Volgograd Arena

Volgograd Arena
Location	Volgograd, Russia
Broke ground	2015
Built	2018
Tenants	FC Rotor Volgograd
Capacity	45,568
Surface	Grass

Volgograd Arena is a football stadium in Volgograd, Russia. The stadium is one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It also hosts FC Rotor Volgograd. It has a capacity of 45,568 spectators.

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.

To save money it was proposed to make the stadium a compact, single object, which consisted of the podium at the 40 thousand spectators, a sports arena of the Olympic sample and two large sports complex with 10 different gyms. The complex included a swimming pool and riding school which was not built due to lack of funds.

Security

By the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium will be equipped with alarm and public alert systems, metal detectors, indicators of hazardous liquids and explosives, and the facility will be serviced by 30 posts of 24-hour security posts.

2018 FIFA World Cup

Date	Time	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
18 June 2018	21:00	Tunisia	1–2	England	Group G
22 June 2018	18:00	Nigeria	2–0	Iceland	Group D
25 June 2018	17:00	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Egypt	Group A
28 June 2018	17:00	Japan	0–1	Poland	Group H

After 2018 FIFA World Cup

After the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Arena will be handed over to the local FC Rotor Volgograd. The Arena is expected to serve as a venue for the city’s cultural and sporting events, festivals, exhibitions, and concerts. In the future, the stadium will host a fitness center.