Krestovsky Stadium

{{short description|Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox venue | name = Gazprom Arena | logo_image = | image = Spb 06-2017 img40 Krestovsky Stadium (cropped).jpg | caption = '''UEFA''' {{rating|4|4}} | location = Futbol'naya Alleya 1, Saint Petersburg, Russia | public_transit = {{STPETERSBURGMETRO-line3}} Zenit<br />{{STPETERSBURGMETRO-line5}} Krestovsky Ostrov | broke_ground = Late 2008 | opened = 22 April 2017 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = Saint Petersburg City Administration | operator = Zenit Saint Petersburg | roof = Retractable | surface = Grass | construction_cost = ₽ 43 billion <br /> € 597 million <br /> $ 660 million | architect = Kisho Kurokawa | former_names = | tenants = Zenit Saint Petersburg (2017–present)<br />Russia national football team (selected matches){{Unbulleted list|item1_style=background-color:#ccc;|'''Major sporting events hosted'''|2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|2018 FIFA World Cup|UEFA Euro 2020}} | seating_capacity = 68,000<ref>https://gazprom-arena.com/event-types</ref><br />60,177 (RPL)<ref>https://premierliga.ru/clubs/zenit/?category=stadium</ref><br />64,468 (2018 FIFA World Cup)<ref name="О посещаемости 19.06.2018 на fc-zenit.ru">[https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2018-06-19-stadion-sankt-peterburg-ustanovil-novyy-rekord-poseshchaemosti.htm Стадион «Санкт-Петербург» установил новый рекорд посещаемости. — 64 468 зрителей увидели победу сборной России над Египтом — 3:1!] Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит» (Санкт-Петербург) // fc-zenit.ru (19 июня 2018 года)</ref><ref name="О посещаемости 19.06.2018 на regnum.ru">[https://regnum.ru/news/2434208.html В Смольном гордятся новым рекордом стадиона «Санкт-Петербург». — Прежний рекорд продержался всего четыре дня.] // regnum.ru (20 июня 2018 года)</ref> | dimensions = 105 x 68 m | website = {{URL|http://gazprom-arena.com/}} | record_attendance = 71,381 (Channel One Cup, Russia v. Finland, 16 December 2018)<ref name="RUvFI">{{cite web|url=https://sport-express.ru/hockey/kubok-pervogo-kanala/news/fhr-obyasnila-dva-chisla-zriteley-na-stadione-vo-vremya-matcha-rossiya-finlyandiya-1491426/|title=ФХР объяснила два числа зрителей на стадионе во время матча Россия – Финляндия|work=Sport Express|language=ru|date=16 December 2018|access-date=17 June 2020|archive-date=25 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125152715/https://www.sport-express.ru/hockey/kubok-pervogo-kanala/news/fhr-obyasnila-dva-chisla-zriteley-na-stadione-vo-vremya-matcha-rossiya-finlyandiya-1491426/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | built = 29 December 2016 (commissioning) | project_manager = КБ ВиПС (KB ViPS) (https://kbvips.ru/) }} '''Krestovsky Stadium''', known as '''Gazprom Arena''' for sponsorship reasons<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.fc-zenit.ru/news/2018-12-08-stadion-na-krestovskom-ostrove-poluchil-nazvanie-gazprom-arena.htm |title=Zenit's stadium on Krestovsky Ostrov to be renamed as The Gazprom Arena |publisher=fc-zenit.ru |date=8 December 2018 |accessdate=17 August 2022}}</ref> ({{langx|ru|«Газпром Арена»}}), is a retractable roof stadium with a retractable pitch in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which serves as home for Zenit Saint Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gorzakaz.org/news.php?id=3848 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204603/http://www.gorzakaz.org/news.php?id=3848 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=Объявлен конкурс на строительство стадиона "Зенита" |publisher=gorzakaz.org |date=2 October 2006 |accessdate=19 August 2022}}</ref> The stadium was opened in 2017 for the FIFA Confederations Cup.<ref name="fifa.com">{{cite web|url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/57/39/eng_01_0617_rus-nzl_fulltime.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712095343/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/57/39/eng_01_0617_rus-nzl_fulltime.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2017|title=Match report – Group A – Russia - New Zealand }}</ref><ref name="offsite">[http://www.fc-zenit.ru/info/page.phtml?id=340 New stadium] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819035541/http://www.fc-zenit.ru/info/page.phtml?id=340 |date=19 August 2007 }} at Zenit's website {{in lang|ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nvspb.ru/2010/05/13/gazprom-arena-luchshe-no-pozje-42431 |title=«Газпром-Арена». Лучше, но позже |publisher=nvspb.ru |date=13 May 2011 |accessdate=19 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Case Study – What Happens When Corruption Meets Incompetence - Krestovsky Stadium|url=http://www.thinktankconsulting.ca/what-happens-when-corruption-meets-incompetence-krestovsky-stadium|access-date=3 June 2017|publisher=Moscow Times|date=13 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tass.com/sport/922438 |title=FIFA confident that stadium in St. Petersburg will meet all requirements |publisher=TASS |date=26 December 2016 |access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5031303/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118045209/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5031303/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2015|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Destination |last=FIFA.com}}</ref>

