MCS Rukh
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Municipal Central Stadium "Rukh" (Ukrainian: Міський Центральний Стадіон "Рух") is the multi-purpose central stadium of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. The stadium is located at 128 Vyacheslav Chernovol Street, the city of Ivano-Frankivsk 750447. It has a capacity of 15,000 spectators and 6,500 individual plastic seats. By the end of its renovations the capacity of Rukh should be over 20,000 at the end of renovations.
Overview
The stadium is being built in sectors, with only one remaining to be finished. The turf and the stadium in whole are useful for many sporting events. The stadium has two big stands located across one another and gather the majority of spectators. The stadium is located in the city park named after
Among the mentioned issues there were:
- a system of artesian aquiferand sprinklers,
- pavilions for the substitution players and coaches,
- a stand cover for at least 500 seats,
- dressing rooms for players and coaches,
- a press-media room,
- parking for buses and cars.
The stadium reconstruction has already stretched now for a record of over 20 years and became a joke in local folklore.[citation needed] In general the stadium is finished and meets the requirements of the Ukrainian First League, however still additional funds are needed to resume renovations. In 2008 the city mayor Viktor Anushkevichus informed that city is actively seeking new investors for the stadium and has intentions finally finish the overall reconstruction prior to the 2012 European finals.[2] According to Galician Correspondent on July 15, 2010 the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast parliamentarians petitioned to the Cabinet of Ministers to provide them with finds to improve the condition of the stadium.[3]
History
According to the local newspaper Match the first game took place on July 4, 1909 when the local sport club
In 1981 the stadium was renamed as Krystal (
Recently the reconstruction was renewed by a new design which was represented by the architect company Atelye Arkhitektury Plus (author Ya.Doroshenko). After the reconstruction as it was planned before the stadium's capacity should increase over 20,000 mark. The pictures of the proposed design were posted at the forum on the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast football website on May 23, 2010 (the link provided below).
Name
The stadium was renamed in 1989 in honor of the Civil movement Rukh led by
Other stadiums in Ivano-Frankivsk
Interesting is the fact that the issue with stadiums even stretches far into history according to the local sport newspaper "Match".[4] Apparently in 1938 in the city of Stanislawow there was an issue of lack of fields for the local football teams, which was mentioned in some press-media "Podkapatckie echo sportowe" on October 2, 1938.
- Hirka (occupied by "Teplovyk"), the stadium is located by the City's Railroad Station. During the Soviet Union it carried the name of Lokomotyv. Hirka is one of the three oldest stadiums in the city along with already mentioned Rukh.
- Nauka, the stadium is located in the same city park as Rukh by a big city lake. Nauka Stadium is the property of the Prykarpattia National University of Stefanyk. That stadium carried the name of Elektron until 2000. The stadium was used by Spartak and also former Elektron Ivano-Frankivsk that in the Soviet times competed in the Cup of Ukrainian SSR. Nauka is the third of the oldest stadiums in Ivano-Frankivsk.
- Stadium of the University of Nafty and Hazu is located on campus of the mentioned university. It used to house Fakel Ivano-Frnkivsk.
- Stadium of Karpatpresmash was built in 1987 by the company of the same name is the "youngest" stadium of the city. Later the company carried the name of Avtolyvmash and eventually closed down. Currently the stadium is being unexploited and lacks maintenance.
- Stadium Yunist is located on Shkhevychi Street, not too far from the Ivano-Franko Drama Theater.
See also
- FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
- FSC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk
- Rewera Stanisławów, an army club since 1919
- Czarni Lwów
References
- ^ Rukh needs four million
- ^ Gazeta po-kievski Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Rukh Stadium need help from the Cabinet
- ^ Forum of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast football[permanent dead link]
[1] Brief overview (in Ukrainian)
External links
- List of stadiums in Ivano-Frankivsk City, Another list at the website of the city's administration
- List of stadiums in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (selected)
- Unofficial web-site of Prykarpattya
- Forum of Ivano-Frankivsk football (subject:stadiums)
- Photo of the main entrance to the stadium
- Picture of the design project upon finishing[permanent dead link]
- (in Ukrainian) Video interview of Anushkevichus