Petrovsky Stadium

Petrovsky

Aerial view of Petrovsky Stadium
Former names	Lenin Stadium (1925–1992)
Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Capacity	21,405[1]
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	May 1924
Built	1924–1925
Opened	July 26, 1925[2]
Renovated	1933, 1961, 1978, 1994
Tenants
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (2006-2017)

The Petrovsky Stadium (Russian: «Петровский») is a sports complex that consists of a number of buildings. One of them is the Grand Sport Arena which is the home of FC Zenit of Saint Petersburg, Russia and is commonly referred to as "Petrovsky Stadium."

The complex also contains another football stadium, Minor Sport Arena (MSA). MSA of Petrovsky in 2008 was used by several teams that compete in lower professional leagues: FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg, FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg, and FC Sever Murmansk. The whole complex is located on the Petrograd side in central St. Petersburg on Petrovsky Island, an island in the Malaya Neva River connected to the adjacent Krestovsky and Petrogradsky islands through bridges.

Capacity

The Grand Sport Arena of the Petrovsky Sport Complex currently has a capacity of 21,405 people.

History

The first stadium at this location was designed by Czech architect Aloise Wejwoda and was built in 1924 - 1925. During the World War II the stadium was completely destroyed. In 1957 - 1961 it was completely rebuilt by architects N.V. Baranov, O.I. Guryev and V.M. Fromzel. At that time the capacity was 33,000 seats. Before the 1980 Summer Olympics Petrovsky Stadium went through major reconstruction.

The stadium has received world recognition since hosting the Goodwill Games in 1994. At that time, after a major reconstruction the seating capacity was changed to a more comfortable design with 21,405 seats. All seats are made of weather-proof durable plastic. Seats have different colour, depending on the seating section and proximity to the pitch.

Today

Zenit Saint Petersburg are currently based at Petrovsky Stadium where they play their home games.

Aside from sporting events, the stadium has been a popular place for entertainment, music concerts and festivals.

Photo gallery

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  Facade of the stadium
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  Facade of the stadium in winter and a view of St. Vladimir's Cathedral
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  FC Zenit fans on the stadium in 2008
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  Petrovsky Stadium in 2005

References

External links

• Official website
• FC Zenit Official Site
• Stadium images

Coordinates: 59°57′07″N 30°17′11″E / 59.95194°N 30.28639°E / 59.95194; 30.28639

Sports venue and auditoriums in St. Petersburg
Open-air recreation areas	Petrovsky Stadium 21,600 capacity 1924 opened Dinamo Stadium 12,000 capacity 1929 opened Kirov Stadium 84,000 capacity 1950–2006 Petrovsky Stadium - small arena 2,600 capacity 1994 opened Krestovsky Stadium 60,000 capacity under construction
Roofed sport and concert areas	Yubileyny Sports Palace 7,000 capacity 1967 Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex 25,000 capacity 1980 Ice Palace 12,300 capacity 1999
Сoncert halls	Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall 3,800 capacity 1967 Mariinsky Theatre, Concert Hall 1,100 capacity 2006