The construction of the stadium "Zenith-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 Zenit-Arena stadium will receive a retractable field, which costs additional 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 he would not see the new stadium of FC Zenit. 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.

In 2010, Metallica was supposed to perform at the Zenith Arena

According to Mikhail Zhvanetsky, the repair cannot be completed - only stopped. Perhaps the most striking example of this is the construction of Krestovsky.

As the famous satirist Mikhail Zhvanetsky used to say, repairs cannot be completed - only stopped. Perhaps the most striking example of this is the construction of a stadium on Krestovsky Island. We present the chronology of the construction of the most high-profile football long-term construction in Russia - from the idea of ​​​​creation to the present day.

March 2005 "The Kirov Stadium in St. Petersburg will be demolished"
The first reports of the construction of a new arena on the site of the stadium. CM. Kirov, located on Krestovsky Island, appeared more than 10 years ago. Then it was about the stadium, the approximate cost of which would be $ 150 million, and the capacity - 50,000 spectators.

April 2005 "The new Zenith stadium will be built according to the Manchester model"
The concept of the future stadium has been unveiled. It was assumed that the project of the arena in Manchester, created by the English company Arup, would serve as a prototype for it. General Director of the State Unitary Enterprise "Stadium named after. CM. Kirov Demid Momot later criticized the idea of ​​an open stadium in Russian climatic conditions. And then a member of the board of OAO Gazprom Valery Golubev said that the stadium in Dortmund could become a model for the stadium. The management of JSC Gazprom also clarified the cost of construction. In six months, the figure has grown by almost 70% - up to $250 million.

January 2006 The stadium is promised to be built by 2009

According to the head of the St. Petersburg Sports Committee, Vyacheslav Chazov, he is 1,000,000% sure that the Gazprom Arena (that's what it was supposed to be called) will appear on the site of the stadium. Kirov by 2009. However, experts predict that these dates will be repeatedly shifted.

April 2006 When will construction start?
According to the vice-governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Vakhmistrov, the construction of a new stadium for Zenit will begin at the end of 2006, immediately after the dismantling of the Kirov Stadium, which is scheduled to be completed in November. “Then we plan to sign a construction agreement with the general contractor,” Vakhmistrov said.

July 2006 Presentation of projects for a new stadium in St. Petersburg
An exposition of the developed architectural solutions (pre-project proposals) of the stadium was opened in St. Petersburg. It presented projects developed by the winners of the first stage of the competition, including Kisho Kurokawa architect & associates (Japan).

The Japanese proposed a stadium project, shaped like a spaceship. The roof of 200x90 meters is made of polymer material, rests on metal masts and is equipped with a special mechanism that inflates hot air, which contributes to the melting of snow. The Japanese estimated the cost of their construction at just over $225 million. It was this project that was singled out among others by the former president of Zenit, Sergei Fursenko.

December 2006 The builder of the new stadium of FC Zenit became known
The stadium was built by the St. Petersburg company SINTEZ-SUI LLC, which offered to carry out all the work for 6 billion 664 million 308 thousand 170 rubles.

March 2007 "Zenith Stadium will be built before the end of 2008"
At a meeting with the participation of the governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko It was announced that the construction of the arena on Krestovsky Island would end on December 30, 2008, and that the team would be able to play home matches at the new stadium next season. At the same time, the customers of the project have not yet decided what kind of sports arena to make - retractable or non-retractable. “Based on the difficult weather conditions in St. Petersburg, experts believe that a retractable field can greatly increase the cost of the project, but not give the effect we want. We need to weigh everything, ”said Matvienko.

April 2007 Matvienko: the field will be retractable at the new Zenith stadium
The governor of St. Petersburg, Valentina Matvienko, announced that the new Zenith football stadium on Krestovsky Island will have a retractable field. Comments are superfluous.

