Luzhniki Stadium

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The Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (Центральный стадион имени В.И.Ленина) in Luzhniki, Moscow, nowadays called 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 Sports Complex, geographically located at [55.715683° N 37.553533° E].

Stadium as seen from Sparrow Hills

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

Its field is used mainly for football games by Torpedo Luzhniki, who is the owner of the arena, and Spartak Moscow. It is also one of the few major European stadiums to use an artificial pitch, as it installed a FieldTurf pitch in 2002. FieldTurf is the best-known of the newest breed of artificial surfaces that offers more grass-like playing characteristics, and is approved by FIFA and UEFA for top-level competitions. 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.

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 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.

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