Volgograd Arena

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Volgograd Arena
Aerial view of the Volgograd Arena
Aerial view of the Volgograd Arena
Data
place RussiaRussia Volgograd , Russia
Coordinates 48 ° 44 '4 "  N , 44 ° 32' 54.8"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 44 '4 "  N , 44 ° 32' 54.8"  E
start of building 2015
opening March 25, 2018
First game April 21, 2018
Rotor Volgograd - Lutsch-Energiya Vladivostok 4: 2
surface Natural grass
costs 24380000000 RUB (330 million euros )
architect GMP Architects
PI Arena
capacity 45,568 seats
playing area 105 m × 68 m
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The Volgograd Arena ( Russian Волгоград Арена ) is a football stadium in the Russian city ​​of Volgograd . The venue has space for 45,568 visitors. The design comes from Gerkan, Marg and Partner (GMP Architects) and PI Arena. Four group matches of the 2018 World Cup took place in the facility . After the World Cup, the Rotor Volgograd football club will use the new venue.

history

The stadium was built on the site of the demolished Central Stadium , at the foot of Mamayev Hill , in close proximity to the banks of the Volga . The former stadium was built in 1958 on the site of a former oil depot. This area was undeveloped, occupied by randomly distributed, low-quality buildings, warehouses and barracks.

On March 25, 2018, the stadium was opened for match operations by FIFA . The first game took place on April 21 of that year between Rotor Volgograd and Lutsch-Energija Vladivostok (4-2). The game saw 19,421 viewers.

The first signs of damage appeared shortly after the opening, namely cracks in concrete parts. One possible reason for this is that the arena was built on a wetland area . There have been reports of structural elements collapsing during construction. The construction company Stroitransgas stated in a statement that the safety of the visitors was not endangered.

The arena was the final venue of the 2017/18 Russian Football Cup on May 9, 2018 . Two newcomers to the cup finals met with FK Tosno and Awangard Kursk . FK Tosno won the game 2-1 and celebrated their first win of the Russian Cup in front of 40,373 spectators.

On the day of the World Cup final, heavy rains caused a landslide on an embankment at the stadium and spilled a road. It was covered by several tons of earth. Parts of the road and pipelines were destroyed. The interior of the arena was also not spared from damage that would require repair work lasting several days.

Games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Volgograd

Four group stage matches were played in Volgograd during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

date group team team Result
June 18, 2018 Group G TunisiaTunisia Tunisia EnglandEngland England 1: 2 (1: 1)
June 22, 2018 Group D NigeriaNigeria Nigeria IcelandIceland Iceland 2: 0 (0: 0)
June 25, 2018 Group A Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia EgyptEgypt Egypt 2: 1 (1: 1)
June 28, 2018 Group H. JapanJapan Japan PolandPoland Poland 0: 1 (0: 0)

Web links

Commons : Volgograd Arena  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ stadiumdb.com: data on the stadium (English)
  2. ↑ World Cup 2018: stadium in Volgograd ready for use. In: stadionwelt.de , April 4, 2018
  3. ↑ Match report Rotor Volgograd against Lutsch-Energija Vladivostok. In: weltfussball.de
  4. ↑ Russia 2018: Is Volgograd Arena cracking already? In: stadiumdb.com , April 27, 2018 (English)
  5. ^ Match report FK Tosno against Awangard Kursk. In: weltfussball.de
  6. ↑ Heavy storms damage new World Cup stadium. In: stadionwelt.de. July 17, 2018, accessed July 18, 2018 .