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| name = Druzhba Palace of Sports
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| image = [[File:2014-05-28. Донецк. Дворец спорта «Дружба» после пожара 220.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Exterior with fire damage on the left side after the fire of 26 May 2014
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| location = Prospect Ilyicha 93 а 83003, [[Donetsk]], [[Ukraine]]<ref name="Дворец спорта Дружба">[http://donetsk.proua.com/catalogue/info/221.html Дворец спорта Дружба]</ref><ref name="Arena">[http://fhdo.org/2012011753/donbass-istoriya-kluba.html Arena Details]</ref>
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| built = 1975–1976<ref name="Дружба">[http://uzovka.dn.ua/concerts/youth-palace-drugba Дворец спорта "Дружба"]</ref><ref name="Club History">[http://hcdonbass.com/home/club/history?lang=en Club History]</ref>
| opened = 1976<ref name="arenahcd">[http://hcdonbass.com/home/club/arena?lang=en Druzhba Palace]</ref>
| renovated = 2010–2011,<ref name="arenahcd"/> 2014
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| closed = 2014
| damaged = May 26,2014
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| surface = 61x29 (ice hockey)<ref name="arenahcd"/><br>61x30 meters<ref name="Дружба"/>
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| capacity = 4,130 (ice hockey)<ref>[http://vhl.khl.ru/teams/445/8014 Высшая хоккейная лига]</ref><br> 4,700 (sport events)<ref name="Arena"/><br>5,100 (concerts)
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| tenants = [[HC Donbass]] (2011–14)
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'''Druzhba Arena'''<ref>http://www.hcdonbass.com/club/arena/?lang=en</ref> was an indoor arena in [[Donetsk]], [[Ukraine]]. It was built to develop hockey in the region. It was destroyed in May 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Babiak|first=Mat|title=Pro-Russian Gunmen Loot & Torch HC Donbass Arena|url=http://euromaidanpr.com/2014/05/27/hc-donbass-arena-fire-terrorists/|newspaper=Euromaidan PR|date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

== History ==

Druzhba was built in 1975 as '''Druzhba Palace of Sports''',<ref name="Дружба"/> by a standard design (dated 1956), with a seating capacity of 4,700 people for sporting events<ref name="Arena"/> and 5,100 for concerts<ref name="Дружба"/> The Palace was open for visitors in 1976, and this event was the double surprise for fans, as the hockey match between Moscow hockey star teams was organized – [[Krylya Sovetov Moscow|Krylya Sovetov]] and [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]].<ref name="Arena"/>

Many memorable matches took place on the ice arena, for example, international youth tournament between teams from socialist countries (1976), international tournament for the prize of the newspaper ''Sovetsky Sport'' (1983).

After the Palace of Sports was open, a hockey school for children was functioning on its base for 16 years. More than 500 children were taught in the school. Cooling units had worked without overhaul repair until the 1990s, and it became difficult to meet the requirements stipulated in the competitions conducted here and in 1992, the Palace was closed.

The Palace was reconstructed in 2010, during the renovation facade of the building was updated, the facility was equipped with modern freezing system, the stands capacity was increased to 4,000 spectators from 3,500.<ref name="arenahcd"/> Donetsk obtained the right to host the [[2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II]]. In 2013, it hosted the Final stage of the [[IIHF Continental Cup 2013]] and the [[2013 IIHF World Championship Division I]].

It was the home arena of [[HC Donbass]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] from 2012-2014.

=== 2014 fire ===
[[File:2014-05-28. Донецк. Дворец спорта «Дружба» после пожара 213.jpg|thumb|Damage to the ice rink after the fire]]
On the night of May 26, 2014, Druzhba Arena was ransacked by armed men of the Donetsk People's Republic as part of the War in Donbass.<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/armed-men-set-fire-donetsk-hockey-stadium-n115091 NCBC News, Armed Men Set Fire to Donetsk Hockey Stadium]</ref> The men looted the arena, stealing televisions, safety deposit boxes, equipment and a company car before destroying surveillance equipment – after which they set the arena on fire. The team's statement was issued to the public, saying “We call on those people who still sympathize with the rebels of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, terrorizing East Ukraine – think: Is this a “future” they want for themselves and their children?"<ref>{{cite news|last=Babiak|first=Mat|title=Pro-Russian Gunmen Loot & Torch HC Donbass Arena|url=http://euromaidanpr.com/2014/05/27/hc-donbass-arena-fire-terrorists/|newspaper=Euromaidan PR|date=27 May 2014}}</ref> HC Donbass expects the arena to be operational within 90 days and fully restored by the start of the KHL season,<ref>http://hcdonbass.com/news/klub/obrashchenie_prezidenta_khk_donbass_borisa_kolesnikova/</ref> which do not happened.

==References==
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[[Category:Arenas in Ukraine]]

Druzhba Arena - Revision history

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