits Pripyat.
- The stadium also showed in the documentary television series Life After People (2008) as a part of the story of Pripyat.
Gallery
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Terrace
Main terrace in June 2019
References
- "Football in Pripyat". Sports.ru (in Russian). 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Stadion Avanhard of Pripyat". goroda-prizraki.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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