Light-Athletic Football Complex CSKA (russian: Легкоатлетическо-футбольный комплекс ЦСКА, ЛФК) or Football Manege CSKA (russian: Футбольный Манеж ЦСКА) is a multi-use covered
stadium 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 millio ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. Complex is part of the
CSKA Sports Complex
The CSKA Sports Complex is an Olympic Village that is part of CSKA Moscow and was prepared to the 1980 Summer Olympics. It is located right next to a military air field.
Its athletics fieldhouse hosted the wrestling competitions while its football ...
and is its major feature that was prepared to the
1980 Summer Olympics.
It is used as an alternative stadium of
PFC CSKA Moscow
Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English: ...
. The capacity of the stadium was 4,000 spectators. Due to limitation of
seating capacity
Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that ...
PFC CSKA Moscow
Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English: ...
plays elsewhere and plans to move to its own new stadium in 2016.
The complex is utilized by gymnasts.
See also
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Khodynka Aerodrome
Khodynka (russian: links=no, Ходынский, ''Khodynskiy''), officially Frunze Central Aerodrome, often referred to as Tsentralny (), was an airport in Moscow, Russia, located northwest of the centre of the city.
History
The founding of the ...
, the first Moscow Central Airport, initial home of the
State Flight Testing Center of Ministry of Defense
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Megasport Arena
Megasport Sport Palace (russian: Дворец спорта "Мегаспорт" ''Dvorets sporta Megasport''), formerly Khodynka Arena or Ice Sport Palace, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Moscow, Russia. The arena is situated ...
is located in a close vicinity
External links
Information about the stadium CSKA Moscow website.
Sports venues in Moscow
Sports venues built in the Soviet Union
Football venues in Russia
Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic modern pentathlon venues
Olympic fencing venues
CSKA Moscow
Olympic wrestling venues
Sports venues completed in 1979
1979 establishments in Russia
Indoor arenas in Russia
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