Illichivets Indoor Sports Complex
Illichivets Sports Complex | |
| Location | Nakhimova Avenue 53, Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47°05′15″N 37°31′44″E / 47.08750°N 37.52889°E |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| Field size | 168 m × 136 m (551 ft × 446 ft)[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 2005 |
| Opened | 9 May 2007 |
| Renovated | 2024 |
| Architect | Mariupol Metallurgical Plant |
| Tenants | |
| FC Avanhard Kramatorsk (football) (until 2022) | |
Illichivets Indoor Sports Complex (Ukrainian: Спортивний критий комплекс «Іллічівець»; Russian: Спортивный крытый комплекс «Ильичёвец», romanized: Sportivny kryty kompleks «Illichevets») is an indoor sporting arena that is located in the Primorsky district of Mariupol, Ukraine. It was opened on 9 May 2007.[1][2]
General information
The sports complex has been built by the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant and is the largest indoor stadium in Ukraine. The arena seating has capacity for 5,500 spectators.[2]
The complex includes a football field with artificial turf (105 m × 68 m [344 ft × 223 ft]), wrestling hall (24 m × 15 m [79 ft × 49 ft]), boxing hall (24 m × 15 m [79 ft × 49 ft]), multi-functional halls for volleyball and basketball (30 m × 18 m [98 ft × 59 ft]), a table tennis hall (18 m × 19 m [59 ft × 62 ft]) and a gym. There are three outdoor tennis courts with artificial turf, a press center and auxiliary rooms. The complex is also equipped with an autonomous boiler room, energy complex, sewage treatment plant, a fire station,[2] and a state-of-the-art air ventilation system.[1][3]
The tennis hall accommodates amenities with separate locker rooms, shower and toilets facilities.[4]
In April 2022 during the Siege of Mariupol, the complex, especially its roof, was heavily damaged.[5] The complex was rebuilt by Russian authorities and was reopened around 2024-2025.[6]
Sporting events
- It has hosted the home games of FC Avanhard Kramatorsk of the Ukrainian First League.
- In 2018, the complex hosted a football match in the Ukrainian First League.
Gallery
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Illichivets Sports Complex building
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Construction in February 2006
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Construction in July 2006
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Construction in September 2006
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Complex entrance
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Sports complex Illichivets". System Air. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Illichivets Sports Complex". Touristl. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Indoor sports complex "Illichivets"". STC.Kiev. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Sports Complex Illichivets". FC Mariupol. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "In Mariupol, the invaders destroyed the sports complex "Illichivets"". Story Ukraine. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "BBC News". News. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
External links
Media related to Illichivets Sports Complex at Wikimedia Commons
- (Sport Complex "Illichivets") (in Russian)