Lukoil Arena

{{Short description|Stadium in Moscow, Russia}} {{other uses|Otkritie (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox venue | image = Стадион «Лукойл Арена» в Москве (08.01.2024) 01.jpg | image_size = | caption = '''[[UEFA Elite stadium|UEFA]]''' {{rating|4|4}} | name = Lukoil Arena<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spartak.com/stadium/about/|title = Stadium History}}</ref> | nickname = | location = Volokolamskoye sh. 69, Moscow | construction_cost = 14&nbsp;billion [[Ruble|RUB]] <br> (200&nbsp;million [[Euro]]) <ref name="f">{{cite web |url=http://itar-tass.com/sport/859160 |title= Леонид Федун: общая стоимость строительства "Открытие-арены" составила 14 млрд рублей|date=26 December 2013 |agency= [[Information Telegraph Agency of Russia]]|access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> | fullname = Lukoil Arena | seating_capacity = 45,360 ([[Russian Premier League]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/stadiums/stadiums_1744.html |title=Otkritie Arena}}</ref><br/>44,190 (2018 FIFA World Cup)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5030706/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118045159/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5030706/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2015 |title=Spartak Stadium |publisher=FIFA |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> | tenants = [[FC Spartak Moscow]] (2014–present)<br />[[Russia national football team]] (selected matches) | public_transit = {{MOSMETRO-bull|7|}} [[Spartak (Moscow Metro)|Spartak]] | owner = Spartak Moscow (Lukoil)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/82428/ | title=Lukoil buying 100% of FC Spartak and Otkritie Bank Arena stadium, Fedun to withdraw from managing club }}</ref> | broke_ground = {{Start date and age|2010|10}} | coordinates = {{Coord|55|49|4.3|N|37|26|24.9|E|region:RU-MOW_type:landmark|display=title,inline}} | opened = {{Start date and age|df=y|2014|9|5}} | built = 2010{{ndash}}2014 | dimensions = 105 × 68 m | surface = Grass | architect = BiznesTehProekt, PozhEvroStroi | website = {{URL|spartak.com/stadium/about}} }} '''Lukoil Arena''' ({{langx|ru|Лукойл Арена}}), formerly '''Otkritie Bank Arena''' ({{langx|ru|Открытие Банк Арена}}) and '''Otkritie Arena''' ({{langx|ru|Открытие Банк Арена}}), also known as '''Spartak Stadium''' ({{langx|ru|Стадион Спартак}}) (the stadium's official name during the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]), is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] north-west of [[Moscow]], Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport-tickets.com/en/event/5664/1H---2G.html |title=Spartak Stadium |publisher=eurosport-tickets.com |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> The venue is used mostly for [[association football|football]] matches, hosting the home matches of [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/city=1559/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082715/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/city=1559/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2015|title=FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Moscow - FIFA|last=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151009151018/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=10/news=stadium-names-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cup-russiatm-confirmed-2709881.html Stadium names for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia confirmed]. [[FIFA]].</ref>

The stadium is designed with a capacity of 45,360 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldstadia.com/spartak-stadium.html |title=Otkritie Arena |publisher=worldstadia.com |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> It has been used for select matches of [[Russian national football team]].

== Background == Spartak Moscow has not had its own stadium. The team had to play its home matches at the [[Luzhniki Stadium|Luzhniki]], [[Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)|Lokomotiv]], [[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo]], [[Torpedo Stadium (Moscow)|Torpedo]], and [[Olympic Stadium (Moscow)|Olympic]] stadiums.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Все домашние стадионы ФК "Спартак" до "Открытие-Арены" - ТАСС |url=https://tass.ru/sport/1419266 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=TACC |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-05 |title=«Спартак»: домой с седьмой попытки — Футбол — LiveSport.Ru |url=https://www.livesport.ru/football/2014/09/05/spartak_stadium/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.livesport.ru |language=ru-RU}}</ref>

