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Sapsan Arena
Sapsan Arena (russian: «Сапсан Арена») is a football stadium situated in Moscow, Russia. It hosts Kazanka Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow's farm club, and Lokomotiv Moscow's youth team. It seats 10,000 people. History The stadium was built in 2009 and its initial capacity stood at 5000, all seated. It is the home stadium of the youth squad of Lokomotiv. It was also used by Lokomotiv-2, prior to their disbandment. The stadium was further expanded in the winter of 2010, and as a result nowadays the stadium is capable to hold 10,000 people, all seated. In addition to the expansion, all the four stands were covered under a roof. Such development qualified the Minor Sports Arena Lokomotiv to meet the standards for UEFA competition and thus international and European matches can be played at the small stadium. On 5 August 2017, Lokomotiv announced that the stadium has been renamed to Sapsan Arena Description It is situated adjacent to the main Lokomotiv Moscow stadium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artificial Turf
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well. The main reason is maintenanceartificial turf stands up to heavy use, such as in sports, and requires no irrigation or trimming. Domed, covered, and partially covered stadiums may require artificial turf because of the difficulty of getting grass enough sunlight to stay healthy. Artificial turf does have its downside, however: limited life, periodic cleaning requirements, petroleum use, toxic chemicals from infill, and heightened health and safety concerns. Artificial turf first gained substantial attention in 1966, when it was installed in the year-old Astrodome. The specific product used was "ChemGrass", developed by Monsanto and rebranded as AstroTurf; this term since then became a generic trademark for any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RZD Arena
RZD Arena (russian: «РЖД Арена») is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. Formerly known as ''Lokomotiv Stadium'', it is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russian national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and holds 27,084 people, all seated. The reconstruction of the stadium was funded by the Russian Transportation Ministry at a cost of $150–170 million. History Stalinets In 1935, at the site where the Lokomotiv Stadium resides today, an electric workers union decided to build a stadium which was named "Stalinets" or "Stalinist Stadium". At the time, Stalinets held about 30,000 spectators. Development of Lokomotiv Stadium After holding several matches, Stalinets was demolished to make way for a more modern stadium. Thus, Lokomotiv stadium was built. It was opened on 17 August 1966 with a capacity of 30,000 people. However, in the mid-1990s the capacity of the stadium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapsan
The ''Sapsan'' (russian: Сапсан, lit=Peregrine Falcon The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (Bird of prey, raptor) in the family (biology), family Falco ..., known as Velaro RUS EVS) is a Russian gauge high-speed rail in Russia, high speed electric express train. The train is a Siemens Velaro model, which in turn is based on the ICE 3M/F high-speed trains manufactured by Siemens for the German Deutsche Bahn (DB), known as the Siemens Velaro#Velaro RUS (RZD Sapsan), Siemens Velaro RUS. The trains started regular service on the Saint Petersburg–Moscow Railway in December 2009 at a maximum speed of (a new build high-speed line would allow for speeds of up to ). On 22 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Siemens suspended its contract to supply additional trainsets, as well as announcing it would end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lokomotiv-2 Moscow
FC Kazanka Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб "Казанка" Москва, ''FK Kazanka Moskva'') is a Russian association football club based in Moscow. Kazanka participated in the FNL 2 and acts as the farm club of Lokomotiv Moscow. The club play on the amateur level, in the championship of Moscow in 2022. History Lokomotiv-d Moscow In 1992, Lokomotiv-d Moscow was established to act as Lokomotiv's first farm club ever. In their first season, Lokomotiv-d participated in the 1992 Russian Second League, Zone 3 and, overall, greatly disappointed as they have only managed to beat the drop. In the following season, ''Lokomotiv-d's'' performances deteriorated and ended-up rock bottom of the league, thereby ensuring that the club's relegation was not only consequent to the reorganisation made by the Russian Football Authorities. ''Lokomotiv'd's'' performances in the Russian fourth tier did not improve as the club ended in the wrong part of the table in both 1994 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million .... Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record nine times. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Club Association suspended the team. History Early years Lokomotiv was founded as Kazanka (Moskovsko-Kazanskaya Zh.D) in 1922. In 1924, the club brought together the strongest football players of several lines of the Moscow railway system as KOR ("Club of the October Revolution"). In 1931, the club was again renamed to Kazanka (Moskovskaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event at the ancient Greek Olympic festival was the race that comprised one length of the stadion at Olympia, where the word "stadium" originated. Most of the stadiums with a capacity of at least 10,000 are used for association football. Other popular stadium sports include gridiron football, baseball, cricket, the various codes of rugby, field lacrosse, bandy, and bullfighting. Many large sports venues are also used for concerts. Etymology "Stadium" is the Latin form of the Greek word " stadion" (''στάδιον''), a measure of length equalling the length of 600 human feet. As feet are of variable length the exact length of a stadion depends on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chertanovo Moscow
FC Chertanovo Moscow (russian: «Чертаново» (Москва)) is a Russian professional football club based in Chertanovo, Moscow who play in the FNL 2, the third tier of Russian football. It is the senior team of the Chertanovo Football Academy. History They played professionally from 1993 to 1997 before dropping into the amateur leagues and then returning to the professional leagues, the Russian Professional Football League (3rd tier) in the 2014–15 season. The club won the West zone of the PFL in the 2017–18 season and was promoted to the second-tier Russian Football National League for the first time in their history ahead of the 2018–19 season. In 2019–20, during their second season in the second division, the campaign was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the final table showing them in third place, one spot and one point below the promotion zone with more than 10 matches left to play. Before the 2020–21 season, Chertanovo's head coach Igor Osin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Patriots
The Moscow Patriots are a professional American football team based in Moscow, Russia. The Patriots compete in the Eastern European Super League (EESL) as a member club of the Super League. Home games were played at Sapsan Arena. History The team has been established on October 3, 1999. The team is the most decorated American football team in Russia. Since 2002, the Patriots has won 15 champion titles. Season by season LAF ''SourceEnciclopedia del Football- A cura di Roberto Mezzetti'' Achievements *Russian Championship / League of American Football League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact footba ... :: Champions (15): 2002-2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 *EFAF Eastern Cup :: Champions (1) 2010 References External links * {{LAF American football teams in Russia American foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFC Lokomotiv Moscow
WFC Lokomotiv Moscow (russian: Женский футбольный клуб "Локомоти́в" Москва́, ''ZhFK Lokomotiv Moskva'') is a Russian Women's association football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv participates in the Russian Women's Football Championship, the top division of Russian women football, and is affiliated with Lokomotiv Moscow History WFC Lokomotiv was established on 14 February 2018 The current head coach of the Russia women's national football team, Elena Fomina, was appointed as the club's first manager. Current squad Out on Loan Former players Stadium The club plays its home games at the Sapsan Arena, which is situated a few metres away from Lokomotiv's main stadium, the RZD Arena. Honours * Russian Women's Football Championship: 2021 *Russian Women's Cup: 2020, 2021 *Russian Super Cup: 2021 See also * FC Lokomotiv Moscow * FC Kazanka Moscow * RC Lokomotiv Moscow RC Lokomotiv Moscow is a professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
