The Kirsha Training Centre () is the training facility of the

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club

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and its U-19 side,

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. Located in

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, the training centre has been open since 1953. Since the centre's opening, upgrades have been made including a rehabilitation centre, gymnasium, canteen, consulting room, medical offices, and many other services. Due to the

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, the training center was damaged and Shakhtar recreated another training center near

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Training Center.

Development

Previous training facilities for the club had existed on the site since 1953. The new training centre was opened in 1999.

Facilities

The Kirsha Training Centre covers an area of . In all, there are nine full-size pitches at the site. Eight are natural grass pitches, and one is made of artificial turf. All of the pitches are illuminated, and three have undersoil heating. The rehabilitation centre consists of medical offices, treatment rooms, a swimming pool, steamroom, gymnasium, IT room, cinema, indoor garden, and a conference hall. Facilities built for

include a canteen, gymnasium, consulting room, dormitories, cinema, IT room, and billiard and table tennis tables.The Kirsha Training Centre
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References

External links

Official website
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