The first attempt to build a home arena was made in 1994. The Moscow government allocated a plot of land in the area of the Botanical Garden, but in March 1999 banned the construction of a stadium on this site due to protests by public organizations and local residents. It was proposed to build a stadium in the same area, but in a different location. The selected area was equidistant from four metro stations at once: "Botanical Garden", "[[Sviblovo (Moscow Metro)|Sviblovo]]", "[[Otradnoye (Moscow Metro)|Otradnoye]]" and "[[Vladykino (Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line)|Vladykino]]". 39 hectares were allocated for the construction of a stadium with a capacity of 52 thousand people. The construction of the stadium was scheduled to begin in 2001, but it soon became clear that part of the selected territory belongs to [[All-Russian Exhibition Center|the All-Russian Exhibition Center]], which demanded a rent of 30 million US dollars from the club. As a result, the construction was never started.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-05 |title=«Спартак»: домой с седьмой попытки — Футбол — LiveSport.Ru |url=https://www.livesport.ru/football/2014/09/05/spartak_stadium/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.livesport.ru |language=ru-RU}}</ref>

In September 2001, a plan was developed for the construction of a stadium at the intersection of Michurinsky Prospekt and Lobachevsky Street. It was supposed to build a stadium with a capacity of 10,000 people less than the previous one, but with an amusement park on the territory. However, for a number of reasons, including the lack of funds from the Moscow government and Spartak, the stadium was not built.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-05 |title=«Спартак»: домой с седьмой попытки — Футбол — LiveSport.Ru |url=https://www.livesport.ru/football/2014/09/05/spartak_stadium/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.livesport.ru |language=ru-RU}}</ref>

==History== [[File:Match veteranov Spartaka (27).jpg|thumb|250px|left|Starostin brothers monument]] [[File:Match veteranov Spartaka (6).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Square near stadium]] [[File:Match veteranov Spartaka (10).jpg|thumb|left|250px|The stadium inside]] The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 2 July 2007, but construction was delayed multiple times because of administration delays, location peculiarities and the world [[Financial crisis|financial]] and economic crisis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archi.ru/russia/25915/spartak-ne-priznali-bolelschiki |title=«Спартак» не признали болельщики |publisher=archi.ru |date=9 July 2010 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> Construction was scheduled to be completed between 2009 and 2010 but, as of 2009, the stadium was still in the design stage. In 2010, the stadium project underwent revision because it was rejected by an architectural council that found the project too ordinary. The current design was developed by [[AECOM]], in association with Sport Concepts, and façade designer, Dexter Moren Associates adjacent to a separate indoor arena.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Building+Engineering/_carousel/Стадион+«Спартак»?languagehoice=ru_RU&Go=Go&localeHidden=ru_RU&localeFlash=en_US |title=Article|website=aecom.com}}</ref> The main financing of the construction came from the club's owner [[Leonid Fedun]] through affiliated companies [[LUKoil]] company and IFD Kapital.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

With the construction of the stadium in 2015, the [[Moscow Metro]] station [[Spartak (Moscow Metro)|Spartak]], which had been completed in 1975, opened for passenger traffic. On 19 February 2013 it was announced that the new stadium will be named "Otkrytiye Arena" for six years under the terms of the contract with [[Otkrytiye (bank)|Otkrytiye Bank]]. On August 27, 2014, the [[Spartak (Moscow Metro)|Spartak Metro Station]] was opened. On the same day [[President of Russia]] [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Deputy Prime Minister of Russia]] [[Vitaly Mutko]], [[Prime Minister of Russia]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] and [[Mayor of Moscow]] [[Sergey Sobyanin]] visited the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.spartak.com/stadium/stadiumhistoryweb |title=Stadium History |publisher=spartak.com |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref> On 21 August 2014, a monument to the [[Starostin brothers]], the founders of [[FC Spartak Moscow]], opened near the north stands inside the stadium. A 24.5-meter sculpture of the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[gladiator]] [[Spartacus]], for whom the club is named, was unveiled in the square outside the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/1392477 |title=Памятник братьям Старостиным установлен на стадионе ФК "Спартак" |publisher=tass.ru |date=21 August 2014 |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://russianfootballnews.com/nikolai-starostin-my-football-years-who-should-govern-football/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405054258/http://russianfootballnews.com/nikolai-starostin-my-football-years-who-should-govern-football/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 April 2017 |title=Nikolai Starostin: My Football Years (Chapter 3) – Who Should Govern Football? |publisher=russianfootballnews.com |date=4 April 2017 |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/name/68/post/2027127/headline |title=Spartak Moscow find their home as the Otkritie Arena prepares for spotlight |publisher=espn.co.uk |date=10 September 2014|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>

