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Yekaterinburg Arena is a football stadium in the city of
Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...
in Russia. It is the home ground of
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and the country's oldest football club
FC Ural Yekaterinburg FC Ural Yekaterinburg (russian: ФК Урал) is a Russian association football club based in Yekaterinburg. They play in the Russian Premier League. History The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Ze ...
. The capacity of the stadium is just over 35,000, and might be reduced to 25,000 after the
2023 Summer World University Games The 2023 FISU Summer World University Games (Universiade), the 32nd edition of the event, were to be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Cancellation The games were suspended in 2022 as result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine with FISU ruling t ...
. It is one of 12 venues in 11 host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.


History

Central Stadium was built in 1957. Earlier on this territory of the city also was a sports facilities: from 1900 - the Velodrome sponsored by merchant Kamaletdin Agafurov, from 1928 - Regional Stadium, and from 1936 - the stadium "Metallurg of the East". Following the demolition and reconstruction of the stadium in the 1950s due to Fire safety regulations, the new stadium called "Central" was opened in 1957. The stadium was listed in the Top Ten list of sports facilities in the Soviet Union. The Stadium has hosted thousands of sports and entertainment events. In the first years after its opening, the stadium has become one of the world most important arenas of
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. In 1959 it held the
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, as well as the 1958, 1962, 1964, and 1966 championships of the
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(with multiple world records made),Sverdlovsk sports. - Sverdlovsk: Central Ural Publishing House, 1978. and in the 1964-73 period many matches between strongest national speed skating teams of the world (Soviet Union, Norway, Sweden and Finland). Approximately during the time when
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was one of the best club teams in the world. The stadium hosts 1962, 1966, 1974 and 1978
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(contemporaneously these competitions were USSR championships) and other Russian and international competitions. In 2004 the Stadium became a public company - JSC "Central Stadium" (in 2010 the shareholders - Sverdlovsk Oblast Ministry of assets - 25% plus 1 share, Administration of City Ekaterinburg - 25% plus 1 share, and of JSC "Sinara Group" - 50% minus 2 shares). In May 2012 Central Stadium hosted the final match of the Russian Cup. The football match between
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and
FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...
was attended by 26,700 spectators. In May 2013 Central Stadium participated in the international action “ Night of Museums”.


Reconstruction

The capacity of the arena after the reconstruction was planned to be 35,000 spectators. The kernel of the stadium will bring together a football field with natural turf size and an athletic complex, consisting of eight racetracks, areas for long jump, triple jump and shot put. Grand Sports Arena (BSA) will conform to international standards of FIFA and
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, the
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, as well as international agencies, cultural events and concerts.


Renovation for FIFA World Cup

As the stadium was chosen as one of the venues of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, temporary stands extending outside the original perimeter of the stadium were erected so as to comply with the FIFA requirement of seatings for 35,000 spectators. The temporary seating also protects the historical façade of the monument of Stalinist neoclassicism. Following its removal seating was reduced to 35,000 seats. In the stadium, it is planned to build a fitness center () and Valeological center (), which will be an organized system of fast-food outlets to serve the audience. In November 2010, the construction of reinforced concrete structures of two additional grandstands - the south and north - was finalized. Roofing work is finalized and closed the thermal path to the east and west stands. Work on the landscaping included lawns decorated, organized and paved parking for special mobile TV stations and specialized in the sports complex and complete reconstruction of the stadium's outer fence, which has retained its historic appearance. Preparatory work for the installation of spectator seating was also conducted. Stable funding to finish the stadium was provided in the summer of 2011. In October 2015 began another full reconstruction of the stadium. For the World Cup the stadium had a capacity of 35,696 spectators, 12,000 of which are temporary seating. After the World Cup, these 12,000 seats might be removed, resulting in a capacity of around 23,000. But as of Jan. 2021, the temporary stands still haven't been demolished yet. The temporary stands attracted international attention because of its "dangerous" appearance, extending out from the outer facade. Following its reconstruction, the first match was played on April 1, 2018, between home football club
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and Rubin FC from Kazan.


2018 FIFA World Cup


Security

Security of fans, athletes and staff is ensured by a ticket/pass entry system and a set of counter-terrorism measures. The arena is equipped with CROC systems and systems for engineering system and structural health monitoring (SMIS and SMIK). They provide a 24-hour dispatch service with real-time data about the facility.


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* {{2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums Sports venues completed in 1957 Sports venues built in the Soviet Union Football venues in Russia Multi-purpose stadiums in Russia FC Ural Yekaterinburg 2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums 1957 establishments in Russia Sport in Yekaterinburg Buildings and structures in Yekaterinburg Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Sverdlovsk Oblast