The stadium is located in centraltown Kiev is the largest among the seven other stadiums used to host game match in the European Cup. Olympic Stadium is equipped with an athletic track is designed to be able to have many functions.
Stadium complex that was first established in 1923 was first given the name Red Stadium of Trotsky. The stadium was later renamed the Olympic Stadium in 1996, along with the independence of Ukraine successfully achieved by the previous five years.
Olympic Stadium is already standing mengah, did not escape the process of renovation to be worthy to hold the 2012 European Cup. Sector stands to seat 80,000 initially be trimmed only 70.050 seats. While the sector has a grass field dimensions 105 mx 68 m.
Improvement process that began in December 1, 2008, was completed in 2011. President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych it official on October 8, 2011.
UEFA Capacity: 60,000
Record attendance: 102,000 (2-0 FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Bayern München on 16/03/1977)
Tenants: Ukrainian national team
Opened: 1923 (reopened October 2011)
Record attendance: 102,000 (2-0 FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Bayern München on 16/03/1977)
Tenants: Ukrainian national team
Opened: 1923 (reopened October 2011)
Although the stadium is located in the foothills on Cherepanov Pechersk, access to the stadium will not be difficult. Why, where the stadium is right in the center of town, make all modes of transport can be used to get to the stadium.
Ukraine will host the first teams will be tasting the result of stadium improvements. In the opening match of Group D on 11 June, Ukraine dealing with Sweden. Afterwards, the UK (15 April) and France (19 April) alternately challenging Sweden.
In addition to the Group D match, Olympic Stadium will also be lined up as an organizer of one game play-off quarter-finals and also won the European Cup this year.
