CSK ZSU Stadium ( uk, Стадіон ЦСК ЗСУ) is a multi-use

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Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

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. It is often used for football matches and was the home of

FC CSKA Kyiv FC CSKA Kyiv ( uk, "ЦСКА Київ") is a Ukrainian amateur football club, until 2001 of the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is government sponsored by the Ministry of Defense. As its farm team CSKA-2 Kyiv, in 1994� ...

. The stadium holds 12,000 spectators and it opened in 1967. It is located next to the headquarters of the

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. The stadium is part of a bigger complex that also includes a

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, athletic hall, and an area for summer cinema theater ( outdoor cinema, currently inoperational). The stadium is also closely located to the city's main train station Kyiv Passenger. In the close vicinity there is the Lokomotyv sports complex.

Gallery

File:MoD Ukraine and CSK ZSU.jpeg, CSK ZSU Stadium is next to the Ministry of Defence building File:Стадіон ЦСКА Київ.jpg, CSK ZSU Stadium

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Stadium information
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