Oleksiy Butovskyi Vorskla Stadium

Vorskla Poltava

• Games of the Vorskla Poltava
• Final in Ukrainian Supercup 2008

The Alexei - Butowski - Vorskla Stadium (Ukrainian: Стадіон " Ворскла » імені Олексія Бутовського ) is a football stadium with track and field facility in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava. It can accommodate 24,795 spectators and is in possession of the football club Vorskla Poltava their team, their games discharges here. The name of the stadium is derived from the river Vorskla, on which the city is located Poltava. Since 22 June 2008, is nicknamed Alexei Butowski; after a Russian general and a founding member of the IOC.

History

The Vorskla Stadium in Poltava was built in 1951. On May 2, 1951, the inauguration of the stadium took place. Four years later the club Vorskla Poltava was founded, which uses it since its inception as a home ground. Vorskla was until now once Ukrainian Cup winner ( 2009). The only championship in league play earned the club by winning the second Ukrainian Premier League in 1996. Currently plays Vorskla in the Premjer - Liha in the upper third and is now one of the top teams in the Ukrainian football.

In 2008, Vorskla Poltava began a short time from its own stadium, since this was rebuilt, and played derweils at the Central Stadium Chernomorets Odessa until the construction work had been completed. Reason for the renovation was the upcoming edition of the Ukrainian Super Cup of the season 2007 /08 in Poltava, for the, for example, the capacity of the stadium was increased. The Supercup eventually won Shakhtar Donetsk in a penalty shootout against Dynamo Kiev.