Luzhniki Stadium

Luzhniki Stadium
стадион «Лужники»

UEFA
Full name	Luzhniki Stadium
Former names	Central Lenin Stadium (1956–1992)
Public transit	Sportivnaya Vorobyovy Gory Luzhniki
Owner	Government of Moscow
Operator	Luzhniki Olympic Sport Complex JSC
Capacity	81,000 (60,000 with proposed extra platform for athletics)[2]
Record attendance	102,538 (Soviet Union–Italy, 13 October 1963)
Field size	105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
Surface	SISGrass (Hybrid Grass)
Construction
Broke ground	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Opened	31 July 1956; 67 years ago (1956-07-31)
Renovated	1996–1997 2001–2004 2013–2017
Construction cost	€350 million (2013–2017)[1]
Architect	PA Arena, Gmp Architekten and Mosproject-4
Tenants
Russia national football team (selected matches) FC Torpedo Moscow (since 2022)
Website
eng.luzhniki.ru 55°42′56″N 37°33′13″E / 55.71556°N 37.55361°E / 55.71556; 37.55361

The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex,^[a] commonly known as Luzhniki Stadium,^[b] is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. Its total seating capacity of 81,000 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and the ninth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, and is located in Khamovniki District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow city. The name Luzhniki derives from the flood meadows in the bend of Moskva River where the stadium was built, translating roughly as "The Meadows". The stadium is located at Luzhniki Street, 24, Moscow.

Luzhniki was the main stadium of the 1980 Olympic Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as some of the competitions, including the final of the football tournament. A UEFA Category 4 stadium, Luzhniki hosted the UEFA Cup final in 1999 and UEFA Champions League final in 2008. The stadium also hosted such events as Summer Universiade, Goodwill Games and World Athletics Championships. It was the main stadium of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and hosted 7 matches of the tournament, including the opening match and the final.

In the past, its field has been used as the home ground for many years of football rivals Spartak Moscow and CSKA Moscow. It is currently used for some matches of the Russia national football team, as well as being used for various other sporting events and for concerts. Luzhniki Stadium is currently the temporary home ground of FC Torpedo Moscow.

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