Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium

Kyiv


Named after legendary Ukrainian coach Valeriy Lobanovsky (1939–2002), this is the home of Dynamo Kyiv, although they play most of their games in Olympic Stadium these days. There's a Dynamo Kyiv museum and a statue of a young Lobanovsky out front, and out on vul Hrushevskoho there's a memorial to the famous Death Match.


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