Built in 1956, it was originally known as Novator Stadium. In 2001, it was renovated by Illich Steel and Iron Works and changed its name to Illichivets Stadium. the stadium then changed its name to Volodymyr Boyko Stadium to honor Hero of Ukraine, Volodymyr Boyko.
Since the start of the Russian occupation of Mariupol during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the stadium buildings have been damaged by shelling and looted, and the grass pitch has withered due to a lack of maintenance.[2] "As the conflict resumed in February 2022 Mariupol was one of the first cities targeted by severe Russian shelling," according to a 2024 report about the casualties of the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, "and Volodymyr Boyko Stadium suffered irreparable damage."[3]
