Kharkiv (also known as Charkiv, Kharkov) is the official Ukrainian host city of the European Football Championships in 2012. On December, 2009 UEFA has confirmed Kharkiv as Ukrainian host city for group matches of Euro 2012.

Kharkiv is a city and administrative center of Kharkiv oblast, northeastern Ukraine. Kharkiv city lies at the confluence of Udy, Lopan and Kharkiv rivers. Kharkiv is the second largest city of Ukraine after Kiev.
Kharkiv was founded in 1656 as a military stronghold to protect Russia's southern marchlands.
Kharkiv town nodal position was enhanced in the later 19th century by opening of the adjacent Donets Basin coalfield, first reached by rail from Kharkiv in 1869. At that period Kharkiv's own industries, especially engineering, grew rapidly.
Today Kharkiv city retains its role as a communications center of the country. Kharkiv is the largest railway junction of Ukraine.
Kharkiv has a major airport. The city is the center of a metropolitan area comprising about 20 satellite towns.

The industrial structure of Kharkiv city is headed by engineering. The wide range of products includes diesel locomotives, machine tools, mining machinery, tractors and other agricultural machinery.

Construction of Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv is planned for mid-2010.

In the end the stadium will seat 40,000 spectators. Metalist Kharkiv Football Club plays its matches here.

Planned construction completion date: mid 2010
Capacity: 40 000

Kharkiv population - 1,453,000 (2009).

Hotels in Kharkiv