Grigory Fedotov Stadium was a multi-use

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

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. It was initially used as the stadium of

PFC CSKA Moscow Professional Football Club CSKA (, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English language, English: ''Central Sports Club of the Army''), commonly referred to as CSKA Moscow or ''CSK ...

matches. The capacity of the stadium was 10,000 spectators. It was named after for former CSKA striker, Grigory Fedotov. It was located between Peschanye ulitsy (Sand streets) district and

Khodynka Field Khodynka Field (, ''Khodynskoye pole'') is a large open space in the north-west of Moscow, at the beginning of the present day Leningradsky Prospect. It takes its name from the small Khodynka River which used to cross the neighbourhood. The fie ...

at the Park of Birch Grove. Due to its location, it also was called as Peschanoye CSKA Stadium. It has been replaced with

VEB Arena VEB Arena (), known as Arena CSKA due to UEFA sponsorship regulations, is a multi-use stadium in Khodynka Field, Moscow, Russia, that was completed in 2016. It is used mostly for association football, football matches and host the home matches o ...

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