History

Shakhtar moved out of their temporary home at the RSK Olimpyskiy Stadium into the newly constructed Donbass Arena in 2009. The ground was built as part of the preparations for the 2012 European Championships which are being held in the Ukraine and Poland. The Donbass Arena will host group matches, a quarter final match and one of the semi-finals in the 2012 Championships.

The stadium has a capacity of 50,000, and is the first in Eastern Europe to conform to UEFA's Elite standard. As you can see from the pictures above, it's pretty spectacular.

Their former home, the Shakhtar Stadium (in the south-east of the city), is now occupied by Shakhtar’s city rivals FC Metalurh Donetsk.

Location of the Ground in the City

The Donbass Arena is in the north of the city centre, adjacent to the club's former temporary home at the RSK Olimpiyskiy Stadium in the Lenin Comsomol park.