Prapor Stadium (Kramatorsk) Explained

Stadium Name:Prapor Stadium
Location:Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Broke Ground:1936
Renovated:1968, 2008
Owner:SKMZ
Surface:Grass
Former Names:Avanhard (2011-2017)
Tenants:Avanhard Kramatorsk
Seating Capacity:6,000

Prapor Stadium is a football stadium located in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. Built in 1936, in 2011-2017 it was known as Avanhard Stadium. The seating capacity of the stadium is 6,000 seats.[1]

The stadium is kept on the balance of the Old Kramatorsk Machinebuilding Factory (SKMZ).

According to some sources Kramatorsk has two stadiums and both of them carried the name of Avanhard.[2] One is the old Prapor Stadium which is the city's central venue and located in the garden Bernatsky, the other is a Sports Complex Blyuminh (Blooming) which is owned by the New Kramatorsk Machinebuilding Factory (NKMZ) and located in the Pushkin's Park.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://fc-avangard.com.ua/club/stadium Stadium at the FC Avanhard Kramatorsk website
  2. Oleynik, A. In Kramatorsk there is two Avanhard Stadium, but not one Blyuminh (В Краматорске два стадиона "Авангард" и ни одного "Блюминга"). Live Journal. 16 August 2013