Skif Stadium

49°50′05″N 24°03′39″E / 49.8348229°N 24.0607178°E / 49.8348229; 24.0607178OwnerLviv State University of Physical CultureOperatorFC Rukh LvivTypemulti-purpose stadiumCapacity3742Field size105x68 m^[1]SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1897Renovated2011 (latest)Tenants1930s
2017–2018
2015–present
2019–2020

The sports complex of the Lviv State University of Physical Culture "Skif" (Ukrainian: Комплексно-спортивна база Львівського державного університету фізичної культури «Скіф») or simply Skif Stadium is a sports base with multi-purpose stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. It is the home field for Rukh Lviv.

History

Sokół

Built in 1897 by Ivan Levynskyi and Edgar Kovats in Zakopane Style,^[2] originally the stadium and other sports facilities around it belonged to the Polish Sokół sports society.^[3] The stadium was situated next to the Lychakiv Park.^[3] It was of standard size with running tracks all around it, stands for about 3,000 spectators, indoor equestrian facility, halls to perform gymnastic exercises and fencing competitions.^[3] On the project of Levynskyi there was built an administrative building.^[3] The complex was among the best in Austria-Hungary and later Poland.^[3]

Skif

Before 1946 the stadium belonged to the Soviet Spartak society (see FC Spartak Lviv).^[4] In 1946 in Lviv was established the Lviv sports institute, the stadium was passed to it.^[3]

In 2011 the stadium was renovated in preparation to the Euro 2012 as a possible training grounds.^[5][6][3] During the renovations, there was built a four-storey building for general purpose which houses, medical office, conference hall for 100 people, space of athletes, coaches, referees as well as students classrooms.^[3]

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