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Ak Bars Arena

Stadium in Kazan, Russia

Summary

Stadium in Kazan, Russia

Field	Value
name	Ak Bars Arena
former_names	Kazan Arena (2013–2018)
image	Kazan Arena (Kazan, RUS).jpg
image_size	270px
caption	UEFA
city	Kazan
country	Russia
location	Prospekt Khusaina Yamasheva, 115 А, Kazan, Russia
coordinates
broke_ground
built	2010–2013
opened	July 2013
owner	FC Rubin Kazan
operator	FC Rubin Kazan
surface	GrassMaster
construction_cost	$ 450 million
architect	Populous, V. Motorin
tenants	FC Rubin Kazan (2013–present)
Russia national football team (selected matches)
seating_capacity	45,093 (Russian Premier League)
42,873 (2018 FIFA World Cup)
dimensions	105 x 68 m

Russia national football team (selected matches) 42,873 (2018 FIFA World Cup)

Ak Bars Arena (; , formerly known as Kazan Arena (; )) is a stadium in Kazan, Russia. It was completed in July 2013, and hosts football matches, especially FC Rubin Kazan's home games in the Russian Premier League. The stadium has the largest outside screen in the world. Its capacity is around 45,379.

History

The stadium was constructed for the 2013 Summer Universiade. On May 5, 2010, president Putin held the groundbreaking ceremony. The construction of the stadium was completed in 2013. The total cost was 15.5 billion rubles. The stadium hosted the 2013 Summer Universiade opening and closing ceremonies, and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. On August 17, 2014, the first football match of the Russian Championship was hosted in the Ak Bars Arena.

The 16th FINA World Championships were held in Kazan, with some events held at the Arena. It saw twelve swimming records.

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted six matches, including the ones where three past champions (Germany, Argentina, and Brazil) were eliminated from the tournament.

UEFA announced in March 2020 that the stadium would host the 2023 UEFA Super Cup; however, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the venue was later moved to the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece.

Moreover, this was supposed to be the location for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, but it was later moved to Singapore.

Design

The architectural concept has been designed by Populous; according to lead designer Damon Lavelle, the stadium is a unique response to the local culture and place. As a multiple-purpose venture, Ak Bars Arena can be used as football matches and other sporting events, cultural events concerts. With a capacity of 45,379 seats and 28 ha stadium territory, Ak Bars Arena is one of the UEFA's highest category stadium. The stadium has also 72 skyboxes and a fitness center. The general design stage: "TatInvestGrazhdanProekt", "Intex", "TsNIIpromzdany". It replaced Central Stadium as Kazan's main football stadium.

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Date	Time	Result	Round	Attendance
18 June 2017	18:00	2–2	Group A	34,372
22 June 2017	21:00	1–1	Group B	38,222
24 June 2017	18:00	2–1	Group A	41,585
28 June 2017	21:00	0–0 (0–3 pen.)	Semi-finals	40,855

2018 FIFA World Cup

Date	Time	Result	Round	Attendance
16 June 2018	13:00	2–1	Group C	41,279
20 June 2018	21:00	0–1	Group B	42,718
24 June 2018	21:00	0–3	Group H	42,873
27 June 2018	17:00	2–0	Group F	41,835
30 June 2018	17:00	4–3	Round of 16	42,873
6 July 2018	21:00	1–2	Quarter-finals	42,873

Gallery

Kazan-arena-stadium.jpg|General view of the stadium Kazan-arena-screen.jpg|Media Facade Kazan-arena-stroitelstvo.jpg|General view during construction Opening of the Summer Universiade in Kazan 6 July 2013 01.jpeg|Stadium at the Universiade 2013 Opening Ceremony Футбольный стадион на 45000 зрителей - panoramio.jpg|during construction Kazan-kazanarena-skyboxes.jpg| Kazan 2015 - Kazan Arena Panorama Sector 306.JPG|Pools at the arena during the World Water Sports Championship Kazan-kazanarena.jpg|Kazan Arena in Kazan Closing of 2013 Summer Universiade 79.jpg| Kazan 2015 - Kazan Arena Panorama.JPG|Panorama view of Kazan Arena during 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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