Other Stadiums in Ivano-Frankivsk
Interesting is the fact that the issue with stadiums even stretches far into history according to the local sport newspaper "Match". Apparently in 1938 in the city of Stanislawow there was an issue of lack of fields for the local football teams, which was mentioned in some press-media "Podkapatckie echo sportowe" on October 2, 1938.
- Hirka (occupied by "Teplovyk"), the stadium is located by the City's Railroad Station. During the Soviet Union it carried the name of Lokomotyv. Hirka is one of the three oldest stadiums in the city along with already mentioned Rukh.
- Nauka, the stadium is located in the same city park as Rukh by a big city lake. Nauka Stadium is the property of the Prykarpattia National University of Stefanyk. That stadium carried the name of Elektron until 2000. The stadium was used by Spartak and also former Elektron Ivano-Frankivsk that in the Soviet times competed in the Cup of Ukrainian SSR. Nauka is the third of the oldest stadiums in Ivano-Frankivsk.
- Stadium of the University of Nafty and Hazu is located on campus of the mentioned university. It used to house Fakel Ivano-Frnkivsk.
- Stadium of Karpatpresmash was built in 1987 by the company of the same name is the "youngest" stadium of the city. Later the company carried the name of Avtolyvmash and eventually closed down. Currently the stadium is being unexploited and lacks maintenance.
- Stadium Yunist is located on Shkhevychi Street, not too far from the Ivano-Franko Drama Theater.
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