Kolos Stadium is a multifunctional facility, primarily used for football and

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located in

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. Currently the

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football club

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plays their home games at the stadium.

History

The stadium was initially constructed after the

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and had a capacity for 7,500 spectators. In 1997 the facility was reconstructed and modernized with individual seating as well change rooms, a special medical room and massage facilities and new parking arena. The capacity was reduced to 5,654 with approximately 2,000 covered seats. The hockey facility has a separate arena which is uses a

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and a small covered stadium with a capacity for 1,500 spectators.

Football usage

From the start of the Ukrainian Premier League 2009–10 season

plays their home games at the stadium. Borysfen Boryspil also used the stadium as their home ground until the club folded in 2007. Other clubs to have used this facility include: Knyazha Schaslyve,

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and their reserve team,

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. The stadium also hosted playoff games for promotion to the

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between Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk and

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as well as women's, youth and junior internationals. The record attendance for a game is 6,500 when Borysfen Boryspil hosted

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on April 9, 2005.

Gallery

File:Boryspil Kolos Stadium5.jpg, Artificial turf field for

References

External links

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