NEW BUILD & RENOVATION
Built for Success Fully Mission-Capable!
Even before its official opening, the guests, journalists, The Donbass Arena is the first sports venue hosting
and foreign experts who visited, agreed on an invisible EURO 2012™ that has already welcomed football fans.
presence of a victorious and successful aura within the It has now been fully operational for many months,
venue, which has since proven correct — and the man- providing its visitors with top class service and in a
agement, fans and players alike all expect further great world-class facility. Convenience, availability and space
victories in the future. are the major features of this cutting-edge stadium.
During a period of four months, FC Shakhtar Both the management of the arena and local
Donetsk played nine matches in its new home ground, authorities have jointly elaborated the mechanisms that
never once allowing the opposing team to score a vic- must be faultless during the EURO 2012™ tourna-
torious number of goals. In many ways, it is the ment, with Alexandre Atamanenko, CEO of Donbass
achievement of the devoted fans who filled the bowl Arena LLC stating: “We prepare for every upcoming
to the brim to support their favourite team. The record event on an individual basis, however for UEFA’s EURO
attendance was set during one of the first matches 2012™ matches some specific preparations will have
played at the colossal arena — during the UEFA Europa to be made depending on the level of the matches we
League clash against French side Toulouse — which are to host. For instance, a quarter-final may require
was attended by 50,217. additional commentary positions. Though all of this
can be done quite easily, all of these improvements will
EURO 2012™ on route to Donetsk be stipulated in the corresponding contracts.”
Once the executive committee of UEFA had made its Atamanenko continued: “Such large scale projects
final decision on EURO 2012™ to be jointly hosted by as a UEFA EURO tournament assumes the availability of
Ukraine and Poland, the stadium in Donetsk was other facilities, aside from a stadium the level of Don-
immediately considered as one of the major host are- bass Arena. The complete city infrastructure must be
nas. And although the original idea to construct such a adequately advanced: from the airport terminal, to
stadium in Donetsk had originated back in the late hotels, roads and transport. Everyone in Donetsk is
1990s, and the construction itself had been launched happy with the stadium as it is, even though they do
long before the important decision, this very arena has understand that a substantial number of issues need to
been the symbol of EURO 2012™ in Ukraine today. be addressed. Yet the major issue to be resolved by us,
The goal for the Donbass Arena was always for it to together with the city authorities, is setting the so-
meet (and exceed) European standards both in terms called hospitality area within immediate proximity to
of facilities and scale, having all the features necessary the arena. Everything relating to this matter has already
for hosting not only national matches, but also the been well considered and scheduled. Some specific
finals of European football tournaments (i.e. UEFA steps have been taken, first of all in relation to traffic
Europa League, UEFA Champions League etc). For this management on match days, treating great numbers
very reason, Donetsk was entitled to host the EURO of people without any loss of time or security guaran-
matches right after it joined the other Ukrainian cities tees. Even now the general traffic within the 1.5km
bidding for the EURO matches, regardless of the city’s perimeter of the venue is limited while the public trans-
non-conformity in terms of infrastructure to meet port schedule gets busier, enabling fans to reach their
UEFA’s requirements. homes within 30 minutes. The area surrounding the
In fact, UEFA’s experts who visited the stadium dur- stadium is absolutely immaculate on the match days,
ing the final construction stages and after the official firstly thanks to the stadium’s cleaning staff, and sec-
opening have repeatedly confirmed that the Donbass ondly by virtue of the city authorities’ ban on selling
Arena could definitely host matches of such a level. alcoholic beverages in glass containers in the immedi-
Even Martin Kallen, the EURO Director, expressed his ate neighbourhood on such dates. The stadium itself is
admiration while attending the arena’s Grand Open- ready to welcome fans from across Europe even as
ing: “A year ago many of my colleagues visited Don- early as tomorrow, as the Donbass Arena is unique, pri- Author's credits:
bass Arena. And this past year we were present as marily due to its high organisational abilities and Yevgeniy
guests attending the Grand Opening. I wish to tell you accountability. Here everything is under control so as Kolesnichenko,
translation by Maksimthat the stadium has changed significantly... it is just not to mar the footballing festival atmosphere, which
Fedorenko. Specialfantastic! The arena is perfectly designed, having is the major requirement of UEFA, rather to enhance it.
thanks to Ruslan Zoria
numerous exclusive features and elements. This is a This arena can decently host a match of any level, and (Representative of
Saltex Oy in Ukraine).great achievement.” EURO 2012™ will prove that!” ✪
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