Luzhniki Stadium
Stadium as seen from Sparrow Hills UEFA
Location	Moscow, Russia
Opened	31 July 1956
Owner	FC Torpedo Moscow
Surface	FieldTurf (Grass For 2008 UEFA Champions League Final)
Tenants	FC Torpedo Moscow FC Spartak Moscow 1973 Summer Universiade 1980 Summer Olympics
Capacity	84,745

The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex (Большая спортивная арена Олимпийского комплекса Лужники) in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium (Стадион "Лужники"), is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 84,745 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium (Центральный стадион имени В. И. Ленина). A view of central Moscow from Sparrow Hills Sparrow Hills (Sparrows Hills, Russian: Воробьёвы горы, former name in 1935 – 1999: Lenin Hills - Ленинские горы) is a part of the right bank of the Moscow River and one of highest point in Moscow with an altitude up to 220 m (60-70 m above... The UEFA Stadia List is a ranking of football stadia compiled by UEFAs Stadia and Security Committee. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... FC Torpedo Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Торпедо Москва) is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. ... The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Torontos Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season. ... For other uses, see Grass (disambiguation). ... The 2008 UEFA Champions League Final will take place on Wednesday, 21 May 2008 at 20:45 CEST in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium to decide the winner of the 2007-08 Champions League. ... FC Torpedo Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Торпедо Москва) is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. ... This article is about the football club. ... The 1973 Summer Universiade, also known as the VII Summer Universiade, took place in Moscow, which was then in the Soviet Union. ... Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ... Lenin redirects here. ...

Stadium history

The stadium has been awarded a five-star rating by UEFA

The Luzhniki Stadium has been chosen by UEFA to host the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United FC and Chelsea FC on Wednesday May 21st. The site was retained following a review of venues eligible to host the Champions League Final (which was announced by UEFA President Michel Platini on June 6, 2007.) Had this decision been reversed, a stadium with enhanced turnstile and ticketing technology would have been chosen instead. ^[1]This follows a much-publicised set of incidents at the 2007 Champions League Final at the Spiros Louis Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, where lax security and ticket checks allowed many fans of both AC Milan and Liverpool to get in without the proper tickets. Image File history File links Luzhniki_stadium_uefa. ... Image File history File links Luzhniki_stadium_uefa. ... The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The 2008 UEFA Champions League Final will take place on Wednesday, 21 May 2008 at 20:45 CEST in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium to decide the winner of the 2007-08 Champions League. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Olympic Stadium (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) (also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon Spiros Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race) in 1896, is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ...

Its field is used mainly for football games by Torpedo Moscow club, which is owned by the sports complex itself, and Spartak Moscow. It is also one of the few major European stadia to use an artificial pitch, as it installed a FIFA-approved FieldTurf pitch in 2002. The pitch is necessary for the cold Russian climate, as regular grass pitches are often destroyed during a typical winter and must be replaced at high cost. However, a temporary natural grass pitch will be installed for the 2008 Champions League Final [1]. The 2007/2008 Champions League Final is going to be the first all English final in the Champions League between Chelsea F.C. and Manchester United F.C. Soccer redirects here. ... FC Torpedo Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Торпедо Москва) is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. ... This article is about the football club. ... The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Torontos Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

The Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium was the chief venue for the 1980 Summer Olympics, the spectator capacity being 103,000 at that time. The events hosted in this stadium were the Opening and Closing ceremonies, Athletics, Football finals, and the Individual Jumping Grand Prix. The Luzhniki Stadium also hosted the final game of the 1957 Ice Hockey World Championship between Sweden and the Soviet Union, attended by a crowd of 55,000 and setting a new world record at that time. Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. ... Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. ... The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. ... Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 6 events. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event put together by the IIHF, the International Ice Hockey Federation, since 1930. ...

On October 20, 1982, disaster struck during the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem. Scores of people were trampled. The official number of deaths is 66 but many people believe this number to be significantly higher. [2] is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Luzhniki disaster was a deadly human crush that took place at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow during the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem on October 20, 1982. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... HFC Haarlem is a Dutch football club. ...

In 1989, the Lenin Stadium was the location for the Moscow Peace Festival. The Moscow Music Peace Festival was an effort by the Make A Difference Foundation and rock producers and organizers in the US and USSR. It was held over two days, and was essentially the first festival of its kind, that is, that openly was presenting Western heavy metal acts with an emphasis on international cooperation on preventing drug abuse. The festival featured artists such as Bon Jovi, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Skid Row, Mötley Crüe, Cinderella and Gorky Park. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Moscow Music Peace Festival was a one-time gathering of high-profile hard rock acts who put on a concert for the people in Moscow, Soviet Union in 1989 to promote world peace and establish international cooperation in fighting the drug war in Russia. ... Bon Jovi is a hard rock band originating from Sayreville, New Jersey. ... For other bands named The Scorpions or other meanings of scorpion, see scorpion. ... Ozzy redirects here. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the glam metal prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ... Mötley Crüe (IPA pronunciation: ) is an American Hard Rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. ... Cinderella is an American blues based hard rock and glam metal band most known during the 1980s and early 1990s. ... While Gorky Parks fame in the United States was short-lived, they are an important band historically because their success is deeply rooted in the events that took place during the final years of the Cold War. ...

The stadium also makes an appearance in the Russian film Night Watch (Russian: Ночной дозор, Nochnoy Dozor), during the power shut-down scene when the power station goes into overload. The stadium is seen with a match taking place, and then the lights go out. Night Watch (Russian: ) is a Russian fantasy action thriller film, made in 2004 by the Kazakhstan-born film director Timur Bekmambetov. ...

Corruption allegations

The seats for the stadium were provided in 1995 by Inteco, a company run by Yelena Baturina, now Russia's richest woman. Her husband is Yuriy Luzhkov, mayor of Moscow, and many see the awarding of the contract to have been a conflict of interest.^[2] Yelena Nikolayevna Baturina (Еле́на Никола́евна Бату́рина) (born March 8, 1963 in Moscow, Russia, USSR) is a Russian businesswoman. ... Yuriy Mikhailovich Luzhkov. ...

References

External links

• Official website
• WorldStadiums.com entry
• Moscow2008

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