It is called '''Saint Petersburg Stadium''' during major international tournaments, including the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/city=1771/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082112/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/city=1771/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2015|title=FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Saint Petersburg |last=FIFA.com}}</ref> 2018 FIFA World Cup,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2015/m%3D10/news%3Dstadium-names-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cup-russiatm-confirmed-2709881.html |title=Stadium names for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia confirmed |publisher=fifa.com |date=8 October 2015 |accessdate=23 August 2022 |archiveurl=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 |archivedate=9 October 2015 }}</ref> and UEFA Euro 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/about/ |title=Italy upstaged England in the final shoot-out in London; EURO2020.com looks back. |publisher=UEFA |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426155525/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/about/ |archive-date=26 April 2022 }}</ref>

==History== The stadium was built as one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The competition between architectural projects was won by Kisho Kurokawa's "The Spaceship".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iasoglobal.com/en/project/zenit-arena |title=ZENIT ARENA |publisher=iasoglobal.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> The design of the stadium is a modified and enlarged version of the Toyota Stadium in Toyota City, Japan, which was also designed by Kurokawa. The stadium was built on the location where the former Kirov Stadium used to stand before it was demolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/rus/krestovskiy_stadion |title=Stadion Sankt Petersburg (Krestovskiy, Zenit Arena) |publisher=stadiumdb.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> The capacity of 56,196 seats was increased to 68,000 seats for the World Cup. It also has 104 luxuriously designed skyboxes.<ref name="designbuild-network">{{cite web|url=https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/st-petersburg-stadium-krestovsky-island/ |title=St Petersburg Stadium, Krestovsky Island |publisher=designbuild-network.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>

In 2005, the planning of the stadium began. Initial construction work began in late 2008.<ref name="stadiumguide">{{cite web|url=https://www.stadiumguide.com/zenitnew/ |title=Saint Petersburg Stadium |date=15 July 2018 |publisher=stadiumguide.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>

In January 2009, ''The St. Petersburg Times'' reported that the project was now to be funded by the city government of St Petersburg, with Gazprom switching to build a separate skyscraper project. The City Hall had to step in after Gazprom declined to invest any further money into the stadium's construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=27986 |title=City Hall Pulls Out of Skyscraper, Redirects Funds to New Stadium|publisher=The St. Petersburg Times |date=13 January 2009 |access-date=27 May 2012}}</ref> Before the stadium was named ''Sankt Petersburg'' in October 2015, it was known under the names Zenit Arena, Gazprom Arena and Piter Arena.<ref name="designbuild-network" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kanoner.com/2015/10/08/147310/ |title=Строящемуся стадиону на Крестовском дали техническое название — "Санкт-Петербург" |publisher=kanoner.com |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>

On 25 July 2016, the general contractor, Inzhtransstroy-Spb, issued a statement that the city authorities have failed to pay 1&nbsp;billion rubles ($15.8&nbsp;million at the current exchange rate) worth of construction work and stopped the work. The next day the contract was terminated. On 1 August there were reports of wind damage to parts of the metal sheathing, and a flood.

