What is the capacity of zenith arena. "Zenith-Arena" will break the world record for the cost of construction. Not very good seats in the stadium

The construction of the stadium "Zenit-Arena" is the longest event in Russian football. The long-term construction began in 2007 and has not been completed so far, the deadlines for the completion of the facility are constantly being postponed, and the cost is growing day by day. Encouraging statements by contractors and managers about the construction of the stadium regularly appear in the newspapers.

“Zenith” has already been waiting for a new arena, but the players cannot influence the speed of the erection. So, fast forward ten years ago, when the idea of building a new stadium first appeared.

2005 year

In March 2005, information appeared that the Kirov Arena on Krestovsky Island would be demolished, and the construction of the stadium would begin from scratch in its place. “Zenith” was then still far from the UEFA Cup and the Hulk in the composition. Management announced that the new arena will cost one hundred and fifty million dollars, and the capacity will be 50,000 spectators.

Already in April, the concept of the future stadium appeared. The foundation was Old Trafford. This idea was later criticized by Demit Momot, who considered the open stadium unsuitable for the Russian climate. Six months later, management announced that the construction of the Zenit Arena stadium was already worth $250 million.

2006

In January, the construction organizers promised to commission the Gazprom Arena (as they planned to call the stadium) by 2009. Even then, analysts predicted repeated postponements. In April, the vice-governor of St. Petersburg promised that the construction of the Zenit Arena stadium would start at the end of this year.

In the summer of 2006, the arena project was presented, which was developed by a Japanese company. The structure was to receive a roof in the form of a spaceship with the possibility of heating. The cost of the project was $225 million. At the end of the year, a builder was identified. They became the company OOO "SINTEZ-SUI", which promised to build the stadium "Zenit-Arena" for 6.7 billion rubles.

2007

In March, Valentina Matvienko announced that the construction would be completed by the end and the team would spend the next season at the new stadium. A month later, the governor of St. Petersburg said that the stadium "Zenith-Arena" will receive a retractable field, which is worth the extra money. In September, the lieutenant governor issued a statement indicating that construction was ahead of schedule. He promised that in December 2008 the arena would be ready.

2008

In March, he announced that the construction of a new stadium could rise in price. Gazprom was involved for additional investments. A month later, Alexander Dyukov made it clear that in 2009 new stadium FC Zenit will not see. The deadline has been pushed back to 2010. In addition, the cost of construction has now amounted to 13-14 billion rubles.

In the middle of summer there was another rise in price of the stadium "Zenit-Arena". Now the price was a whopping 23.7 billion rubles. The management promised that the capacity would be 62,000 people. At the end of the year, it was announced that the Inzhtransstroy company, which signed a contract for 13.2 billion rubles, would take over the construction.

year 2009

In April, information appears in the media that in 2010 the famous Metallica will perform at the opening of the stadium. In December, the arena under construction was inspected, and it was found that it did not meet FIFA requirements. There were complaints about the location of the stands and the premises under the stands.

2010

In February 2010, it was decided to make the stadium more spacious (67,000), which affected its cost. Due to budget adjustments in April, the construction time is again increasing. Because of this, the cost rises again. At the end of the year, the president of Zenit announced the completion of the redesign of the arena. The new capacity will be 68,000 people.

2011

In January, Glavgosexpertiza orders to dismantle the roof of the arena, which has already been built, which leads to additional costs and postponement of deadlines. Now the total cost of construction is already cosmic 33 billion rubles. In October, the roof was again demolished, which the customer did not like. In November, the delivery of the finished arena is scheduled for 2013. The cost has increased to 40 billion rubles.

year 2013

At the beginning of the year, it was published that the stadium was 34.4% ready. In February, an investigative committee begins investigating a fraud case related to the construction of the arena. The case involves the first contractor and the amount of 500 million rubles.

In March, the construction management promises to hand over the arena in the summer of 2016. In the summer, it turns out that the construction of the Zenit Arena stadium, which will host matches at the 2018 World Cup at home, is only 35% completed.

year 2014

In April, the exact date of delivery of the object was set - June 15, 2016. The vice-governor ruled out an increase in the cost and named a figure of 34.9 billion rubles.

2015

In March, the case of embezzlement of 145 million rubles was closed. The reason is the expiration of the statute of limitations. In November, it was announced that Zenit would play their first match at the new arena in September 2016. A month later, the date was again moved to December.

2016

In February, the contractor asks to increase the amount of construction to 35.3 billion rubles. In the summer, 144.5 million rubles, which were intended for the installation of a video board, disappear. There was information that the workers do not receive wages. On July 13, according to the general contractor, an attempted raider seizure took place. He did not rule out that in this way the city administration is trying to delay the completion of the facility.

