Tekstylnyk stadium or Cheksil stadium () is a football stadium in Chernihiv, Ukraine. The stadium was built nearby the Khimik Sports Complex. It was formerly the home arena of the female football club WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv. Designed for 2,000 spectators, the field is 102 ÃÂ 65 m.
From 1987 until 2018, it became the home arena of the female football club WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv. Despite the fact that Tekstilnik did not meet the UEFA standards, matches of the group stage of the female League of Champions were held at the earliest of the 2010s.
The stadium was built in 1987 and used by Lehenda Chernihiv. Due to lack of funding, the stadium was in a state of disrepair and it was rebuilt at the zanedbanny camp. Since 2018, no individual plastic seats have been installed on it, and most of the wooden bench seats have been broken. The concrete structures of the stadium are also partially damaged.
The defunct men's football team Cheksyl Chernihiv, who won the Chernihiv Oblast Football Cup as well as the Chernihiv Oblast Football Championship in 1997, used the stadium occasionally.
In 2003, the stadium was brought up to UEFA standards and hosted group stage matches of the Women's Champions League twice in 2003âÂÂ04 UEFA Women's Cup and 2006âÂÂ07 UEFA Women's Cup.
The stadium suffered during the battles for Chernihiv in FebruaryâÂÂApril 2022. In particular, the running tracks of the stadium and the stands were damaged.
The stadium was used for WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv the female teams in Chernihiv. The stadium was used also by the men's football team Cheksyl Chernihiv. In 2012, the stadium, along with the Chernihiv Stadium, Yunist Stadium, and Yunist Stadium, was one of the city's main sports facilities, hosting physical education and sports activities.
The stadium was used for some UEFA Women's Cup matches.
The stadium was also used for some Ukrainian Women's Cup matches.