{{Short description|Football stadium in Dnipro, Ukraine}} {{Infobox venue | name = Dnipro Arena | nickname = | image = 250px| | location = Dnipro, Ukraine | coordinates = | broke_ground = April 1, 2005 | opened = {{start date and age|2008|09|14|df=yes}} | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = PrivatBank | operator = | surface = Grass | construction_cost = €40,000,000 | architect = Hochtief | former_names = | tenants = FC Dnipro (2008–2019) <br /> SC Dnipro-1 (2019–2024) | seating_capacity = 31,003 | dimensions = {{convert|105|x|70|m|abbr=on}} }}
The '''Dnipro Arena''' ({{langx|uk|Дніпро-Арена}}) is a football stadium in Dnipro, Ukraine. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 31,003 people. It was built on the site of FC Dnipro's old Soviet Metalurh Stadium which had existed since 1940, although the club had played their home games at Meteor Stadium from 1966 onwards.
==History== {{stack|thumb|North entrance of the stadium}} In October 2009, The Dnipro-Arena staged the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Ukraine and England as the Olimpiysky National Sports Complex in Kyiv was being rebuilt ready for UEFA Euro 2012.
The Dnipro-Arena was chosen as a possible venue for UEFA Euro 2012 but was dropped from the list in May 2009. The capacity fell short of the minimum 33,000 seats required by UEFA.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/feedarticle/8499613 Kiev and Donetsk likely for Euro 2012, others uncertain]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-13 |title=UEFA names 4 Polish Euro 2012 hosts; 1 in Ukraine - May. 13, 2009 |url=https://archive.kyivpost.com/article/content/ukraine-politics/uefa-names-4-polish-euro-2012-hosts-1-in-ukraine-41335.html |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=Kyiv Post}}</ref>
Dnipro-Arena hosted the 2009 Ukrainian Cup final, in which Vorskla Poltava beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0.
Owing to the beginning of the War in Donbas, FC Dnipro began to play their European matches at the Olympiskiy NSC Stadium in Kyiv at the behest of UEFA, beginning with their 2014/15 Europa League campaign in which they would go on to reach the final. This was despite the fact that there had been comparatively less conflict in Dnipro than in other areas. This arrangement would only continue for one more season, however, as FC Dnipro were banned from participating in UEFA competitions from 2016 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=FourFourTwo Staff |date=2016-03-31 |title=Dnipro banned from European competition |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/dnipro-banned-european-competition |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=FourFourTwo |language=en}}</ref>
The original main tenant, FC Dnipro, was disbanded in 2019 due to bankruptcy. Its unofficial successor, SC Dnipro-1, also collapsed and withdrew from professional football in July 2024. As a result, the stadium was put up for auction in October 2025, although this auction did not take place and the stadium now remains without a tenant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hrazhdan |first=Olena |title=PrivatBank Intends to Sell Dnipro's Largest Stadium Once Owned by Kolomoisky |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/61696 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251009092351/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/61696 |archive-date=2025-10-09 |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=www.kyivpost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-30 |title=Об'Єкти Нерухомого Майна Першої Черги Стадіону "Металург" (Стадіон "Д… |url=https://prozorro.sale/auction/BSE001-UA-20250930-84210/ |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=Prozorro.Продажі - Prozorro.Sale. Електронна торгова система |language=uk}}</ref>
==See also== * PEOPLEnet Cup
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Dnipro Arena}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090811013249/http://www.fcdnipro.dp.ua/content/ru/?stadium Dnipro Arena on the official FC Dnipro site] * [http://www.stadiumguide.com/dniproarena/ Stadium Guide profile]
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Category:2008 establishments in Ukraine Category:Buildings and structures in Dnipro Category:Football venues in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Category:Sport in Dnipro Category:FC Dnipro Category:Sports venues in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Category:SC Dnipro-1
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