The Luzhniki Small Sports Arena (formerly, the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium; ) is an 8,700-seat

indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...

that is part of the

Luzhniki Sports Complex The Luzhniki Olympic Complex () is one of the biggest multifunctional sports complexes of the world, built between 1955 and 1956, it is located in the Khamovniki district of Moscow, Russia. Formerly known as the Central Lenin Complex, it served a ...

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. The arena was built in 1956 in the

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. It hosted

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

competitions during the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. It also hosted events of the

1973 Summer Universiade The 1973 Summer Universiade, also known as the VII Summer Universiade, took place in Moscow, Soviet Union. Sports * * * * * * * * * * Venues at the 1973 Summer Universiade * ( Central Lenin Stadium) * ( Sport Palace of the Central Lenin S ...

, 1986

Goodwill Games The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. In 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan caused the United States and other ...

, Spartakiads of the Peoples of the USSR, Legends Cup 2018 and 2020 and others. The arena was the home arena of

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club

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (), is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first institution created from the All-Union Dynamo Sports Club. Dynamo Mosco ...

from 2000–2015.

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* * Ice hockey venues in Russia Indoor arenas in Russia Volleyball venues in Russia Sports venues in Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball venues Kontinental Hockey League venues

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