Vul. Kleparivska, 39a – sports complex

The complex made use of the sports facilities of the 26^th Infantry Division which occupied the territory since the 1930s (Medyński, p217). This included a stadium, pool designed in 1931 by Tadeusz Jarosz, barracks, stables, and other outbuildings. In addition, the Division made use of the firing range located at Kortumivka Park located between Yaroshenko and Kleparivska Streets (Międzynarodowy, 1931, pp18-19). In 1949 the stadium was refitted as the home field for the Lviv SKA Football Club, (the club folded in 1989). Players on that team during its history include Y. Susla, V. Churykov, O. Filyaev, Y. Dmytrasevych, R. Yushka, I. Seketch, B. Hreschak, S. Yurchyshyn, I. Hamaliy, and Y. Lendel. Lviv Karpaty FC played its first USSR League games here in 1963. During the 1950s a speedway operated here, hosting top racing championships like the World Championships, European, and the European Cup Qualifiers. SKA Club motorcyclists competing at the time include: B. Samorodov, V. Hruzyntsev, V. Shylo, S. Lyatoshynskyi, and R. Saithareev. The track is still a working track.

The PRYKVO Sports Club facility was built in the late-1970s early-1980s at 39a Kuznetsova Street (currently 39a Kleparivska) by architect Oleksandr Hukovych. The construction engineer in charge of the project was Volodymyr Kriukov (Vuitsyk, Lypka, 1987, p154; Trehubova, Mykh, 1989, p244; Lviv, 1999, p391). A facility previously called the “White Eagle” stadium was refitted at the time and reopened as a 25 meter pool. Additional facilities went up at the time: a covered pool, a complex for shooting and pentathlon, equestrian sports, and bicycle track. The bicycle track structure was begun in 1976, becoming ready for use in 1980.

In 1983, the architects and contractors which put up the complex were awarded a State Prize by the USSR Council of Ministers for their work. The complex met the highest standards for design in sports facilities and represented innovation in urban construction. The Lviv SKA Football Club which existed from 1949 to 1989 had its stadium at the spot. Currently, Leparivska 39a is the home of the SKA-Favorit racing club and the Karpaty FC Junior team. The Ukrainian Armed Forces racing club and the Ukrainian national team currently train at the Cycle Track facility.

Countless famous Lviv athletes have trained at the facility over the years: pentathletes P Lednyov, L. Ivanov, V. Holomovsyi, rifle range champions B Melnyk, L. Leskiv, S. Tiurtiubek, S. Okhotskyi, V. Ivanchenko, archers L. Strilbytskyi, and track star D. Demyanyuk.