Stadiums in Krasnodar: the history of the two arenas

Football Krasnodar so far can not compete with the Moscow teams and St. Petersburg Zenit in terms of the struggle for the championship in the Premier League, but there is no doubt that there is a game of millions in this city. Local clubs "Kuban" and "Krasnodar" - a kind of third force in the Russian championship, and football stadiums in Krasnodar take full stands spectators almost at every match of the championship. However, now not only the championship, the successes of both teams in recent years give them the right to participate in a tournament held under the auspices of UEFA - the League of Europe.

Football stadiums in Krasnodar

Until recently, both Krasnodar teams conducted their home matches at the stadium "Kuban", built in the postwar years of the last century. This situation is not convenient for the clubs in drawing up the calendar of matches, but history knows many examples when teams from one city for a long time conducted home matches in the common arena ("Inter" and "Milan", "Juventus" and "Torino" Etc.)

In 2016, a new football stadium was opened FC "Krasnodar", where, in fact, moved the team with the same name.

Stadium "Kuban"

The home arena of the club of the same name is ready to accommodate a little more than 35 thousand spectators on its stands, this figure is included in the TOP-5 most capacious stadiums in Russia. At the end of the last century and at the beginning of the new "Kuban" twice it was subjected to global reconstructions, as a result of which new comfortable seats appeared in the stands, a new digital scoreboard was installed, treadmills along the field were changed, and the structure of the arena received a new modern look. At different times the stadium "Kuban" hosted matches for the Russian Super Cup, as well as friendly international fights.

Stadium "Krasnodar"

Leaders of the new project, obviously, did not invent fanciful names for the arena being prepared for opening, and so the stadiums in Krasnodar will continue to bear the names of the teams that conduct their home matches on them.

"Krasnodar" is designed in accordance with modern requirements for design and safety engineering with the participation of engineers from Germany. The structure has a modern look, a parking lot, designed for 3000 parking spaces, its own park. The highlight of the new stadium is a huge 3D screen with an area of 4.7 square meters. Km. The arena is designed for 34,000 seats.

In the opening match, which took place in October 2016, the Russian national football team hosted the Costa Rican national team. The same autumn stadiums in Krasnodar hosted home matches of the Europa League, in particular, on the "Krasnodar" the same-name team played with the German "Schalke 04".