The Lokomotiv Central Stadium is a

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Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and was the home ground of Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod. The stadium holds 17,856 people and was opened in 1932. It underwent its most recent reconstruction in 1997. It should not be confused with the Lokomotiv Central Stadium in Moscow, the home of

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, Москв ...

. Presently, it is the home arena of Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod.

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