In the end of August 2016, the new general contractor, Metrostroy, resumed construction works on the site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.championat.com/football/_worldcup/news-2568966-mutko-uroven-bespokojstva-za-stadion-v-sankt-peterburge-ponizjat-v-sentjabre.html|script-title=ru:Мутко: уровень беспокойства за стадион в Санкт-Петербурге понизят в сентябре|language=ru|access-date=4 September 2016|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809214503/https://www.championat.com/football/_worldcup/news-2568966-mutko-uroven-bespokojstva-za-stadion-v-sankt-peterburge-ponizjat-v-sentjabre.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2017, the work on the stadium was completed. The total cost of the stadium amounted to 24&nbsp;billion rubles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/sport/930371 |title=Zenit Arena final cost totals 43 bln rubles - vice governor |publisher=tass.com |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> The first official match held at the stadium was the Russian Premier League game between Zenit Saint Petersburg and Ural on 22 April 2017. Branislav Ivanović scored the first goal in the stadium's history.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On 17 June 2017, the first game of 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was held at the stadium with the Group A match between the host Russia and New Zealand.<ref name="fifa.com"/>

On 2 July 2017, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was held at the stadium between Chile and Germany,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/90/00/83/eng_16_0702_chi-ger_fulltime.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712113711/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/90/00/83/eng_16_0702_chi-ger_fulltime.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2017|title=Match report – Final – Chile - Germany}}</ref> becoming the most attended match of the tournament and also setting the record attendance for the stadium.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On 15 February 2018, the government of Saint Petersburg signed a contract for the rights and use of the stadium with Zenit Arena LLC, which is a subsidiary of JSC football club Zenit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vesti.ru/article/1408449 |title=Стадион "Санкт-Петербург" передан во владение "Зениту" |publisher=vesti.ru |date=15 February 2018|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://regnum.ru/news/economy/2380932.html |title="Зенит" на 49 лет заполучил новый стадион в Петер��урге |publisher=regnum.ru |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>

On 16 December 2018, the stadium hosted a Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland. 71,381 spectators attended the game, setting a record attendance for domestic ice hockey and the stadium overall.<ref name="RUvFI"/>

On 2 August 2019, Rammstein played a concert at the stadium as part of their stadium tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rammstein/2019/gazprom-arena-saint-petersburg-russia-2b9e5896.html |title=Rammstein Setlist |publisher=setlist.fm |date=2 August 2019 |access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was announced that the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final would be moved from the Gazprom Arena to the Stade de France.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/sports/soccer/champions-league-final-paris-russia.html|title=Champions League Final Will Be Played in Paris, Not Russia |access-date=25 February 2022 |website=The New York Times|date=25 February 2022 |last1=Panja |first1=Tariq }}</ref><ref name="uefa.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0272-148740475a92-1b97baa3e9d7-1000--decisions-from-today-s-extraordinary-uefa-executive-committee-m/ |title=Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting |work=UEFA |date=25 February 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>

{{multiple image|align=center|perrow=2|total_width=800 | image1 = RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Krestovsky Stadium 01.jpg|height1=400 | image2 = Fina-l2017.jpg|height2=400 | footer = The stadium under construction in 2016; the stadium during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final }}{{Clear}}

==2017 FIFA Confederations Cup== {|class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- !Date !Time !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- | 17 June 2017 || 18:00 || {{fb|RUS}} ||style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || {{fb|NZL}} ||Group A||style="text-align:center"| 50,251<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/57/39/eng_01_0617_rus-nzl_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712095343/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/57/39/eng_01_0617_rus-nzl_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group A – Russia - New Zealand |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=17 June 2017 |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> |- | 22 June 2017 || 18:00 || {{fb|CMR}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–1 || {{fb|AUS}} ||Group B||style="text-align:center"| 35,021<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/76/02/eng_07_0622_cmr-aus_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721212851/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/76/02/eng_07_0622_cmr-aus_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group B – Cameroon - Australia |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=22 June 2017 |access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> |- | 24 June 2017 || 18:00 || {{fb|NZL}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–4 || {{fb|POR}} ||Group A||style="text-align:center"| 56,290<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/81/15/eng_10_0624_nzl-por_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712171153/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/81/15/eng_10_0624_nzl-por_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group A – New Zealand - Portugal |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=24 June 2017 |access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#FFD700 | 2 July 2017 || 21:00 || {{fb|CHI}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–1 || {{fb|GER}} ||Final||style="text-align:center"| 57,268<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/90/00/83/eng_16_0702_chi-ger_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712113711/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/90/00/83/eng_16_0702_chi-ger_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Final – Chile - Germany |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=2 July 2017 |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> |}

