Stadium "Spartacus" (Moscow): construction and discovery. Photos of the new stadium in Moscow

The football club Spartak (Moscow) is one of the oldest and titled in Russia, and has repeatedly become the champion of the USSR and the Russian Federation, as well as the winner of the Commonwealth Cup, and went to the semifinals of prestigious European tournaments.In 2006, the construction of a home Arena for this club, which is often called the most popular, and 8 years later the new stadium Spartak (Moscow) received the first spectators who came to the match with the Belgrade team "Crvena Zvezda." The very first photos taken at the stadium "Opening Arena" yayut imagine what great work has been done for those 7 years, until the construction of the complex continued.

Prehistory

Despite all its numerous regalia, the club "Spartak" never had its own arena, and his home matches were held at various metropolitan stadiums, such as "Lokomotiv", "Luzhniki", "Dinamo", "Olympic", etc. The first attempt to build Its own stadium was taken by the management of the club only in 1994, but since the site allocated by the mayor's office of the capital for its construction took under protection "green", the work was never started. For no apparent reason, another project was unsuccessful, according to which the Spartak stadium (Moscow) was to be erected near the intersection of Lobachevsky Street with Michurinsky Prospekt.

Where is and how to get there?

The new stadium "Spartacus" - "Opening Arena" - is located on the Volokolamsk highway. Those who want to get there by car can park in one of three parking lots, designed for more than 2000 cars. It is expected that after the commissioning of all planned technical facilities of the architectural complex, the number of parking spaces will exceed 3000.

The second and probably the easiest way to get to the new Spartak stadium (Moscow) is by subway, especially since the station of the same name was recently opened, which was in a canned state since the beginning of the 70s of the last century. However, the fans should know that by the decision of the Moscow authorities during the mass events on the "Opening Arena" upon their completion, the entrance to this metro station will be closed in order to avoid a crush. So after the matches the audience will have to travel home by land transport or through the station "Tushinskaya", located 700 meters from "Spartacus". At the same time they will have to go not directly to the metro, but first get to the underground passages, which are the only option for crossing the extremely busy Volokolamsk highway.

Spartak Stadium (Moscow): construction

The ceremony of the solemn laying of the new sports arena was held in June 2007. Its construction was entrusted to Open Company "ПожЕвроСтрой", СК "БизнесТехПроект" and "APC Engineering Co. Ltd". In February 2013, an unprecedented transaction in the history of Russia worth 1.208 billion rubles took place, according to which the stadium was called the "Opening Arena". It can not be changed within six years. Approximately at the same time, the owner of the club - L. Fedun - announced about 80% of the readiness of this sports facility. The construction of the stadium "Opening Arena" lasted seven years, and as a result, their total value was about $ 500 million.

The first match at the new stadium of FC "Spartak"

The joyful event of finding his own "football house", which the faithful fans of the "red and white team" waited more than 90 years, took place on September 5, 2014. However, a week earlier at the "Opening Arena" stadium a match was held between Spartak veterans between the "red" team led by coaches O. Romantsev and G. Yartsev and "white", whose mentors were ageless N. Simonyan and V. Egorovich. As a result, the victory went to the "red" Spartak, and the audience enjoyed the game of their idols of the past years, especially since most of them had previously seen the new Spartak stadium (Moscow) only in the photo. The authors of the seven goals scored were the undying stars of the past V. Shmarov, V. Kechinov, E. Titov, E. More and D. Popov. And the first two players scored doubles.

Opening of the stadium "Spartacus" (Moscow)

As for the opening ceremony of the Arena Opening Stadium, the organizers did their best to turn it into a colorful event that would be remembered for a long time by those present. For example, long before the beginning of the friendly match with "Crvena Zvezda", the scoreboard began to flash footage from triumphant matches with the participation of "Spartacus" of different years, and on stage was DJ Fisun, to which Ruslan Nigmatullin joined . Then a small concert began with the participation of rapper ST, Oksana Pochep and Nikolay Timofeev, who previously soloed in the group "Disco Accident." Very successful was the idea to use the kiss-camera, which came to us from across the ocean. And even some of Spartak's players took part in the joke.

Of course, it was not without official speeches. In particular, the owner of the club Leonid Fedun and the Minister of Sports V. Mutko spoke.

Match-opening: "Spartacus" - "Cerven's Star"

The match, which saw the fans who came to the stadium "Spartacus" (Moscow) on September 5, ended in a battle draw - 1: 1. Of course the rostrum of the hosts would be more pleased with the victory, but this football battle was so spectacular that there were almost no dissatisfied. So it can be stated that the opening of the stadium "Spartak" (Moscow) was successful, and this most popular club in Russia has its own football house, photos of which are already adorned with sites dedicated to the most beautiful sports arenas in the world.

Description of the stadium "Opening Arena"

Stadium "Spartacus" (Moscow), whose photo, unfortunately, can not give a complete idea of the scale of this structure, has already passed the certification of the Russian Football Union and is recognized as meeting all the requirements and standards of UEFA and FIFA. Its area is more than 52,000 square meters. M, and height - almost 52 m. The stadium has a capacity of 42,000 seats, all of which are under the roof. In shape, this structure resembles a diamond and corresponds to the symbolism of FC "Spartak". The new arena is purely football, so the stands on it are located as close to the playing field as possible. The pride of the new stadium is rightly considered 2 giant scoreboards, which, in fact, are HD-plasma high-definition fantastic size, thanks to which the fans will not escape a single detail of the match.

Infrastructure and plans for the future

The creators of the new sports arena took care of the convenience of the fans. In particular, on the territory of the stadium in the days of matches will be a store of goods with Spartak symbols and foodcourses. In addition, at the address: Moscow, Tushino, Spartak stadium, now operates the museum of this football club, which features exhibits telling about the glorious pages of the history of the famous team.

Despite the fact that the opening ceremony has already taken place, and her photos were replicated in the Russian press, the project is not considered complete. The fact is that it is also planned to build a covered multi-purpose venue for 12,000 spectators, a base of FC Spartak with 6 football fields, a children's theme park (on the side of Volokolamsk Highway) and 2 hotels (probably belonging to the network) next to the stadium "Opening Arena" Hilton). At the moment, almost all around the stadium is a metal fence, which closes the construction of these facilities, which will be put into operation in 2017.

Monuments of the complex "Opening Arena"

The main decorations of the new Spartak stadium are the monuments installed on its territory. As you know, one of the symbols of FC "Spartak" (Moscow), whose stadium was opened only recently, is the legendary gladiator. Therefore, no one was surprised when information appeared that a bronze figure in Roman armor was supposed to be installed in front of the new arena. Monument height of more than 20 meters began to mount on August 21, 2014. In the photo, which was published in all leading editions of our country, you can see that the bronze figure stands on a pedestal, which is a huge football and decorated with the emblem of the club. The author of the sculptural composition is A. Rukavishnikov. Another monument of work is now Philip Rukavishnikov fans will see inside the complex "Opening Arena". It is staged in honor of Nicholas, Andrew, Alexander and Peter Starostin, who made a huge contribution to the development of the football club "Spartak". In addition, the club management informed the journalists that in the near future it is planned to install two monuments at the "Opening Arena" stadium - I. Neto and N. Simonyanu.