 Central Dynamo Stadium in November 2008 | |
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| Location | Moscow, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 55°47′29″N 37°33′35″E / 55.79139°N 37.55972°E |
| Capacity | 36,540 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 17 August 1928 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Demolished | 2011 |
| Architect | Aleksandr Langman and Lazar Cherikover |
| Tenants | |
| FC Dynamo Moscow (1928–2008) Soviet national football team (1928–1956) | |
Central Dynamo Stadium was a stadium in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1928 and held 36,540 people. It was the home ground for Dynamo Moscow. It was central venue of the All-Soviet Dynamo sports society and carried special name of Central to denote its importance. Until the construction of the Central Lenin Stadium in 1956, the Central Dynamo Stadium was the central sports facility in Moscow. The stadium was one of the venues of the football tournament of the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
A new stadium was built on the same spot and is named VTB Arena.
- ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 76–9.