==2018 FIFA World Cup== Saint Petersburg was one of the host venues, seven matches during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. {{anchor|WC2018}}

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- !Date !Time !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- | 15 June 2018 || 18:00 || {{fb|MAR}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–1 || {{fb|IRN}} || Group B ||style="text-align:center"| 62,548<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3c2a0dc8fe3e94d3/original/blbvovm1253pu2epd6kp-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group B – Morocco - IR Iran |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=15 June 2018 |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> |- | 19 June 2018 || 21:00 || {{fb|RUS}} ||style="text-align:center"| 3–1 || {{fb|EGY}} || Group A ||style="text-align:center"| 64,468<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/47c3d1e2873115b8/original/qp7kzexpmbr0jci4gbqx-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group A – Russia - Egypt |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=19 June 2018 |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> |- | 22 June 2018 || 15:00 || {{fb|BRA}} ||style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || {{fb|CRC}} || Group E ||style="text-align:center"| 64,468<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2efa6f9d397ca548/original/wjscgoxelaxw7jmmd3xj-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group E – Brazil - Costa Rica |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=22 June 2018 |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> |- | 26 June 2018 || 21:00 || {{fb|NGA}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–2 || {{fb|ARG}} || Group D ||style="text-align:center"| 64,468<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7aa26a6f4bf3934b/original/ruwat1fihouipfuexwfe-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group D – Nigeria - Argentina |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=26 June 2018 |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref> |- | 3 July 2018 || 17:00 || {{fb|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–0 || {{fb|SUI}} || Round of 16 ||style="text-align:center"| 64,042<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7be1fca01ff0832e/original/x8euhzw50bbr0wy1voyg-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Round of 16 – Sweden - Switzerland |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=3 July 2018 |access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> |- | 10 July 2018 || 21:00 || {{fb|FRA|1974}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–0 || {{fb|BEL}} || Semi-final ||style="text-align:center"| 64,286<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/46e0d92d776c903f/original/yq1a4jngeam17nxshqhl-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Semi-final – France - Belgium |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CD7F32 | 14 July 2018 || 17:00 || {{fb|BEL}} ||style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || {{fb|ENG}} || Third place match ||style="text-align:center"| 64,406<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7104f9df6dcb1a3f/original/thmhafcmqb56v9scd67t-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Play-off for third place – Belgium - England |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=14 July 2018 |access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref> |}

==UEFA Euro 2020== On 19 September 2014, it was announced by UEFA that the stadium was chosen to host four UEFA Euro 2020 finals fixtures, three group games and a quarter-final match. On 23 April 2021, the stadium was given three additional group stage matches in Group E (Poland vs. Slovakia, Sweden vs. Slovakia and Sweden vs. Poland) following the removal of the Aviva Stadium in Dublin as a Euro 2020 host city due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.<ref name="change of venues">{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0268-121bc78c82d5-1ba16401b4f0-1000/ |title=Change of venues for some UEFA EURO 2020 matches announced |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- !Date !Time !Team #1 !Score !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- | 12 June 2021 || 21:00 || {{fb|BEL}} ||style="text-align:center"| 3–0 || {{fb|RUS}} || Group B ||style="text-align:center"|26,264<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024450_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613034600/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024450_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Belgium v Russia |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=12 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> |- | 14 June 2021 || 18:00 || {{fb|POL}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–2 || {{fb|SVK}} || Group E ||style="text-align:center"|12,862<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024454_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614175521/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024454_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Poland v Slovakia |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 June 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> |- | 16 June 2021 || 15:00 || {{fb|FIN}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–1 || {{fb|RUS}} || Group B ||style="text-align:center"|24,540<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024460_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616211732/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024460_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Finland v Russia |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> |- | 18 June 2021 || 15:00 || {{fb|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–0 || {{fb|SVK}} || Group E ||style="text-align:center"|11,525<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024464_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624091507/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024464_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Sweden v Slovakia |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=18 June 2021 |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> |- | 21 June 2021 || 21:00 || {{fb|FIN}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–2 || {{fb|BEL}} || Group B ||style="text-align:center"|18,545<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024470_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621223203/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024470_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Finland v Belgium |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> |- | 23 June 2021 || 18:00 || {{fb|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center"| 3–2 || {{fb|POL}} || Group E ||style="text-align:center"|14,252<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024474_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623185537/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024474_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Sweden v Poland |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=23 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref> |- | 2 July 2021 || 19:00 || {{fb|SUI}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–1 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|1–3}} || {{fb|ESP}} || Quarter-finals ||style="text-align:center"|24,764<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024485_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702185407/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2020/2024485_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Spain |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 July 2021 |access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> |}

