Otkrytiye Arena

Otkritie Arena[1]

Stadium on 27 August 2014
Location Tushino, Moscow
Coordinates 55°49′4.3″N 37°26′24.9″E / 55.817861°N 37.440250°E / 55.817861; 37.440250Coordinates: 55°49′4.3″N 37°26′24.9″E / 55.817861°N 37.440250°E / 55.817861; 37.440250
Capacity 45,360
Construction
Broke ground October 2010
Opened 5 September 2014[2]
Construction cost 14 billion RUB (430 million USD)[3]
Tenants
FC Spartak Moscow (RPL) (2014–present)
Russia national football team (UEFA) (2014–present)

Otkritie Arena (Russian: «Открытие Арена»; IPA: [ɐtˈkrɨtʲɪjə ɐˈrʲenə]) is a multi-purpose stadium in Moscow, Russia. The venue is used mostly for football matches, hosting the home matches of Spartak Moscow and occasionally the Russian national team. It will be called Spartak Stadium during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup[4] and 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5] The stadium is designed with a capacity of 45,360 people.

History

Starostin brothers monument
Square near Otkrytiye Arena
Otkrytiye Arena inside

The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 2 July 2007, but after that the conctruction process was delayed multiple times for different reasons. The completion of the construction was scheduled for 2009—2010, but as of 2009 the stadium was only in the design stage. In the 2010 the stadium project underwent revision because it was rejected by an architectural council. The project was found too ordinary. The current design has been developed by AECOM, in association with Sport Concepts, and façade designer, Dexter Moren Associates and will also neighbour a separate indoor arena.[6] The main financing of the construction came from the club's owner Leonid Fedun through affiliated companies LUKoil company and IFD Kapital. Simultaneously with the construction of the stadium was completed the nearby metro station Spartak which was conserved in the construction stage in 1975. 19 February 2013 it was released that the new stadium will be named «Otkrytiye Arena» 6 years under the terms of the contract with the new sponsor Otkrytiye. 21 August 2014 near the north tribune inside the stadium was opened the monument in the memory of Starostin brothers the founders of FC Spartak Moscow, on the square near the stadium was opened 24,5m high sculpture of the Roman Gladiator Spartacus, who had given a name of the club. The stadium was officially opened on 5 September 2014. Spartak played against Red Star Belgrade and drew 1–1, with Dmitry Kombarov scoring a first goal for Spartak at the new stadium after a free-kick. The stadium was constructed on the site of the Tushino Airport. The new stadium is included in the Russia's bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, possibly hosting the opening game, as the Luzhniki Stadium is to host the final.[7] The stadium is to be completed ahead of the VTB Arena to hold the rights. It will also be one of four stadiums used for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Artists such as Incubus, Triggerfinger (Park Live 2015) have all performed concerts in the stadium.

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
June 18, 201721:00  Cameroon 0–2  Chile Group B 33,492[8]
June 21, 201718:00  Russia 0–1  Portugal Group A 42,759[9]
June 25, 201718:00  Chile 1–1  Australia Group B 33,639[10]
July 2, 201715:00  Portugal 2–1 (a.e.t.)  Mexico Third place match 42,659[11]

2018 FIFA World Cup

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
June 16, 201816:00 D1 – D2 Group D
June 19, 201815:00 H1 – H2 Group H
June 23, 201815:00 G1 – G3 Group G
June 27, 201821:00 E4 – E1 Group E
July 3, 201821:00 Winner Group H – Runner-up Group G Round of 16

Notes

  1. ↑ http://otkritiearena.ru/en/
  2. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/europe/russia/otkrytiye-arena/
  3. ↑ "Леонид Федун: общая стоимость строительства "Открытие-арены" составила 14 млрд рублей". ITAR-TASS. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/city=1559/index.html
  5. ↑ Stadium names for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ confirmed. FIFA.
  6. ↑ http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Building+Engineering/_carousel/Стадион+«Спартак»?languagehoice=ru_RU&Go=Go&localeHidden=ru_RU&localeFlash=en_US
  7. ↑ «Russia’s VTB Arena to be the main venue for 2018 FIFA World Cup
  8. ↑ "Match report – Group B – Cameroon - Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Russia - Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Match report – Group B – Chile - Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Match report – Match for third place – Portugal - Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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