Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The capacity of 56,196 seats was increased to 68,000 seats for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The design of the stadium is a modified and enlarged version of Toyota Stadium in Toyota City, Japan, which was also designed by Kurokawa.
About Krestovsky Stadium in brief
Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The stadium was built on the location where the former Kirov Stadium used to stand before it was demolished. The capacity of 56,196 seats was increased to 68,000 seats for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The design of the stadium is a modified and enlarged version of Toyota Stadium in Toyota City, Japan, which was also designed by Kurokawa. The first official match held at the stadium was the Russian Premier League game between FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and FC Ural on 22 April 2017.
On December 16, 2018 the Stadium hosted a Channel One Cup Russia – Finland hockey match. On August 2, 2019, Rammstein played a concert on its Euro-Stadion-Tour in the stadium. On 24 September 2019, UEFA announced that the stadium would host the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final. Due to adjustments of the 2020 final caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, their hosting time is pushed back a year to 2022.
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