Avanhard Stadium, Sports stadium in Lutsk, Ukraine
Avanhard Stadium is a football stadium in Lutsk, in western Ukraine, with seating for over 12,000 spectators on plastic chairs arranged around a central grass pitch. The venue also has a running track surrounding the pitch, electronic scoreboards, and an undersoil heating system that keeps the field playable in cold weather.
A stadium with a football pitch and wooden stands was built in Lutsk in 1923. After World War II it was restored and called Lutsk City Stadium until 1960, when stone stands for 15,000 spectators, an administrative building and a wooden scoreboard were built on the site and the venue was renamed Avanhard. Floodlight towers and an electric scoreboard followed in 1980–1981, and undersoil heating was installed in the winter of 1994.
The stadium is the home ground of FC Volyn Lutsk, and since the 2010s it has also hosted the home matches of Veres Rivne, a club from the neighbouring region. The name Avanhard, meaning vanguard, was given to the rebuilt venue in 1960, following the Soviet practice of naming sports grounds after progressive ideals.
The stadium is on Prospekt Peremohy, a short walk from Lutsk's central streets. The complex covers 7 hectares, so allow time to walk between the entrances. The pitch measures 106 by 75 metres and is heated, and the four floodlight towers hold 72 projectors.
In 2015 the athletics core was rebuilt with new running lanes, jumping and throwing sectors and new football goals. The stadium received an IAAF Category 2 certificate, which allows it to host competitions at European championship level. The complex covers 7 hectares, and the pitch measures 106 by 75 metres.
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