The stadium officially opened on 5 September 2014. Spartak played a friendly football match against [[Red Star Belgrade]] and drew 1–1, with [[Dmitri Kombarov]] scoring the first goal for Spartak at the new stadium after a free-kick.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} On October 12, 2015, a bronze statue of the Spartak and [[Soviet Union national football team|USSR national team]] player [[Fyodor Cherenkov]] was inaugurated next to the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/2339395 |title=Памятник Федору Черенкову открыт у стадиона "Спартака" в Москве |publisher=tass.ru |date=12 October 2015 |access-date=27 November 2020}}</ref> The stadium was constructed on the site of the [[Tushino Airport]]. The new stadium was included in [[Russian 2018 FIFA World Cup bid|Russia's bid]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]], hosting the opening game, with [[Luzhniki Stadium]] slated to host the final.<ref>[http://www.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/russias_vtb_arena_to_be_the_main_venue_for_2018_fifa_world_cup_101206/ «Russia’s VTB Arena to be the main venue for 2018 FIFA World Cup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707133157/http://www.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/russias_vtb_arena_to_be_the_main_venue_for_2018_fifa_world_cup_101206/ |date=7 July 2011 }}</ref> The stadium was completed ahead of [[VTB Arena]], which originally was planned for the World Cup opener. It was also one of four stadiums used for the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. Artists such as [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Triggerfinger (band)|Triggerfinger]] ([[Park Live Festival|Park Live 2015]]) have all performed at the stadium.

Available at the stadium are navigation assistance from volunteers, storage rooms, registration of children, lost and found office. Two sectors with 50 seats each are available for people with disabilities. This part of the arena is furnished with ramps and elevators.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tass.ru/sport/580006|title=На стадионе футбольного клуба "Спартак" для инвалидов будут выделены два сектора по 50 мест|work=ТАСС|access-date=14 June 2018|language=ru}}</ref> In 2018 the stadium won the nomination for the best stadium in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport24.ru/news/football/2019-04-25-otkrytiye-arena-priznana-luchshim-stadionom-rossii-v-2018-godu |title=«Открытие Арена» признана лучшим стадионом России в 2018 году |publisher=sport24.ru |date=25 April 2019 |access-date=27 November 2020}}</ref>

In February 2024, the commission of the [[Russian Premier League]] did not allow Spartak to hold RPL matches at the Lukoil Arena due to the stadium's non-compliance with the regulations. Due to record snowfalls and a heating system failure, the newly laid lawn was severely damaged.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/sport/29/02/2024/65e0bc109a7947922faf87fb|title=«Спартаку» запретили играть на своем стадионе|language=ru|date=2024-02-29|website=[[RBK Group|RBC]]}}</ref>

==2017 FIFA Confederations Cup== {{clear}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Time !Team No. 1 !Result !Team No. 2 !Round !Attendance |- |18 June 2017||21:00 || {{fb|CMR}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 || {{fb|CHI}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 33,492<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/62/13/eng_03_0618_cmr-chi_fulltime.pdf |title=Match report – Group B – Cameroon – Chile |publisher=FIFA |date=18 June 2017 |access-date=18 June 2017 |archive-date=12 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712171124/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/62/13/eng_03_0618_cmr-chi_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |21 June 2017||18:00 || {{fb|RUS}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{fb|POR}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"| 42,759<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/70/03/eng_05_0621_rus-por_fulltime.pdf |title=Match report – Group A – Russia – Portugal |publisher=FIFA |date=21 June 2017 |access-date=21 June 2017 |archive-date=12 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712223321/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/70/03/eng_05_0621_rus-por_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |25 June 2017||18:00 || {{fb|CHI}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || {{fb|AUS}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 33,639<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/85/02/eng_12_0625_chi-aus_fulltime.pdf |title=Match report – Group B – Chile – Australia |publisher=FIFA |date=25 June 2017 |access-date=25 June 2017 |archive-date=12 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712151125/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/85/02/eng_12_0625_chi-aus_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |2 July 2017||15:00 || {{fb|POR}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 {{aet}} || {{fb|MEX}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage#Third place play-off|Third place match]]||style="text-align:center;"| 42,659<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/98/86/eng_15_0702_por-mex_fulltime.pdf |title=Match report – Match for third place – Portugal – Mexico |publisher=FIFA |date=2 July 2017 |access-date=2 July 2017 |archive-date=12 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712134416/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/98/86/eng_15_0702_por-mex_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |}

