Sapsan Arena (russian: «Сапсан Арена») is a
football 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 either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
situated in
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 million ...
,
Russia
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. 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
The ''Sapsan'' (russian: Сапсан, lit=Peregrine Falcon, known as Velaro RUS EVS) is a Russian gauge high speed electric express train. The train is a Siemens Velaro model, which in turn is based on the ICE 3M/F high-speed trains manufac ...
Arena
Description
It is situated adjacent to the main Lokomotiv Moscow stadium, the
RZD Arena
RZD Arena (russian: «РЖД Арена») is a association football, football stadium in Moscow, Russia. Formerly known as ''Lokomotiv Stadium'', it is the home stadium of FC Lokomotiv Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russ ...
. Its surface is
artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commer ...
.
References
External links
Stadium information
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Football venues in Russia
Sports venues in Moscow
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