Central Dynamo Stadium was a stadium in

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, Russia. It was built in 1928 and held 36,540 people. It was the home ground for

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

. It was central venue of the All-Soviet

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and carried special name of ''Central'' to denote its importance. Until the construction of the

Central Lenin Stadium Luzhniki Stadium ( rus, стадион «Лужники», p=stədʲɪˈon lʊʐnʲɪˈkʲi, ''Stadion Luzhniki'') is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. The full name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the ...

in 1956, the Central Dynamo Stadium was the central sports facility in Moscow. The stadium was one of the venues of the football tournament of the

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. A new stadium was built on the same spot and is named

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History

Dynamo Stadium, designed by the architects and , dates from 1928. In 1938 the Dinamo station of the

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opened nearby. An athletics track circles the football field, but is no longer in use. A monument to

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(1929-1990) stands at the stadium's north entrance and VIP boxes are positioned above the entrances to the north and south stands. In 2008 the stadium celebrated its 80-year anniversary.

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brought his

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to Dynamo Stadium in 1996 and

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performed there the same year."Дым над водой" встал коромыслом
/ref> Dynamo Stadium closed for demolition in 2008, with the farewell match played on 22 November 2008. The stadium's main tenant,

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, moved to

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, a stadium in the Moscow suburb of

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Highlights

* Size of field: * Capacity – 36,540 * Field surface – natural grass * Dimensions board: * Lighting: 1400 lux (4 lighting towers) * Scoreboard – one on the western platform, electronic

References

Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics FC Dynamo Moscow

Sports venue A sports venue is a building, structure, or place in which a sporting competition is held. A stadium (plural: stadiums or stadia) or arena is a place or venue for sports or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely ...

Olympic football venues Sports venues in Moscow Sports venues built in the Soviet Union Dynamo sports society Sports venues demolished in 2011 Defunct football venues in Russia Demolished buildings and structures in Moscow Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Moscow 1928 establishments in Russia 2011 disestablishments in Russia Sports venues completed in 1928 Venues of the Friendship Games {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

History

Highlights

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