Shakhtar lease Legia Training Center in Warsaw (PHOTO)

Shakhtar Donetsk signed a lease and maintenance agreement with the Legia Training Center (LTC). The agreement is designed for the period from August to November 2022.

Photo: shakhtar.com

Training center "Legia" offers the highest level of services for organizing football training and performances. The complex was awarded the title of "Best Sports Facility 2021" in the prestigious Sport Biznes Polska ranking. It is located 20 minutes drive from the Chopin International Airport in Warsaw and 30 minutes from the center of Warsaw, including the Legia Stadium, where Shakhtar will play in the Champions League.

Legia's training center will also be the venue for Shakhtar U-19's home matches of the UEFA Youth League.

Vitaliy Khlivnyuk, Director of Sports Management Department at FC Shakhtar:

- On the territory of the Legia Training Center there is everything necessary for the preparation of Shakhtar. We will have two training fields with natural turf, an indoor arena and a large gym at our disposal. There is also everything for the recovery of football players: a swimming pool, jacuzzi and saunas. We will be able to use a spacious office and conference room, and our chef will work in his own kitchen. The TCL infrastructure will allow Shakhtar to carry out the training process at the highest level, and the convenient location in relation to the stadium and the airport will reduce the time for logistics. We thank Legia for the hospitality and assistance provided.

Wojciech Rokitsky, Member of the Board of Legia Training Center:

— LTC is a Europe-recognized center for football training, research and development. Since opening in the summer of 2020, we have hosted thousands of training sessions, hundreds of domestic and international youth and adult games, and other events. We are the home of the Legia first team and the Academy teams, and now it will be an honor for us to become such for the coaches, players and staff of Shakhtar.

The Legia training center, located near Warsaw, was built in 2020 and is considered one of the best sports facilities in Europe. It has 9 full-size football fields (7 natural and 2 artificial), as well as a building with an area of ​​9,000 m², including an indoor sports hall, gym, wellness, medical, research and other facilities.