==UEFA Champions League Matches== On 24 September 2019, UEFA announced that the stadium would host the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0255-0e99f55f1d05-6273cba59e7c-1000--champions-league-final-hosts-for-2021-2022-2023-and-2024/ |title=Champions League final hosts announced for 2021, 2022 and 2023 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref> However, due to adjustments of the 2020 final caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, their hosting time was pushed back a year to 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025e-0fb6101cfdbf-8b878372d79d-1000--uefa-competitions-to-resume-in-august/ |title=UEFA competitions to resume in August |website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref> As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, UEFA called an extraordinary meeting of the executive committee,<ref name="UEFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0272-14855c6e8982-98c47ce4b93b-1000/ |title=UEFA calls extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee |work=UEFA |date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="BBC Sport">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60504979 |title=Ukraine crisis: Uefa to move Champions League final after Russian invasion |work=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> and the next day, UEFA confirmed that the final would be moved to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris.<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref name="uefa.com"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="100%" |- ! Date ! Time (MSK) ! Team #1 ! Result ! Team #2 ! Round ! Attendance |- | 2 October 2019 ||22:00 || rowspan="9" |{{fbaicon|RUS}} Zenit Saint Petersburg||3–1||'''{{flagicon|POR}} Benfica'''|| rowspan="3" |Group G||51,683 |- | 5 November 2019 ||20:55||0–2||'''{{flagicon|GER}} RB Leipzig'''||50,452 |- | 27 November 2019||20:55||2–0||'''{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Lyon'''||51,183

|- | 20 October 2020||19:55||1–2||'''{{flagicon|BEL}} Club Brugge'''|| rowspan="3" |Group F||16,682 |- | 4 November 2020 ||20:55 ||1–1||'''{{flagicon|ITA}} Lazio'''||17,427 |- | 8 December 2020||20:55||1–2||'''{{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund'''||10,860 |- | 29 September 2021||19:45||4–0||'''{{fbaicon|SWE}} Malmö FF'''|| rowspan="3" |Group H||15,339 |- | 20 October 2021||22:00||0–1||'''{{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus'''||18,717 |- | 8 December 2021||19:45||3–3||'''{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea'''||29,349 |}

