Euro 2012

Jewhen Czerwonenko - the boss of the Ukrainian National Agency for Euro 2012 said on Wednesday, that if works connected with preparation for Euro 2012 in Lvov will not speed up, the role of the host Odessa or Charkow - reserve cities can get.

Visiting Odessa Czerwonenko said this city have great chances to be the host for future finalists of the European championships.

It is already next, after the UEFA representative Matteo Gambuto, statement giving the distinct signal that Lvov can lose the status of the city - host. Let us remind, that a few days ago telling about problems of “different cities” Gambutto meant exactly Lvov. (more…)

Austrian corporation Alpine Bau Gmbh won the competition for a build of a new stadium in Lviv.

On Thursday, the mayor of Lviv informed that the football matches of the Euro 2012 championship, that is organized by Poland and Ukraine, will take place in the mentioned stadium. According to Lviv city hall, the stadium that is rated for 33 thousands seats, will cost 85 millions Euro. The design of the building took its pattern from the stadium in Bern, where the participants of EURO 2008 will stay.

Alpine Bau will also build a parking (17 millions Euro) and a 3-starred hotel near the stadium. There was another Austrian company that participated in the auction. It was Implenia Global Solution Ltd which offered the build of a stadium that would contain from 32 to 55 thousands seats and cost 150 millions Euro.

EURO 2012 football matches will take place in at least four Ukrainian cities - Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Lviv.

Lvov

Ukraine Stadium in Lvov is a new object which will be built specially for Euro 2012. At present design works are in the final phase, and according to plan its building is expected to be finished in 2009.

This modern stadium is expected to be the main element of a large shopping-show centre. A capacity of stand is estimated at over 30 thousand seats.

During the European Football Championships in the stadium in Lvov- according to official offer of Poland and Ukraine- some group matches are expected to be played.

Kiev

Olympic Stadium in Kiev was built in the 1920s. The last major modernization was finished in 1999, for the European Football Championships another conversion of stadium is planned. A capacity of stand is estimated at about 80 thousand seats. The stadium should gain the final shape around 2010.

During Euro 2012 in the stadium in Kiev some group matches, one quarter-final and the final are expected to be played. However, there is still the possibility of changing with Warsaw ( in the capital of Ukraine could take place the opening match, and in Warsaw the football world championships)

Dnipropetrovsk

Dnipropetrovsk- the financial centre of Ukraine- will welcome footballers and football fans during Euro 2012 in a new built Dnipro Stadium. At present in progress are works on realization of a building project of stadium, and according to plan its building is expected to be finished in 2008.

The stadium is expected to hold in the stand over 31 thousand people. During the European Football Championships- according to official offer of Poland and Ukraine some group matches are expected to be played in Dnipropetrovsk.

Donieck

Stadium in Donieck- Ukraine’s industrial centre, it’s a new object which will be built in the place where was the old one and also where Ukrainian football club called Szachtar Donieck played its matches. Works on the realization of project are in progress, and building according to plan is expected to be finished in 2009.

Stadium Szachtar is expected to hold in the stand over 50 thousand people. During the European Football Championships- according to official offer of Poland and Ukraine- some group matches, one quarter-final and one final are expected to be played in Donieck.

Odessa

Central Stadium in Odessa was built in the 1930s. Ukrainian football club called Czernomorec Odessa every day plays its matches in this stadium.

At present stadium undergoes modernization. A capacity of stand is estimated at about 34 thousand seats. Modernization should be finished around 2010.

In official offer of Poland and Ukraine to organize the European Football Championships in 2012, Odessa was proposed as substitute city. It will be considered in championships programme, if one of the cities won’t manage to bring own stadium to planned level or in case of broading by UEFA number of cities where championship Euro 2012 can be played.