Volodymyr Boyko Stadium

Volodymyr Boyko Stadium

Former names	Novator Stadium (1956–2001) Illichivets Stadium (2001–2018)
Location	Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates	47°8′37.40″N 37°33′30″E
Owner	FC Mariupol
Capacity	12,680 (football)
Surface	Grass
Opened	1956
Tenants
Mariupol Ukraine (women)

Volodymyr Boyko Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located in a local Petrovskyi Park which is located along the highway Mariupol–Donetsk (H20).

Built in 1956, it was originally known as Novator Stadium. In 2001, it was renovated by Illich Steel and Iron Works and changed its name to Illichivets Stadium. the stadium then changed its name to Volodymyr Boyko Stadium to honor Hero of Ukraine, Volodymyr Boyko.

It was until 2022 used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Mariupol. The stadium holds 12,680 people. Often the stadium is used by the national women's football team.

Since the start of the Russian occupation of Mariupol during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the stadium buildings have been damaged by shelling and looted, and the grass pitch has withered due to a lack of maintenance. "As the conflict resumed in February 2022 Mariupol was one of the first cities targeted by severe Russian shelling," according to a 2024 report about the casualties of the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, "and Volodymyr Boyko Stadium suffered irreparable damage."

External links

• Photo gallery and data at Erlebnis-Stadion.de
• Senkiv, A. How comfortable is to attend the UPL games: Volodymyr Boyko Stadium (Наскільки комфортно ходити на матчі УПЛ: стадіон імені Володимира Бойка). Football 24. 17 April 2018.