==UEFA Europa League Matches==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="100%" |- ! Date ! Time (MSK) ! Team #1 ! Result ! Team #2 ! Round ! Attendance |- | 3 August 2017 ||20:00 ||rowspan="14" |{{fbaicon|RUS}} Zenit Saint Petersburg||0-1||'''{{flagicon|ISR}} Bnei Yehuda'''||Third qualifying round||45,670 |- | 24 August 2017 ||20:00 ||2-0 {{aet}}||'''{{flagicon|NED}} Utrecht'''||Qualifying round play-offs||49,237 |- | 28 September 2017 ||20:00 ||3-1||'''{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Sociedad'''|| rowspan="3" |Group L||50,487 |- | 19 October 2017 ||20:00 ||3-1||'''{{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg'''||46,211 |- | 23 November 2017 ||21:00 ||2-1||'''{{flagicon|MKD}} Vardar'''||38,196 |- | 22 February 2018 ||21:00 ||3-0||'''{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic'''|| Round of 32||50,492 |- | 15 March 2018 ||21:00 ||1-1||'''{{flagicon|GER}} RB Leipzig'''|| Round of 16||44,092 |- | 23 August 2018 ||19:00 ||3-1||'''{{flagicon|NOR}} Molde'''||Qualifying round play-offs||40,677 |- | 4 October 2018 ||19:55 ||1-0||'''{{flagicon|CZE}} Slavia Prague'''|| rowspan="3" |Group C||45,408 |- | 25 October 2018 ||19:55 ||2-1||'''{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Bordeaux'''||45,723 |- | 25 October 2018 ||20:55 ||1-0||'''{{flagicon|DEN}} Copenhagen'''||45,199 |- | 21 February 2019 ||20:55 ||1-0||'''{{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe'''|| Round of 32||50,448 |- | 7 March 2019 ||20:55 ||1-3||'''{{flagicon|ESP}} Villarreal'''|| Round of 16||51,826 |- | 17 February 2022 ||20:45 ||2–3||'''{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Betis'''||Knockout round play-offs||28,936 |}

[[File:2021-12-08 - FC Zenit Saint Petersburg v Chelsea F.C. - Photo 261.jpg|thumb|241x241px|Saint Petersburg Arena after a UEFA Champions League match in 2021]]

==Conditions for spectators with disabilities== Saint Petersburg Arena offers 560 seats for people with disabilities, 266 of them are for wheelchair users.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sankt-peterburg.glavny.tv/news/52329|script-title=ru:Люди с ограниченными возможностями протестировали стадион "Санкт-Петербург Арена"|date=2017-03-06|work=sankt-peterburg.glavny.tv|access-date=2018-06-14|language=ru|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021411/https://sankt-peterburg.glavny.tv/news/52329|url-status=dead}}</ref> Moreover, the stadium design includes special lobbies, elevators and ramps to ensure accessibility to spectators with limited mobility.<ref name="spb20181">{{cite web|url=https://spb2018.com/ru/pages/arena/tech/ |title=Технические параметры |publisher=spb2018.com |date= |accessdate=8 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212021732/https://spb2018.com/ru/pages/arena/tech/ |archivedate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

==Safety and security== The stadium has been fully prepared for the FIFA World Cup games in accordance with the FIFA requirements for capacity and security.<ref name="spb20181" /> The stadium is equipped with a video surveillance and identification system that makes it possible to detect any troublemakers and fans who are not allowed to enter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://matchtv.ru/football/matchtvnews_NI821427_Direktor_po_bezopasnosti_Zenita_Starajemsa_chtoby_na_arene_Sankt_Peterburg_ludam_bylo_komfortno|script-title=ru:Директор по безопасности "Зенита": "Делаем все, чтобы на арене "Санкт-Петербург" людям было комфортно"|access-date=2018-06-14|language=ru-RU |date=2 February 2018 }}</ref>

==Average attendances==

{{row counter|{| class{{=}}"wikitable sortable" !Tenants!!League season!!Home games!!Average attendance<ref>{{cite web | title=Russian attendances | url=https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/nav/attnrus.htm }}</ref> |- | Zenit || 2024 || 15 || 28,159 |- | Zenit || 2023 || 15 || 31,236 |- | Zenit || 2018-19 || 15 || 48,122 |- | Zenit || 2017-18 || 15 || 43,963 |- | Zenit || 2016-17 || 15 || 43,963 |- |} }}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Gazprom Arena}} * [http://gazprom-arena.com/eng Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628010309/https://gazprom-arena.com/eng |date=28 June 2021 }} * Live webcam of stadium construction at [https://web.archive.org/web/20090413021809/http://ingtransstroy.ru/company/webcam http://ingtransstroy.ru] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160617181118/http://www.issport.ru/objects/?SECTION_ID=107&ID=444 Updated renders of the stadium after project adjustment] * [http://en.fc-zenit.ru/club/spbstadium/ Section about the stadium on the official website of Zenit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221092101/http://en.fc-zenit.ru/club/spbstadium/ |date=21 February 2018 }}

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