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| Full name | Luzhniki Stadium |
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| Former names | Central Lenin Stadium (1956–1992) |
| Public transit |  Sportivnaya Vorobyovy Gory Luzhniki |
| Owner | Government of Moscow |
| Operator | Luzhniki Olympic Sport Complex JSC |
| Capacity | 78,011 (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 |
| Opened | 31 July 1956 |
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| 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) | |
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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 78,011 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 athletics and 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.
- ^ "TASS: Sport – Reconstruction of World Cup 2018 opening match stadium to cost 350 mln euros". Special.tass.ru. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Luzhniki Stadium". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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