Kaliningrad Stadium

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Updated On :08 Apr, 2021

Full Name
Kaliningrad Stadium

Capacity
35,212 (Official), 35,000 (2018 FIFA World Cup)

Type
Outdoor

Location
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

Surface Type
Grass

Located in Oktyabrsky Island in the Pregolya River, Kaliningrad, this stadium is also known as Arena Baltika. It is a two-tier stadium, equipped with ultra-modern security systems. It is the home ground of FC Baltika Kaliningrad that competes in Russian Football National League.

Trivia

During the excavations, some remains of the pre-war buildings were found that were not mentioned on the topographic survey.

Significance

The construction work to build this stadium started in 2015 and took three years to be built. Initially, the project aimed to build the stadium with a retractable roof, having the capacity of 45,000 but after some alterations in the project design, it was constructed in much simpler design.
The stadium hosted its first match on 11th April 2018 between FC Baltika and Krylia Sovetov in which the former won by 1-0.