==2018 FIFA World Cup== {{anchor|WC2018}} {{clear}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Time !Team No. 1 !Result !Team No. 2 !Round !Attendance |- |16 June 2018||16:00 || {{fb|ARG}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || {{fb|ISL}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]]||style="text-align:center;"| 44,190<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1aca66e0b73a6bde/original/hmxx74lllmizrstuf6sb-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group D – Argentina – Iceland |publisher=FIFA |date=16 June 2018 |access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref> |- |19 June 2018||18:00 || {{fb|POL}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 || {{fb|SEN}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group H|Group H]]||style="text-align:center;"| 44,190<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7da3423eab8f7730/original/ctebjrsvctebfxq4fvjw-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group H – Poland – Senegal |publisher=FIFA |date=19 June 2018 |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> |- |23 June 2018||15:00 || {{fb|BEL}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 5–2 || {{fb|TUN}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]]||style="text-align:center;"| 44,190<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/50862833d2e3fcd/original/mvgrahvkc0kmjpwvbwkq-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group G – Belgium – Tunisia |publisher=FIFA |date=23 June 2018 |access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref> |- |27 June 2018||21:00 || {{fb|SRB}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 || {{fb|BRA}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]||style="text-align:center;"| 44,190<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/31e84ac538f76e78/original/cht1mq9imq3gfvd7ulgg-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group E – Serbia – Brazil |publisher=FIFA |date=27 June 2018 |access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref> |- |3 July 2018||21:00 || {{fb|COL}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) (3–4 [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || {{fb|ENG}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"| 44,190<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/41953861f3672259/original/clvyozknxzlgjbbaqrui-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Round of 16 – Colombia – England |publisher=FIFA |date=3 July 2018 |access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> |}

== Concerts == * June 19, 2015 - [[Park Live Festival]] - [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], [[Triggerfinger (band)|Triggerfinger]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/muse/2015/otkritie-arena-moscow-russia-73c91611.html |title=Muse Setlist |publisher=setlist.fm |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> * June 19, 2016 - [[Rammstein]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://versia.ru/festival-maksidrom-proshel-19-iyunya-na-stadione-otkrytie-arena |title=Фестиваль «Максидром» прошел 19 июня на стадионе «Открытие Арена» |publisher=versia.ru |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> * July 9, 2016 - [[Park Live Festival]] - [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[The Kills]], [[Nothing But Thieves]] * July 10, 2016 - [[Park Live Festival]] - [[Lana Del Rey]], [[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]], [[Passenger (singer)|Passenger]], [[Two Door Cinema Club]] * July 13, 2017 – [[Leningrad (band)|Leningrad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/leningrad/2017/otkritie-arena-moscow-russia-53e44771.html |title=Leningrad Setlist |publisher= setlist.fm |date=13 July 2017 |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> * July 15, 2017 – [[Depeche Mode]] – [[Global Spirit Tour]] * July 13, 2018 – [[Guns N' Roses]] – [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/06/01/moscows-summer-cultural-agenda-a61727 |title=Moscow's Summer Cultural Agenda |publisher=themoscowtimes.com |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> * June 29, 2019 – [[Mashina Vremeni|Time Machine]]{{cn|date=March 2024}} * July 19, 2019 – [[Ed Sheeran]] – [[÷ Tour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edsheeran.com/tour-date/otkritie-arena-spartak-moscow-russia-2019-07-19-134500 |title=Ed Sheeran |publisher=edsheeran.com |date=19 July 2019 |access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>

== Security == In preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was outfitted with video surveillance and fan identification systems and screening equipment. Security measures have been developed by the 2018 World Cup Local Organising Committee, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Federal Security Service in collaboration with the stadium services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.secuteck.ru/articles2/event/komfort-bezopasnost-vysokiy-uroven-meropriyatiyctadion-spartak-gotovitsya-k-chm-2018/|title=Комфорт + безопасность = высокий уровень мероприятийCтадион "Спартак" готовится к ЧМ-2018|website=secuteck.ru|access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|otkritiearena.ru}} * [http://spartak.com/main/8639/8642/ Section on the official site of Spartak about the stadium with renders of the stadium] * [http://spartak.com/main/13/8645/ Article on the official website of Spartak with pictures of the current design of the stadium as of December 2010]

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