Opened 1999 Owner FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Type Sports facility | |
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Similar Donbass Arena, Shakhtar Stadium, RSC Olimpiyskiy, Metalurh Stadium Donetsk, Dynamo Training Center | ||
The Kirsha Training Centre (Ukrainian: Спортивно-тренувальна база «Кірша») is the training facility of the Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and its U-19 side, FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk. Located in Donetsk, Ukraine, the training centre has been open since 1999. Since the centre's opening, upgrades have been made including a rehabilitation centre, gymnasium, canteen, consulting room, medical offices, and many other services.
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Development
Previous training facilities for the club had existed on the site since 1953. The new training centre was opened in 1999.
Facilities
The Kirsha Training Centre covers an area of 106.2 acres (0.430 km2). In all, there are nine full-size pitches at the site. Eight are natural grass pitches, and one is made of artificial turf. All of the pitches are illuminated, and three have undersoil heating. The rehabilitation centre consists of medical offices, treatment rooms, a swimming pool, steamroom, gymnasium, IT room, cinema, indoor garden, and a conference hall. Facilities built for FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk include a canteen, gymnasium, consulting room, dormitories, cinema, IT room, and billiard and table tennis tables.
