Dynamo Stadium () is a

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Poltava Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...

, Ukraine. Stadium was built in 1938 and opened on 30 July 1938. Stadium was built on the site of police sports ground. It was a multi-sport facility located on 1.5

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s. In 1938 an outdoor shooting range was opened which remains in use in 2019 after renovations to make in indoor range. During the German occupation the stadium was used for gardens. After Poltava was liberated work began to rebuild stadium and its facilities on 5 May 1944. On 23 July 1944 stadium was reopened after reconstruction. It was officially opened on 2 May 1945. In 2016 Stadium was renovated. Field which was 90x50 m was increased to 107x69 m and artificial turf was laid. Field was in use 13 to 14 hours each day. Two futsal and two volleyball fields and track were added. Cost for renovations was ₴ 6,400,000.

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* * *{{Citation, last1=Lomov, first1=Anatolii, last2=Kryvorotko, first2=Serhii, title=Энциклопедия Полтавского Футбола (1909-2010), trans-title=Encyclopedia of Poltava Football (1909-2010), date=2010, location=Poltava, publisher=OOO "ASMI", language=ru, isbn=978-966-182-118-6 Sports venues in Poltava Oblast Football venues in Poltava Oblast Sports venues in Poltava Dynamo Sports Club