{{Short description|Football stadium in Volgograd, Russia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox stadium | name = Volgograd Arena | nickname = | logo_caption = | image = Volgograd arena aerial view 1.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = <p>'''UEFA''' {{rating|4|4}}</p> | fullname = Volgograd Arena | former_names = | location = Lenina Ave 76, Volgograd, Russia | coordinates = {{coord|48|44|04|N|44|32|55|E|type:landmark|display=it}} | broke_ground = 2014 | built = 2014{{ndash}}2017 | opened = 2018 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = | surface = Desso GrassMaster | scoreboard = | construction_cost = ₽16.3 billion <br> (€220 million) | suites = | architect = | project_manager = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | capacity = 45,568 (Official)<br/>43,713 (2018 FIFA World Cup)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5000569/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118045154/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5000569/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2015 |title=Volgograd Arena |work=FIFA |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> | record_attendance = | executive_suites = | dimensions = {{convert|105|by|68|m|abbr=on}} | acreage = | tenants = FC Rotor Volgograd (2018–present) }} The '''Volgograd Arena'''<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> ({{langx|ru|«Волгоград Арена»}}) is a football stadium in Volgograd, Russia. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It also hosts FC Rotor Volgograd. It has a capacity of 45,568 spectators.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151118045154/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5000569/index.html Volgograd Arena]. FIFA.</ref>
==History== The stadium was built on site of the demolished Central Stadium, at the foot of the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex, near the Volga River. The previous stadium was built in 1958, on the site of a former oil depot. This area was undeveloped, occupied by randomly distributed low-value buildings, warehouses, barracks and ravines. During construction of the stadium, 300 unexploded bombs were discovered and removed from the site.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
== World Cup 2018 == thumb|250px|Scale model of Volgograd Arena The Arena was designed by PI Arena and GMP Architekten, the winner of an open tender. Stroytransgaz was the project's general construction contractor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/constructions/rus/volgograd_arena |title=Volgograd Arena |publisher=stadiumdb.com |date=27 March 2018 |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stroytransgaz.ru/en/pressroom/news/project/3362/12430/ |title=PJSC Stroytransgaz released video about the construction of the Volgograd Arena |publisher=stroytransgaz.ru |date=13 May 2016 |access-date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103153112/http://www.stroytransgaz.ru/en/pressroom/news/project/3362/12430/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Initially, local authorities estimated the total project cost, including the construction works, at 10 billion rubles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iz.ru/news/537745#ixzz2CTkcs81F |title=Волгоградский стадион к ЧМ-2018 спроектируют за 1 млрд рублей |publisher=iz.ru |date=19 October 2012|access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref> In October 2014, the preliminary construction cost of the stadium for the 2018 FIFA World Cup was adjusted to 17 billion rubles. The stadium's capacity is at 45,000 seats, including 2,280 seats in the media box, 640 seats in the VIP box, and 460 seats for people with limited mobility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stg-m.ru/en/projects/civil_engineering/3362/ |title=Volgograd Arena – 45000 seat stadium for FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia |publisher=stg-m.ru |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref> A special architectural feature of the stadium is its large roof resting on a cable frame, arranged in a “bicycle wheel” pattern created by steel-wire cables. The Volgograd Arena is shaped like an overturned truncated cone 49.5 m tall and about 303 m in diameter. The façade shape is dictated by the need to fit the building compactly into the available piece of land. The stadium has 42 elevators, 24 of them adapted for people with disabilities. The Volgograd Arena is equipped with a sound system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2018/06/28/funktion-one-proves-hit-volgograd-arena/ |title=Funktion-One proves a hit at Volgograd Arena |publisher=thestadiumbusiness.com |date=28 June 2018|access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref> thumb|250px|Volgograd Arena in the night The stadium was inaugurated on April 3, 2018, shortly before the first FIFA World Cup match on April 21, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prlib.ru/en/item/853425 |title=Construction of the stadium "Volgograd Arena". Openwork roof. [1] |publisher=prlib.ru |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="stroytransgaz">{{cite web |url=http://www.stroytransgaz.ru/en/pressroom/news/2018/04/12377/ |title=The first football match took place at the Volgograd Arena Stadium |publisher=stroytransgaz.ru |date=23 April 2018 |access-date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103153110/http://www.stroytransgaz.ru/en/pressroom/news/2018/04/12377/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Football veterans, among them Alexander Nikitin and Valery Yesipov, were honored in an honoring ceremony before the first match.<ref name="stroytransgaz" />
== Security == By the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was equipped with alarm and public alert systems, metal detectors, indicators of hazardous liquids and explosives, and the facility was serviced by 30 posts of 24-hour security posts.<ref>{{cite web|author=06 июня21:45 |url=https://rsport.ria.ru/football/20180219/1132896678.html |title=Объявлены конкурсы на охрану семи стадионов ЧМ-2018 на 385 млн руб | Футбол | Р-Спорт. Все главные новости спорта |publisher=Rsport.ria.ru |date=2018-02-19 |access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref>
==2018 FIFA World Cup== {{clear}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Time !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- |18 June 2018|| 21:00 || {{fb|TUN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 || {{fb|ENG}} ||Group G||style="text-align:center;"| 41,064<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/303429e6e8757359/original/wx3oxvbaorcqeqrsypgt-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group G – Tunisia - England |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |format=PDF |date=18 June 2018 |access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref> |- |22 June 2018|| 18:00 || {{fb|NGR}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 || {{fb|ISL}} ||Group D||style="text-align:center;"| 40,904<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/c9eebaa2899777c/original/x9veio9h7kg9xqurvgpt-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group D – Nigeria - Iceland |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |format=PDF |date=22 June 2018 |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> |- |25 June 2018|| 17:00 || {{fb|KSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || {{fb|EGY}} ||Group A||style="text-align:center;"| 36,823<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3448065c375af8be/original/rsfgqnivvkgwkhlvrsah-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group A – Saudi Arabia - Egypt |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |format=PDF |date=25 June 2018 |access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> |- |28 June 2018|| 17:00 || {{fb|JPN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{fb|POL}} ||Group H||style="text-align:center;"| 42,189<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/198ad01d400a38b9/original/b2z2iuctcjm6sercac5f-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group H – Japan - Poland |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |format=PDF |date=28 June 2018 |access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref> |}
{{panorama |image = File:FWC 2018 - Group D - NGA v ISL - Stadium Panorama.jpg |height = 600 |caption = Volgograd Arena before the match between Nigeria and Iceland on June 22, 2018 }}
== After 2018 FIFA World Cup == After the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Arena reduced its seating capacity to 43,000 and was handed over to the local Rotor Volgograd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archpaper.com/2018/06/russia-exciting-projects-ahead-world-cup/ |title=Goooooooooooooaaaaaal!! Here are 7 Russian architecture projects to check out before the World Cup begins |publisher=archpaper.com |date=13 June 2018|access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commonscat|Volgograd Arena}}
{{2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums}}
Category:Football venues in Russia Category:Sports venues completed in 2018 Category:Buildings and structures in Volgograd Category:Sport in Volgograd Category:2018 establishments in Russia