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Kaliningrad Stadium (Russian: Стадион Калининград), known for sponsorship reasons as the Rostec Arena (Russian: Ростех Арена) since August 2023, is a football stadium on Oktyabrsky Island, Kaliningrad, Russia, which hosted four games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- 2016–2018
- Jean-Michel Wilmotte
- 12 May 2018
- Solnechnyy Bul'var, Kaliningrad, Russia
Kaliningrad Stadium was built ahead of the 2018 World Cup, opening just months before the tournament was due to get underway. It was intended to replace Baltika Stadium, the home of FC Baltika Kaliningrad. It had over 35,000 seats for the World Cup and was reduced to 25,000 in the wake of the competition in.
Kaliningrad Stadium is located just west of central Kaliningrad on Oktyabrsky Island in the Pregolya river. It lies less than 2 kilometres, or 20 minutes walking, from Konigsberg Cathedral, one of Kaliningrad’s major landmarks.
Nov 9, 2015 · World Cup games. Kaliningrad Stadium – a FIFA Football World Championships 2018 stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia; capacity: 33 973.
Jun 11, 2018 · 12 June 2018. AFP. The Kaliningrad Stadium has 35,212 seats and will host four group matches. By Sarah Rainsford. BBC News, Kaliningrad, Russia. For European football fans wary of Russia, a...
Oct 8, 2015 · The selection of Kaliningrad as a host city has prompted the local authorities to develop the island, which for many centuries has been a wilderness, left largely untouched. After the 2018 World Cup, a new residential development will be built around the stadium, with parks, quays and embankments alongside the Pregola river.
Mar 23, 2018 · Location The new stadium was built on October Island, right in the heart of Kaliningrad. Having World Cup games in the city was the perfect excuse for local authorities to renovate the island,...
