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Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons (Russian: «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 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Gazprom Arena is located on the former site of the Kirov Stadium, which opened on the 30th July 1950 (construction began in 1932). The arena was known as Stadium St. Petersburg for the time period of the Confederations Cup in 2017 until the conclusion of the 2018 World Cup.
Gazprom Arena, also known as Saint Petersburg Stadium, Zenit Arena, and Krestovsky Stadium, got built to serve as a new modern home of FC Zenit and as one of the playing venues of the 2018 World Cup. It was built in place of the former Kirov Stadium.
By that moment the stadium which already received popular names Zenit Arena, Gazprom Arena and Piter Arena will have an official name. Construction of the Western part of Krestovsky Island won’t be completed with this: by 2018 transport infrastructure of a new sport centre of the city must be formed here.
Oct 22, 2021 · The Gazprom Arena, which is also known as the Krestovsky Stadium, is one of the most expensive stadiums in the world. Built at a cost of more than $1 billion, the stadium eventually opened in 2017 after a number of delays and sponsorship issues. Now, it is one of the largest stadiums in Europe and it is classified as a category 4 stadium by UEFA.
It is officially called the Krestovsky Stadium and at one point was intended to be named the Gazprom Arena. It is known to fans of the Russian Premier League as Zenit Arena and during the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup it was the Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Mar 31, 2017 · Stadium: Gazprom Arena, Petersburg, capacity: 62315, club: FK Zenit Sankt-Pieterburg.
