 Charity match on the occasion ofDesna's 65th anniversary at the Chernihiv Arena | |
 Interactive map of Chernihiv-Arena | |
| Former names | Yuriy Synytsya |
|---|---|
| Location | Kiltseva street 2аChernihiv,Chernihiv Oblast,Ukraine 14039 |
| Coordinates | 51°32′33″N31°15′55″E / 51.54250°N 31.26528°E /51.54250; 31.26528 |
| Owner | COLLAR Company |
| Operator | FC Chernihiv |
| Capacity | 500[1][2] |
| Field size | 105x68 |
| Surface | Artificial grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2016 |
| Expanded | 22 May 2017 |
| Tenants | |
| WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv Yunist Chernihiv Spartak Chernihiv Desna Chernihiv U14 Desna Chernihiv U19 Desna Chernihiv U21 | |
TheChernihiv-Arena (Ukrainian:Чернігів-Арена)[3][4] is a sports stadium mainly used by the clubFC Chernihiv and sometimes byFC Desna 2. It is located inChernihiv,Chernihiv Oblast,Ukraine.[5][6][7][8]
The stadium consists of a football field with artificial turf, an office building with locker rooms and showers, a room for coaches, a club office, and parking. Infrastructure includes a rainwater collection system, solar panels and a heating system. There is a children's gym, a sports shop and a club museum.[9] There are also two mini-football pitches and one multi-sport field.
In 2012, the club's management made the first attempts to find land for the construction of the stadium. Businessman and owner ofFC ChernihivYuri Sinitsa undertook to build a football field.[10] After the established of FC Chernihiv in 2003, the club played at the stadium ofDesna Chernihiv football field, but due to the ground's high rent and limited availability, Sinitsa sought to build a new stadium.[11][12]
At the end of 2014, local authorities gave permission to develop a project for the area.[13] In the summer of 2016, the first construction work started and after 11 months, in May 2017, the football field, the building with changing rooms and showers, all communications, roads, and parking lots were ready to receive visitors.[14][15]
In the summer of 2020, Chernihiv Arena received accreditation from the UAF to hostUkrainian Second League matches.[16] In the same year the main club of the city,Desna Chernihiv, rented the arena for their own U-21 and U-19 teams.
On 31 August 2021, the Chernihiv Arena hosted the first match of the2021–22 Ukrainian Cup betweenFC Chernihiv andAlians Lypova Dolyna.[17]
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The2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022. On 9 March, during theSiege of Chernihiv, the stadium was damaged, as well as part of the administrative building and locker rooms, the box office and the fan shop.[18][19][20] In April 2022, the club's press office stated that specialists had carried out a deconstruction of the arena and cleaned up all the non-violent items that they had found.[21][22] On 20 April 2022, the employees of FC Chernihiv began cleaning the grounds.[23] On 24 April 2022, the first friendly football match since the beginning of hostilities was held.[24] On 26 April 2022, the players of FC Chernihiv held their first training session at the home stadium since the beginning of the war. Before the lesson, the team and staff cleared debris from the pitch. The players who were in the city were joined in the two-sided game by head coachValeriy Chornyi, goalkeeping coachArtem Padun, team administrator Dmytro Avramenko and Chernihiv Arena director Anatoliy Dudchyk.[25] At the end of July 2022, the arena was repaired after further damage from shelling with rockets.[26] In August 2022, FC Chernihiv made an appeal for donations to help repair the stadium fully.[27]
On 19 April 2025,Chernihiv returns to play at the Arena during the match againstNyva Vinnytsia inUkrainian Second League, where they had not played since 2021.[28][29]
There are many connection to the stadium fromKrasna Square that stop just beside the stadium by theMyru Avenue
As well as being FC Chernihiv's home ground, the stadium is leased byFC Desna for itsDesna U-21 andDesna U-19 games. It also hosts matches of the DUFLU championship of the Desna and Yunost sports school teams, the Chernihiv city championship, the Chernihiv region championship, the veterans' championship, and the annual USB Cup[30] and Winter Spark tournaments.
Matches of theUkrainian Women's League andFirst Leagues, and friendly matches of theUkrainian Women's National Team are also held at the ground..[31]
The arena has hosted some friendly matches ofDesna Chernihiv, the main team ofChernihiv.
The stadium was also used for someUkrainian Women's Cup matches.
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2018 |  Lehenda Chernihiv | 2–2 | Yatran Berestivets | 2017–18 Ukrainian Women's Cup | 200 | [32] |
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