Luzhniki Stadium (ลุจนีกี)

Address:
Luzhniki Sports Complex

Matches:

14 June 2018 18:00 – Russia vs A2 – Group A
17 June 2018 18:00 – F1 vs F2 – Group F
20 June 2018 15:00 – B1 vs B3 – Group B
26 June 2018 17:00 – C4 vs C1 – Group C
1 July 2018 17:00 – 1B vs 2A – Round of 16
11 July 2018 21:00 – W59 vs W60 – Semi Final
15 July 2018 18:00 – W61 vs W62 – Final

 

History
The main stadium for Russia 2018 was originally built to host the first nationwide summer Spartakiad in 1956. Since then, Luzhniki Stadium has hosted a multitude of major sporting and cultural events, including the 1980 Summer Olympics, world championships in ice hockey, athletics and rugby and concerts featuring some of the world's greatest musicians. Throughout this period, however, football has played a special role, with the stadium having hosted more than 3,000 matches.

Luzhniki Stadium is the venue for most of the matches played by the Russian national football team, and at various times it has also served as the home stadium for Moscow's Spartak, CSKA and Torpedo clubs. It has also hosted the finals of the two main competitions in European club football: the final of the 1999 UEFA Cup (now known as the Europa League), in which Italian side Parma beat French club Olympique Marseille 3:0, and the UEFA Champions League final in 2008, when, in driving rain and with 74,000 spectators looking on, an all-English affair ended with Manchester United defeating Chelsea in a dramatic penalty shoot-out.

Design
Work to rebuild Luzhniki Stadium for Russia 2018 began in 2013. One of the crucial aspects of the project is preserving the historical façade of the stadium, which has become one of Moscow's true landmarks. Inside, the stadium will be totally refurbished: the athletics track will be removed, the stands will be moved closer to the pitch and will be made rectangular, their gradient will be adjusted and two extra tiers will be added. Luzhniki Stadium's capacity will be increased from 78,000 to 81,000.

Legacy
Luzhniki Stadium will retain its status as the country's leading football stadium, and will host the Russian national team's matches. The stadium will also be able to host athletics events, with a temporary track being installed in place of the first few rows in the stands.

Also...
Host City: Moscow
Project: Stadium Reconstruction
Capacity: 81,006*
Location: Luzhniki Sports Complex
Home Team: Russia

 

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