Arena Khimki (russian: «Арена Химки») is a football
stadium in
Khimki
Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station th ...
, Russia. Located 300 metres north of the
MKAD highway, it lies on the
Moscow Oblast side of the border with
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
. It is the home stadium of
FC Khimki
FC Khimki (russian: ФК Химки) is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2020–21 season.
History
The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki ...
.
History
The stadium holds 18,636 spectators and was opened in 2008 to become the home stadium of
FC Khimki
FC Khimki (russian: ФК Химки) is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2020–21 season.
History
The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki ...
. Since 2009
Dynamo Moscow have also been playing at the Arena Khimki as their home,
Dynamo Stadium Dynamo Stadium or Dinamo Stadium is a stadium that often associated with the Dynamo (sports society).
It may also refer to:
Albania
* Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, formerly "Dinamo Stadium"
Belarus
*Dinamo Stadium (Brest), Belarus
*Dinamo St ...
, has been undergoing reconstruction. When FC Khimki were relegated from the Russian Premier League, they left for
Rodina Stadium and
CSKA moved to the Arena Khimki from the
Luzhniki.
Besides Russian Premier League matches, the Arena Khimki hosted Champions League Matches (Dynamo-Celtic), Europa League Matches, Russian Cup final in 2009 and matches of Russian national team U-21 in 2009.
CSKA moved to their own stadium in 2016, and Dynamo's was complete in 2019. FC Khimki returned to the Russian Premier League in 2018, and have used the stadium as their home ground since then.
See also
Other stadiums in Khimki:
*
Rodina Stadium
*
Novye Khimki Stadium
External links
Official web
Stadium picture
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Football venues in Russia
Arena Khimki
Sports venues completed in 2008
Arena Khimki
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