Krestovsky Stadium
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59°58′22.8″N 30°13′13.8″E Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons[1] (Russian: «Газпром Арена»), is a retractable roof stadium with a retractable pitch in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which serves as home for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[2] The stadium was opened in 2017 for the FIFA Confederations Cup.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Location | Futbol'naya Alleya 1, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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Public transit | Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line
Zenit Station |
Owner | Saint Petersburg City Administration |
Operator | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg |
Capacity | 67,800[9][10] 64,468 (2018 FIFA World Cup)[11][12] 80,000 (concerts)[13] |
Record attendance | 71,381 (Channel One Cup, Russia v. Finland, 16 December 2018)[14] |
Field size | 105 x 68 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | Late 2008 |
Built | 29 December 2016 (commissioning) |
Opened | 22 April 2017 |
Construction cost | ₽ 43 billion € 597 million $ 660 million |
Architect | Kisho Kurokawa |
Project manager | КБ ВиПС (KB ViPS) |
Tenants | |
FC Zenit St. Petersburg (2017–present) Russia national football team (selected matches)
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Website | |
gazprom-arena |
It is called Saint Petersburg Stadium during major international tournaments, including the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup,[15] 2018 FIFA World Cup,[16] and UEFA Euro 2020.[17] It was to host the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, but as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA moved the final out of Russia[18][19] and to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris.[20][21]