Rostov Arena () is an

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stadium in

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, from the Sea of Azov, directly north of t ...

, Russia. It was one of the venues for the

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. It also hosts

FC Rostov FC Rostov () is a Russian professionalism in association football, professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club competes in the Russian Premier League, playing their home matches at the Rostov Arena. History Soviet era (1930-199 ...

of the

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, replacing

Olimp – 2 Olimp-2 (, Olympus-2) is a football stadium in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. From 1930 to 2018 it was the home ground of FC Rostov, and in 1958–1970 it was also the home ground of SKA Rostov-on-Don. The stadium opened in 1930 and was known as ''Rost ...

. It has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.

History

In June 2013, during the groundbreaking for the stadium, five shells from WWII were found, almost perfectly preserved. In August 2013, work began on the sandy alluvium foundation for the stadium. Work on the foundation was completed in May 2014. Construction commenced on the stadium substructure in October 2015. In December the construction site began to bring in heavy equipment and construction materials. In January 2015, crews began driving piles. In March 2015, the stadium project was revised, reducing the cost of construction to 3 billion rubles. In the summer of 2015 pile driving was completed and superstructure construction began. In December 2015, work began on the installation of the metal roof frame. In July 2016 work on the concrete stadium bowl began. In addition, builders started construction of the facade and began landscaping the adjacent territory to the stadium. In November 2016 the reinforced concrete work of the stadium main bowl was fully completed and the installation of load bearing roof structures began. On 22 December 2017 the construction of the stadium was completed. On 15 April 2018 the stadium hosted its first game between

and FC SKA-Khabarovsk. The stadium was officially opened on 13 May 2018, with a friendly football match between the FC Rostov and FK Ural.

Design

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In 2011, the final design for the new stadium was presented by Populous. The irregular shape of both the roof and stands are distinctive features. Part of the seating is to be temporary, for the 2018 World Cup. After the tournament capacity may be decreased to 42,000. As the main architect for Rostov Region confirmed, this stadium is to be the start of a new

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. It will be the first large project built on the southern bank of the Don River, with the rest of the city lying north. The total cost of the stadium was 19,84 billion rubles.

2018 FIFA World Cup

Rostov Arena hosted five games during the

Other International Soccer Matches

After 2018 FIFA World Cup

After the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the arena is to be used for the matches of local FC Rostov and for the Russia national football team games, as well as for other sporting and cultural events.

References

External links

Site of stadium Rostov ArenaDesign renderings at StadiumDB.com Rostov Design renderings at StadiumDB
{{2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums Football venues in Russia Sports venues completed in 2018 2018 establishments in Russia Sports venues in Rostov-on-Don