Saint Petersburg Stadium

The Saint Petersburg Stadium^[1] (Russian: Стадион Санкт-Петербург; also called the Krestovsky Stadium or Zenit Arena) is an association football stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium had a capacity of 64,468 people.^[2] The stadium cost $1.1 billion to $1.4 billion to build.^[3]

Saint Petersburg Stadium

Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Coordinates	59°58′22.63″N 30°13′13.92″E
Owner	City of St. Petersburg
Type	Association football
Capacity	64,468 (2018 World Cup)
Construction
Opened	2017
Construction cost	$1.1 billion ₽ 48 billion
Website
Official website

The stadium is now the home of FC Zenit St. Petersburg. It was used for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, and will be used for the UEFA Euro 2020.

Matches

The stadium hosted these matches.

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Date	Stage	Team#1	Score	Team#2	Attendance
17 June 2017	Group stage	Russia	2−0	New Zealand	50,251
22 June 2017	Group stage	Cameroon	1−1	Australia	35,021
24 June 2017	Group stage	New Zealand	0−4	Portugal	56,290
2 July 2017	Final	Chile	0−1	Germany	57,268[4]

2018 FIFA World Cup

Date	Stage	Team#1	Score	Team#2	Attendance
15 June 2018	Group stage	Morocco	0−1	Iran	62,548[5]
19 June 2018	Group stage	Russia	3−1	Egypt	64,468[6]
22 June 2018	Group stage	Brazil	2−0	Costa Rica	64,468[7]
26 June 2018	Group stage	Nigeria	1−2	Argentina	64,468[8]
3 July 2018	Round of 16	Sweden	1−0	Switzerland	64,042[9]
10 July 2018	Semi-final	France	1–0	Belgium	64,286[10]
14 July 2018	3rd place match	Belgium	2–0	England	64,406[11]

Gallery

Saint Petersburg Stadium during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup final.

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  Construction as of August 2012
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  Construction as of December 2014
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  Construction as of July 2016
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  View from the stadium on the presidential helipad
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  The monument to Sergey Kirov in front of the Krestovsky Stadium

References

1. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Destination". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
2. "Saint Petersburg Stadium". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
3. "Строительство стадиона "Зенит-Арена"".
4. "Match report – Final – Chile - Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
5. "Match report – Group B – Morocco - IR Iran" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
6. "Match report – Group A – Russia - Egypt" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
7. "Match report – Group E – Brazil - Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
8. "Match report – Group D – Nigeria - Argentina" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
9. "Match report – Round of 16 – Sweden - Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
10. "Match report – Semi-final – France - Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
11. "Match report – Play-off for third place – Belgium - England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Live webcam of stadium construction at http://ingtransstroy.ru