September 2007 "Construction of the Zenith stadium is ahead of schedule"
Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Vakhmistrov told reporters that the construction of the new Zenith stadium on Krestovsky Island is ahead of schedule: “The deadline for construction has not changed, it is tentatively December 2008. We expect Zenit to play the first matches of the 2009 season at the new stadium."

March 2008 "Gazprom" will be asked for money for a new stadium for "Zenith"
RFU President Vitaly Mutko said that the construction of the arena could rise in price. To implement the project, Gazprom can be attracted as an additional investor.

April 2008 "The commissioning of the new Zenith stadium has been postponed for a year"
“In 2009, the stadium is unlikely to be put into operation,” says the president of Zenit Alexander Dyukov. - In the future, maybe in 2010. At the moment, the construction project of the stadium on Krestovsky costs approximately 13-14 billion rubles, instead of the previously announced 6.67 billion. This is due to the increase in prices for the cost of work and materials, as well as the peculiarity of the soil. In addition, the cost included the dismantling of the old Kirov Stadium.”

July 2008 "The new stadium "Zenith" has risen in price by 3.5 times"
After the approval of the estimate, the new football arena in St. Petersburg rose in price by 3.5 times to 23.7 billion rubles. It is reported that if there is not enough budget money, Gazprom, which controls FC Zenit, will join the financing. According to the official estimate prepared by Glavgosexpertiza, the football stadium on Krestovsky Island will cost 23.7 billion rubles. Now it is planned to increase the capacity of the arena to 62,000 spectators.

December 2008 "Inzhtransstroy will be engaged in the construction of the Zenith stadium"
In November last year, the St. Petersburg Construction Committee terminated the state contract with the former construction contractor, the Avant company, and in December concluded a new one with CJSC Transstroy Engineering Corporation, owned by Oleg Deripaska. The value of the contract amounted to 13 billion 22 million 282 thousand rubles, with the initial price of 18 billion 603 million 260 thousand. The reduction in the starting price was 30%.

April 2009 Metallica will perform in St. Petersburg at the opening of the new stadium»
News agencies report that the legendary American band Metallica will perform in St. Petersburg in 2010 at the opening of a new stadium on Krestovsky Island. Metallica will present their latest album, Death Magnetic.

December 2009 The stadium does not meet FIFA standards
After checking the stadium project for compliance with FIFA requirements, it turned out that, according to a number of criteria, the stadium already under construction does not meet FIFA standards. The main complaints were made about the configuration of the stands (ensuring comfortable visibility, the location of hatches) and the layout of the premises under the stands, which were divided by thick walls into small compartments. Halls and open spaces inside were practically absent.

February 2010 Zenith Stadium will become bigger and more expensive
Chairman of the Construction Committee of the Administration of St. Petersburg Vyacheslav Semenenko announced the decision to expand the stadium. “Since the city received a proposal from the bid committee to host the semi-final match of the World Cup, we turned to all participants with a question: either we continue construction with minor adjustments to the project, or we suspend work and change the project so that the new stadium meets all UEFA requirements and FIFA. But this will require additional funding,” Semenenko said. So the stadium new version must accommodate at least 67,000 people.

April 2010 The construction time of the Zenith stadium is still increasing
Due to adjustments in the budget of St. Petersburg, the project to build a football stadium on Krestovsky Island lost 1.5 billion rubles. For this reason, the deadlines for commissioning the new arena of the St. Petersburg "Zenith" have again undergone changes. Head of the Budgetary and Financial Committee of the Legislative Assembly Vladimir Barkanov He stated that this would also increase the cost of the project.

December 2010 Redesign of the new arena in St. Petersburg completed
Zenit President Alexander Dyukov said that the redesign of the new arena in St. Petersburg has been completed. The stadium will now have a capacity of 68,000 spectators.