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Zenit Football Club takes care of the availability of the arena for all guests and makes every effort to make it as comfortable as possible for the fans.

Seats in the stadium

Special places:

Promenade (third floor)

141 seats for fans in wheelchairs. The accompanying person's chair is located nearby. Of these, 10 seats for fans of the visiting team in wheelchairs, which are located in sectors B-103 and B-104.

Sectors A-102 and A-103

50 seats for visually impaired fans. Each fan has the opportunity to come to the match accompanied by one person.

The tribune provides an audio-descriptive commentary (AOC) service for matches. Spectators can get equipment of the KLA free of charge from the staff of the MGN escort service.

Additional places (do not require special conditions):

Sector C-111

30 seats for fans with hearing disabilities
30 places for children with disabilities (without PAD)
30 seats for fans with I disability group (without PAD)

Each visitor with a disability has the opportunity to come to the match accompanied by one person.

invitation cards

You can apply to attend the match at .

In the application, you must indicate the match you are going to visit, the desired sector, the name of the fan with a disability, the name of the accompanying person, and attach a document confirming the disability.

Acceptance of applications begins with the start of ticket sales for the game and ends 2 days before the match.

parking

Near the entrance to the Gazprom Arena there is a parking lot for fans with disabilities. Parking passes are provided free of charge and are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, based on availability. You can apply for a car pass via e-mail or at the club's client office at Dobrolyubova, 16A, presenting a ticket for the match, a document confirming disability, as well as indicating the make and number of the car.

Acceptance of electronic applications begins with the start of the sale of tickets for the match and ends 2 days before the match. After that, the car pass can only be obtained at the client office.

Shuttles for MGN

Due to the restriction of entry to Krestovsky Island on the days of matches, for MGN using personal vehicles, parking is provided on Petrovsky Square, where they transfer to equipped minibuses with subsequent delivery directly to the stadium and along the return route after the match.

Shuttles start their work 2 hours before the start of the match.

social taxi

On the day of the match, social taxi cars can drive to parking lots P1 and P21 (next to Sibur Arena) only for dropping off/picking up fans.

Entry into the territory of the Gazprom Arena is possible only with an official “social taxi” pass.

MGN escort service

At each match, the stewards of the MGN escort service work. They can be recognized by their blue vests with "escort" written on them. They are located at car parks P1, P2 and P22, as well as at entrances 2a, 10a and 16a. There are wheelchairs at each of these entrances, which can be used by fans if necessary to get to their place in the stands (without the right to rent).

Also, the stewards of the escort service are located near the entrances to the stands A, B and C, as well as on the internal promenade of the stadium. MGN fans can always turn to them for any help they need.

For fans with children

Gazprom Arena is the most expensive Russian football stadium located in St. Petersburg. This football arena has other names:

SPB "Zenith-Arena";
St. Petersburg "Zenith" or the stadium "Zenith";
stadium "Krestovsky";
"St. Petersburg".

The general designer of the Gazprom Arena stadium was an architect from Japan - Kisho Kurokawa. The area of the Zenit-Arena stadium, taking into account all the premises, is almost 290 thousand m², and the roll-out football field- about 10 thousand m². However, according to the original project, the area of the St. Petersburg arena should be smaller.

The Zenit Arena stadium is a landmark of St. Petersburg, which is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful buildings on Krestovsky Island. It has a retractable dome with a diameter of about 290 meters. The dome of the football arena "St. Petersburg" rests on the masts. There are 8 such masts in total. The evening view of the stadium attracts with its unusual design - from afar, the arena resembles a flying saucer, from which multi-colored light emanates.

How the name for the stadium "Zenit-Arena" was chosen

Starting from the laying of the first stone during construction and until 2018, the Gazprom Arena stadium had many different names. Key points in choosing a name for the arena are as follows:

FSZCHKO or " Football stadium in the western part of Krestovsky Island" - this was the name of the stadium at that time, while the construction of the "Gazprom Arena" was going on. Initially, it was decided that the official name would be given only after the object was fully completed.
Because Petersburg football club Zenit and Gazprom expressed their desire to participate in the construction of the future Krestovsky stadium, they planned to name the arena one of the following options: Gazprom Arena, Zenit or Zenit Arena.
By the end of winter 2010, it became known that the Government of St. Petersburg would make a final decision on the name of the future stadium only after the arena was put into operation.
"St. Petersburg" - this is the name FIFA proposed in the fall of 2015 for the St. Petersburg stadium under construction. However, at the end of April of the same year, the Toponymic Commission of St. Petersburg chose another name for the football arena - Krestovsky. A year later, it was confirmed that the most expensive football arena Russia will be named after the island on which it is located - the stadium was named "Krestovsky".
However, after the approval of the official name for the Gazprom Arena, during some events taking place in this arena, the stadium was called differently. For example, it is known that during the Confederations Cup (in 2017) and the World Cup (in 2018), the new stadium on Krestovsky Island was called St. Petersburg.
In early December 2018, the most expensive Russian stadium changed its old official name Krestovsky to a new one - Gazprom Arena.

