See also: List of Chernihiv Sport Complex.
| Stadium Name: | Lokomotyv stadium |
| Location: | vulytsia Zhabynskoho, 19 Chernihiv, Ukraine, 16624 |
| Coordinates: | 51.4925°N 31.2692°W |
| Tenants: | WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv Spartak ShVSM Chernihiv Desna Chernihiv FC Chernihiv Desna Chernihiv U14 Desna Chernihiv U19 Desna Chernihiv U21 |
Lokomotiv stadium (uk|стадіон Локомотив) is a football stadium in Chernihiv. The stadium was built nearby the Chernihiv Ovruch railway and the Monument to Soldiers Liberators in Victory Square.[1]
The stadium is near the territory of the Chernihiv Ovruch railway,[2] nearby there are also the Khimik Sports Complex and Tekstylschyk stadium. There is a "tribune" of a row of six or seven wooden benches, where the local youth hang out for beer and seeds in the evening. In 2016 a reconstruction plan have been put in place.[3] In 2017 the city of Chernihiv wanted to reconstruct the stadium "Locomotive" and planned to spend ₴14 million from the city budget on the reconstruction of Lokomotiv stadium.[4] [5] In 2017, the mayor, Vladyslav Atroshenko, in turn announced a project for the reconstruction of the Lokomotiv Stadium on Zhabynskoho Street. Its cost is at least ₴70 million. He said that the city has already three stadiums, the main one Gagarin Stadium. The second is the Yunist Stadium and the third stadium is private, Chernihiv Arena at ZAZ.[6]
The stadium suffered during the battles for Chernihiv in February-April 2022. In particular, the fence of the stadium after the shelling by the Russian occupiers and the stands were damaged.