Volgograd Arena

The Volgograd Arena[2] (Russian: «Волгоград Арена») is a football stadium in Volgograd, Russia. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It also hosts FC Rotor Volgograd. It has a capacity of 45,568 spectators.[3]

Volgograd Arena

UEFA

Full nameVolgograd Arena
LocationLenina Ave 76, Volgograd, Russia
Coordinates48°44′04″N 44°32′55″E
Capacity45,568 (Official)
43,713 (2018 FIFA World Cup)[1]
Field size105 by 68 m (344 by 223 ft)
SurfaceDesso GrassMaster
Construction
Broke ground2015
Built2018
Construction cost₽16.3 billion
(€220 million)
Tenants
FC Rotor Volgograd (2018–present)

History

The stadium was built on site of the demolished Central Stadium, at the foot of the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex, near the Volga River. The previous stadium was built in 1958, on the site of a former oil depot. This area was undeveloped, occupied by randomly distributed low-value buildings, warehouses, barracks and ravines. During construction of the stadium, 300 unexploded bombs were discovered and removed from the site.

World Cup 2018
Scale model of Volgograd Arena

The Arena was designed by PI Arena and GMP Architekten, the winner of an open tender. Stroytransgaz was the project's general construction contractor.[4][5] Initially, local authorities estimated the total project cost, including the construction works, at 10 billion rubles.[6] In October 2014, the preliminary construction cost of the stadium for the 2018 FIFA World Cup was adjusted to 17 billion rubles. The stadium's capacity is at 45,000 seats, including 2,280 seats in the media box, 640 seats in the VIP box, and 460 seats for people with limited mobility.[7] A special architectural feature of the stadium is its large roof resting on a cable frame, arranged in a “bicycle wheel” pattern created by steel-wire cables. The Volgograd Arena is shaped like an overturned truncated cone 49.5 m tall and about 303 m in diameter. The façade shape is dictated by the need to fit the building compactly into the available piece of land. The stadium has 42 elevators, 24 of them adapted for people with disabilities. The Volgograd Arena is equipped with a sound system.[8]

Volgograd Arena in the night

The stadium was inaugurated on April 3, 2018, shortly before the first FIFA World Cup match on April 21, 2018.[9][10] Football veterans, among them Alexander Nikitin and Valery Yesipov, were honored in an honoring ceremony before the first match.[10]

Security

By the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was equipped with alarm and public alert systems, metal detectors, indicators of hazardous liquids and explosives, and the facility was serviced by 30 posts of 24-hour security posts.[11]

2018 FIFA World Cup
Date Time Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
18 June 201821:00 Tunisia1–2 EnglandGroup G41,064[12]
22 June 201818:00 Nigeria2–0 IcelandGroup D40,904[13]
25 June 201817:00 Saudi Arabia2–1 EgyptGroup A36,823[14]
28 June 201817:00 Japan0–1 PolandGroup H42,189[15]
Volgograd Arena before the match between Nigeria and Iceland on June 22, 2018

After 2018 FIFA World Cup

After the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Arena reduced its seating capacity to 43,000 and was handed over to the local Rotor Volgograd.[16]

References
  1. "Volgograd Arena". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. Stadium names for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ confirmed. FIFA.
  3. Volgograd Arena. FIFA.
  4. "Volgograd Arena". stadiumdb.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. "PJSC Stroytransgaz released video about the construction of the Volgograd Arena". stroytransgaz.ru. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. "Волгоградский стадион к ЧМ-2018 спроектируют за 1 млрд рублей". iz.ru. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. "Volgograd Arena – 45000 seat stadium for FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia™". stg-m.ru. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. "Funktion-One proves a hit at Volgograd Arena". thestadiumbusiness.com. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  9. "Construction of the stadium "Volgograd Arena". Openwork roof. [1]". prlib.ru. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. "The first football match took place at the Volgograd Arena Stadium". stroytransgaz.ru. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. 06 июня21:45 (19 February 2018). "Объявлены конкурсы на охрану семи стадионов ЧМ-2018 на 385 млн руб | Футбол | Р-Спорт. Все главные новости спорта". Rsport.ria.ru. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. "Match report – Group G – Tunisia - England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  13. "Match report – Group D – Nigeria - Iceland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  14. "Match report – Group A – Saudi Arabia - Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  15. "Match report – Group H – Japan - Poland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  16. "Goooooooooooooaaaaaal!! Here are 7 Russian architecture projects to check out before the World Cup begins". archpaper.com. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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