The cost of the stadium "Zenit-Arena"

The St. Petersburg stadium on Krestovsky Island is one of the longest-running and most expensive Russian football arenas.

At first it was decided that Gazprom would allocate funds for the construction, but then information appeared that the money for the construction of the Zenit Arena would be taken from the city budget. It was also known that the cost of construction increased from the original 6.7 billion rubles to 14 billion.

In the period from the end of summer 2008 to December 2016, 42 billion rubles have already been spent on the construction of a new football arena in St. Petersburg. The cost of the facility under construction was affected by changes to the project to comply with FIFA requirements.

At the beginning of 2017, the cost of building the stadium rose to almost 44 billion rubles. However, according to some reports, it is known that the Gazprom Arena stadium costs more than 44 billion rubles. The media called such amounts as 48 billion and 50 billion rubles.

How many years was the stadium "Zenit-Arena" built

The deadline for the completion of the stadium has been shifted many times. The construction of the arena began in 2007 and was supposed to be completed in 2009, but this did not happen. The stadium was put into operation only at the end of 2016, that is, 9 years after the start of construction. And the opening of the St. Petersburg stadium took place at the end of April 2017.

Chronology of the construction of the stadium "Zenit-Arena"

The construction of the Krestovsky Stadium can be divided into stages by years:

2006- demolished this year old stadium named after S. M. Kirov for the future construction of the Zenit Arena.

2007- after the excavation work on the partial dismantling of the hill was completed, the first stone was laid.

2008- the Krestovsky project was ready, but in November the contractor and the construction committee of St. Petersburg signed an agreement to terminate the contract due to the fact that the project became more expensive. But due to the fact that the necessary funds were later allocated by decision of the budgetary and financial committee of the Legislative Assembly, the construction of the arena was resumed at the end of the same year.

year 2009- at the end of this year, it was revealed that the stadium under construction "Zenit-Arena" does not meet FIFA standards, - mostly complaints were about the layout of the premises under the stands, as well as the configuration of the stands. Because of this, construction was stopped on the third level of the arena until the identified inconsistencies in the project were corrected.

2010- construction was resumed on the third level of the stadium thanks to the new general designer, who made the necessary changes to the project to comply with FIFA standards. After the amendments made to the project, the area of the Zenit Arena increased from 170,000 to 260,000 m². The number of seats has also increased. However, this entailed an increase in the cost of the object.

2015- by August of this year, the construction of the Krestovsky stadium was approximately 76% completed and the dismantling of the stationary roof was completed. In September, the installation of the heating system was completed. Work was underway on the installation of chairs, as well as on finishing appearance arena stands.

2016- in March, the readiness of St. Petersburg "Zenith" was 84%. Facade work was almost completed, and in December the arena was put into operation.

The capacity of the stadium "Gazprom Arena"

The exact number of spectators that Krestovsky can accommodate is unknown. However, during construction, there was information on the developer's website that the future Zenit Arena stadium would have 80,000 seats for spectators during various concerts and theater events. As well as 68 thousand spectator seats at football matches.

In addition, it is known that in 2018 during hockey game Russia - Finland (Channel One Cup) the stadium was visited by 81 thousand people.

The Gazprom Arena can also be visited by people with disabilities, for whom there are special places. So, out of 560 places for the disabled, 266 places are for those who cannot walk and move in a wheelchair.

Location of the St. Petersburg stadium "Zenith"

The stadium "Zenit-Arena" is located on Krestovsky Island, where the stadium named after S. M. Kirov was previously located. The address of the stadium is easy to remember: Football alley, building 1 (St. Petersburg, Russia).

In 2018, our country will host the most significant international tournament Football - World Cup. The upcoming World Cup will be hosted by 11 cities of our country, and matches will be played at 12 new stadiums that will be built for this truly great event! Some stadiums for the 2018 FIFA World Cup have already been built, and the construction of the rest is planned to be completed in the near future.

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