Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
81,000
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 places
Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow is the largest of the 47 listed stadiums in Russia. It was a venue of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and it is counted among the Olympic stadiums.
It opened in 1956. The nearest listed stadium is VTB Arena, 8.4 km away.
- Listed for
- Athletics and football
- Tenants
- Russia national football team
- Surface
- Hybrid grass
- Position
- 55.72° N, 37.55° E
Where it stands in Russia
- Luzhniki Stadium81,000
- Krestovsky Stadium13,000 fewer68,000
- Fisht Olympic Stadium35,006 fewer45,994
- Volgograd Arena35,432 fewer45,568
- 43 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1955
- Owner
- Government of Moscow
- Architects
- PA Arena, Gmp Architekten and Mosproject-4
- Recorded construction cost
- €350 million
- Record attendance
- 102,538 (1963)
- Opening order in Russia
- 13th of 47, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in Russia
- 6.3%
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 2017, more recent than 16 of the other 17 listed stadiums in Russia with such a year
- Compared with the median in Russia
- 3.5 times the median capacity of 22,990 across its 47 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1950s in Russia
- 8 of the 47 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Stade de France, 2,478 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 2
Chronology
- 1956 Opened
- 1980 Summer Olympics venue
- 1996 Renovated
- 1997 Renovated
- 2001 Renovated
- 2004 Renovated
- 2013 Renovated
- 2017 Renovated
- 2018 FIFA World Cup venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- VTB Arena · north33,000 places, opened 20198.4 km
- VEB Arena · north29,071 places, opened 20168.8 km
- Lukoil Arena · north-west45,360 places, opened 201413.4 km
- Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow · north-east27,320 places, opened 200215.3 km
- Arena Khimki · north18,636 places, opened 200819.9 km
Source: Wikipedia, Luzhniki Stadium.