Donbas Arena

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Donbas Arena ([donˈbɑs ɐˈrɛnɐ], Donbass Arena) is a football stadium in Donetsk, that opened on 29 August 2009. The facility is located in the center of the city, in the Comsomol park. With a capacity of 55,187 spectators, the stadium used to host Shakhtar Donetsk matches and also hosted some matches of UEFA Euro 2012. The final cost of construction for Donbas Arena was $400 million. The stadium has been indefinitely closed to the public since mid-May 2014, due to the war in Donbas and Russo-Ukrainian war. Shakhtar Donetsk l played their most recent game at the ground on 2 May 2014 against Illichivets Mariupol. The name of the stadium represents the simplified and shortened name of the Donets Basin—huge industrial region of Donbas, hence—Donbas.

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