RŽD arena

RŽD arena
	locomotive
	Aerial view of the stadium (June 2008)
Earlier names
	Locomotive (until 2017)
Data
place	125 Bolshaya Cherkishovskaya Street 107553 Moscow , Russia;
Coordinates	55 ° 48 '12.5 " N , 37 ° 44' 28.6" E Coordinates: 55 ° 48 '12.5 " N , 37 ° 44' 28.6" E
classification	4th
owner	Rossiysky zheleznye dorogi
operator	Moscow locomotive
opening	1923 ; July 5, 2002
First game	July 5, 2002 ; Lokomotiv Moscow - FK Uralan 2-0
Renovations	2001-2002
architect	Mos project 4
capacity	27,320 seats
playing area	104 × 68 m
Societies)
	Moscow locomotive;
Events
	Locomotive Moscow games; Games of the Russian national football team ; Russian soccer cup final 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008;

The RŽD-Arena ( Russian РЖД Арена ) is a football stadium in the east of the Russian capital Moscow . After the renovation between 2001 and 2002, it was one of the most modern arenas in Russia. It is the home ground of the Lokomotiv Moscow football club .

history

The stadium was completed in 1923 and was completely rebuilt from 2001 to 2002. There are currently 28,800 seats available in the stands. The stands of the stadium are covered and offer 979 seats in the VIP - boxes and 296 press seats. It is classified in UEFA stadium category 4 .

It was inaugurated on July 5, 2002 with the league game Lokomotiv Moscow against FK Uralan (2-0). In addition to the home games of Lokomotiv Moscow, international matches of the Russian national football team as well as isolated European Cup matches of various Moscow clubs take place here on a regular basis . The stadium is located in the northeast of the city at 125 Bolshaya Cherkishovskaya Street. The Cherkizovskaya metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line has been nearby since 1990 .

Since August 5, 2017, the club's stadium has borne the name of the state railway company Rossijskije schelesnyje dorogi (short: RŽD). The Lokomotive stadium has been called the RŽD Arena since then.