Donbass Arena

Donbass Arena or Donbas Arena is a stadium with a natural grass pitch in Donetsk, Ukraine that opened on 29 August 2009. The facility is located in the center of the city, in the Lenin Comsomol park. With a capacity of 52,518 spectators, the Stadium hosts FC Shakhtar Donetsk matches and hosted some matches of Euro 2012. It is also one of the popular nightlife spots in Donetsk.
The initial estimated cost of the project was $250 million. $30M has been allocated to set up a recreational park around the Stadium. The final cost of the project will reach $400M.
The name of the stadium represents the shortened name for the Donets basin industrial region, hence - Donbas, however the official name in English spells after the Russian orthography.
==External links==
* Donbass Arena official website
* Rinat Akhmetov: The new stadium's name is Donbass Arena
Category:FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Category:Football venues in Ukraine
Category:UEFA Euro 2012 stadiums in Ukraine