Sapsan Arena

Sapsan Arena
Former names Minor Sports Arena Lokomotiv
Location Moscow, Russia
Public transit  1  Cherkizovskaya
14  Lokomotiv
Owner Russian Railways
Operator Lokomotiv Moscow
Capacity 10,000
Field size 105m × 68m
Surface Artificial Turf
Construction
Opened 2009
Expanded 2012
Tenants
Kazanka Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow (youths)
WFC Lokomotiv
Moscow Patriots

Sapsan Arena (Russian: «Сапсан Арена») is a football stadium situated in Moscow, Russia. It hosts Kazanka Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow's farm club, and Lokomotiv Moscow's youth team. It seats 10,000 people.

History

The stadium was built in 2009 and its initial capacity stood at 5000, all seated. It is the home stadium of the youth squad of Lokomotiv. It was also used by Lokomotiv-2, prior to their disbandment. The stadium was further expanded in the winter of 2010, and as a result nowadays the stadium is capable to hold 10,000 people, all seated. In addition to the expansion, all the four stands were covered under a roof. Such development qualified the Minor Sports Arena Lokomotiv to meet the standards for UEFA competition and thus international and European matches can be played at the small stadium.

On 5 August 2017, Lokomotiv announced that the stadium has been renamed to Sapsan Arena[1]

Description

It is situated adjacent to the main Lokomotiv Moscow stadium, the RZD Arena. Its surface is artificial turf.

References

  1. "Заявление президента ФК «Локомотив» - ФК Локомотив". Fclm.ru. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

Coordinates: 55°48′23″N 37°44′16″E / 55.8065°N 37.7377°E / 55.8065; 37.7377


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