Illichivets Indoor Sports Complex

Illichivets Indoor Sports Complex
Illichivets Sports Complex
Location	Nakhimova Avenue 53, Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast
Coordinates	47°05′15″N 37°31′44″E / 47.08750°N 37.52889°E
Capacity	5,500
Field size	168 m × 136 m (551 ft × 446 ft)
Construction
Broke ground	November 2005
Opened	9 May 2007
Renovated	2024
Architect	Mariupol Metallurgical Plant
Tenants
	FC Avanhard Kramatorsk (football) (until 2022)

Illichivets Indoor Sports Complex (Ukrainian: Спортивний критий комплекс «Іллічівець»; Russian: Спортивный крытый комплекс «Ильичёвец», romanized: Sportivny kryty kompleks «Illichevets») is an indoor sporting arena that is located in the Primorsky district of Mariupol, Ukraine. It was opened on 9 May 2007.^[1]^[2]

General information

The sports complex has been built by the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant and is the largest indoor stadium in Ukraine. The arena seating has capacity for 5,500 spectators.^[2]

The complex includes a football field with artificial turf (105 m × 68 m [344 ft × 223 ft]), wrestling hall (24 m × 15 m [79 ft × 49 ft]), boxing hall (24 m × 15 m [79 ft × 49 ft]), multi-functional halls for volleyball and basketball (30 m × 18 m [98 ft × 59 ft]), a table tennis hall (18 m × 19 m [59 ft × 62 ft]) and a gym. There are three outdoor tennis courts with artificial turf, a press center and auxiliary rooms. The complex is also equipped with an autonomous boiler room, energy complex, sewage treatment plant, a fire station,^[2] and a state-of-the-art air ventilation system.^[1]^[3]

The tennis hall accommodates amenities with separate locker rooms, shower and toilets facilities.^[4]

In April 2022 during the Siege of Mariupol, the complex, especially its roof, was heavily damaged.^[5] The complex was rebuilt by Russian authorities and was reopened around 2024-2025.^[6]