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Avanhard Stadium (Pripyat)

Avanhard Stadium
PRIPYAT FOOTBALL GROUND NEAR THE CHERNOBYL PLANT NOW ABANDONED UKRAINE SEP 2013 (10006750744).jpg
Avanhard Stadium in 2013
Full name Стадіон «Авангард»
Location Pripyat, Ukraine
Coordinates 51°24′38.1″N 30°03′15.8″E / 51.410583°N 30.054389°E / 51.410583; 30.054389Coordinates: 51°24′38.1″N 30°03′15.8″E / 51.410583°N 30.054389°E / 51.410583; 30.054389
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1970s
Opened 1979
Closed 26 April 1986
Tenants
Stroitel Pripyat

Avanhard Stadium (Ukrainian: Стадіон «Авангард») is an abandoned football stadium in Pripyat, Ukraine. It was the home ground of FC Stroitel Pripyat. It was named, like several other grounds, after the Ukrainian sports society trade union. The town of Pripyat was evacuated following the Chernobyl disaster on 26 April 1986, which occurred a few kilometers away.



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