Fisht Olympic Stadium
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Fisht Olympic Stadium (Russian: Олимпийский стадион «Фишт», Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht) is an outdoor stadium in Sochi, Russia. Located in Sochi Olympic Park and named after Mount Fisht, the 40,000-capacity stadium was constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, where it served as the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies.
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Full name | Fisht Olympic Stadium |
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Location | Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
Coordinates | 43°24′08″N 39°57′22″E |
Owner | Government of Russia (Olympstroy) |
Capacity | 47,659 (Official) 44,287 (2018 FIFA World Cup)[1] |
Field size | 105 x 68 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2010 |
Built | 2011–2013 |
Opened | 2013[2] |
Construction cost | US $779 million |
Architect | Populous,[3] Buro Happold |
Tenants | |
PFC Sochi (2018–present) Russia national football team (selected matches) Russia national rugby union team (selected matches) |
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The stadium was originally built as an enclosed facility; it was re-opened in 2016 as an open-air football stadium, to host matches as part of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup when it was known simply as Fisht Stadium.[4]