Central Stadium (Volgograd)

Rotor Volgograd

• Football World Cup 2018

The Central Stadium is a football stadium in the Russian city of Volgograd. It can accommodate 32,120 spectators and serves the club Rotor Volgograd as homestead.

History

The Central Stadium in the Russian city of Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, located in the south of Russia, was built in 1964. At that time, Volgograd tractor, as the now renamed Volgograd rotor users association of the stadium was then called, one of the best clubs in the Soviet Union, which did not come from Moscow. But this time was successful without title to an end. It was only in 1991 rotor succeeded the championship of the Second Division of the Soviet Union, this title is the first in the club's history of rotor was. But only a short time later, the re- descent followed in the second highest league in which the club is still today, after the meantime even played only mediocre. The Russian national football team already played a game in this stadium. In a qualifying match for the 2004 European Championships in Portugal, where Russia failed in the first round, Albania was defeated 4-1.

The Central Stadium in Volgograd is also used for purposes other than the football. Thus, the American rock group Deep Purple already gave a concert here. Also, even in this stadium was the former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and indeed during a state visit to the Soviet Union in 1963.

New

Volgograd is intended as a venue for the World Cup 2018. Since the central stadium does not meet the requirements of a World Cup, a new building is planned. It is planned to have a capacity of 45,000 spectators.