The NSC Olimpiyskiy entered the rating of the top-100 best world football arenas. In this prestigious hit-parade the Kyiv stadium was on the 28th place.
NSC OlimpiyskiyKyiv stadium NSC Olimpiyskiy, which was built back in 1923, has entered the thirty best arenas in the world according to the authoritative edition of FourFourTwo.
The authors of the rating recalled that last time the stadium was reconstructed for Euro 2012, which was held in Ukraine and Poland. In addition, Olimpiyskiy hosted the final of that European forum, where Spain beat Italy 4:0.
"Was reconstructed for Euro 2012, and it hosted the final.TheNational Stadium of Ukraine with a capacity of 70,050 people was reopened with a performance by Shakira, who is ready to open any stadium at any time and in any place."
The journalists also told about the history of the arena.
"In 1923, the stadium began its life as Lev Trotsky's "Red Stadium", later became Nikita Khrushchev's "Republican Stadium" and in 1996 it was renamed the good old "Olympic Stadium." Thestadium hosted several Olympic football matches during the 1980 Games."
According to the authors, the current Olimpiysky is not inferior in its infrastructure to the leading stadiums in Europe.
"Thearena used to be a rather simple two-tiered bowl without a roof, which didn't exactly help fans keep warm before the approaching winter. Now it's as modern as any of the best stadiums in Western Europe - it has a roof as well as a dazzling exterior."
Top 5 stadiums in the world according to FourFourTwo
"La Bombonera" (Buenos Aires, Argentina);
"Maracana" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil);
"Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund, Germany);
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, England);
Monumental Stadium (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
We shall remind you that after the last reconstruction of Olimpiyskiy in 2012, it became the home arena for Dynamo and one of the stadiums for the national team of Ukraine;
