Avanhard Stadium (Pripyat)
Avanhard Stadium (Ukrainian: Стадіон «Авангард») is an abandoned football stadium in Pripyat, Ukraine. It was the home ground of FC Stroitel Pripyat.[1][2] It was named, like several other grounds, after the Ukrainian sports society trade union. The town of Pripyat was evacuated following the Chernobyl disaster on 26 April 1986, which occurred a few kilometers away.
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| Full name | Стадіон «Авангард» |
|---|---|
| Location | Pripyat, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 51°24′38.1″N 30°03′15.8″E |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1970s |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Closed | 26 April 1986 |
| Tenants | |
| Stroitel Pripyat | |
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OSM locator map of the stadium within the city of Pripyat
In popular culture
- Markiyan Kamysh's novel A Stroll to the Zone is about illegal tourist trips to Pripyat.
- In S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl the Avanhard Stadium makes a minor appearance as the player exits Pripyat.
- The stadium also showed in the documentary television series Life After People (2008) as a part of the story of Pripyat.
Gallery
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Terrace
Main terrace in June 2019
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References
- "Football in Pripyat". Sports.ru (in Russian). 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- "Stadion Avanhard of Pripyat". goroda-prizraki.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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