Sapsan Arena (russian: «Сапсан Арена») is a
football
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stadium
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situated in
Moscow
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,
Russia
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. 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
The ''Sapsan'' (russian: Сапсан, lit=Peregrine Falcon
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Arena
Description
It is situated adjacent to the main Lokomotiv Moscow stadium, the
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 ...
. Its surface is
artificial turf
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.
References
External links
Stadium information
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Football venues in Russia
Sports venues in Moscow
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