In anticipation of the World Cup, which will be held in 2018 in our country, we offer you to get to know one of the objects of this event. It will be about the Central Stadium in Kazan, which was played not only by the Rubin team and the Russian team, but also by such great players as Messi and Sneijder. A feature of the stadium is its proximity to the Kazan Kremlin, which gives a special touch to all the events taking place on it.
Stadium History
Among the several cities of Russia in which the World Cup will be held, Kazan is considered to be one of the most sporting and most prepared for this event. The central stadium was named after V.I. Lenin, since the construction completion date (June 25, 1960) coincided with the 90th anniversary of his birthday. The construction was led by architect V.E. Portyankin, who won the tender for the construction of the stadium in the second half of the 50s. In the 90s the name of the football arena changed - since then it’s the Central Stadium, the main owner of which is the Rubin football team.
Since there was no indoor ice rink until 1967, the Kazan Central Stadium in winter was an excellent platform for training and hockey matches. With the advent of frost, ice was pouring in the stadium and hockey players replaced the players.
Reconstruction
Since the construction of the Central Stadium of Kazan to its reconstruction more than fifty years have passed and during this time it has become outdated and acquired a very unattractive, dilapidated appearance. But thanks to the big event - the millennium of the third capital of Russia - the city administration found the necessary funds for its complete reconstruction. The stadium was so successfully modernized that it was awarded 4 stars by the European Union of Football Associations. Due to this status, the Central Stadium has the right to host world-class events. The first such match was played already in 2013, during the World Summer Universiade.
Scheme
The central stadium of Kazan seats more than thirty thousand spectators. Four stands are equipped with comfortable plastic seats. The stadium is equipped with a wide-screen color television scoreboard, which is why it is convenient to watch a match in real time from any corner. The VIP box holds 133 seats for the most important guests. The size of the playing field covered with real grass is 110 by 73 meters. Along the perimeter of the field are 8 circular paths, 400 meters long, as well as 2 straight lines.