January 2011 Builders hurry up - the roof is being dismantled
The timeframe for the construction of the new Zenith stadium has been revised again until November 2012. The conclusion of the Glavgosexpertiza on redevelopment was received by construction organizations three months later than expected, so the builders, who rushed to start work, faced the need to dismantle the roof of the future arena. The Glavgosexpertiza amendments inevitably led to an increase in the cost of construction, which by that time had already been reviewed five times.

In addition, as the vice-governor of St. Petersburg Roman Filimonov said, the cost of the Zenith stadium has increased. Compared to the previous estimate, construction work has risen in price by 8.4 billion rubles, and now the total cost of the stadium has risen to 33 billion rubles ($1.1 billion).

February 2011 New Zenith Stadium fell from 33 billion to 28.7 billion
The final estimate of the stadium was not 33 billion, which was announced at the end of January, but 28.7 billion. The contractor Inzhtranstroy gave a discount.

July 2011 Zenit wants to start the 2013/14 season in a new arena
CEO of Zenith Maxim Mitrofanov: “We expect this: if the construction really ends in November 2012, then about six months will be spent on various commissioning works, on the installation of technological, catering equipment. We would like to start the 2013/14 season in a new arena.”

October 2011 "The completed part of the stadium will have to be partially redone"
The design change was caused by the fact that the customer, the construction committee of the government of St. Petersburg, decided to make another roof two months after the transfer of the documentation to Mosproekt-4. Mosproekt-4 originally designed a sliding structure, which should cover only the stands. And the customer wanted the roof to cover the entire stadium along with the field. And these are completely different loads on beams, columns and foundations. The installation of the roof will take another 12 to 18 months.

November 2011 New project deadline and new budget
The deadline for commissioning the new stadium for Zenit on Krestovsky Island is 2013. This was announced by the Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko during a joint meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak at the construction site of the future sports arena. There was also information that the price of the stadium could rise from 33 billion rubles to 40 billion rubles ($1.3 billion).

January 2013 Construction readiness of the Zenith Stadium is 34.4%
By this moment, the construction readiness of the facility is 34.4%. As of November 1, 2012, expenses from the budget of St. Petersburg were made to finance the construction of a football stadium in the amount of 14,417.1 million rubles, while accounts receivable amounted to 3,759.8 million rubles.

February 2013 The Investigative Committee took over the stadium
Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee Russian Federation in St. Petersburg confirmed the fact of initiation of a criminal case on the fact of fraud in the construction of the stadium for Zenit on Krestovsky Island. We are talking about the work of the first contractor on the project - Sintez-Sui LLC, which later changed its name to Avant LLC, which at the end of 2006 signed a contract with the construction committee of the government of St. Petersburg. In the subcontracts concluded, the cost of work was overstated by more than 500 million rubles.

March 2013 The new Zenith Stadium is promised to be commissioned no later than July 2016
Head of Capital Construction Fund of St. Petersburg Roman Skladnev said that the installation of the roof of the stadium for Zenit on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg will begin in the second or third quarter of 2014, and all monolithic work will be completed in the fourth quarter of the same year. According to him, 21 months will pass from the start of the installation of the roof to the commissioning of the stadium.

June 2013 The new Zenith Stadium is currently 35% complete
After six years of work on Krestovsky Island, the new Zenith stadium, which will host matches at Russia's home 2018 FIFA World Cup, is about a third complete. The vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan, meanwhile, believes that, despite the problems with the construction of the stadium on Krestovsky Island, the city is a leader in preparation among Russian cities that will host the 2018 World Cup.

April 2014 Zenit Arena will be put into operation on June 15, 2016
Perhaps now the fans will be able to breathe easy? Vice Governor of St. Petersburg Marat Hovhannisyan called the exact date of the opening of the stadium "Zenith-Arena" on Krestovsky Island. In April, the construction of the roof began at the stadium. Zenit President Alexander Dyukov later noted that such a forecast looks realistic.

Hovhannisyan ruled out the possibility of increasing the cost of building a stadium on Krestovsky Island. According to him, the final cost of the facility will be 34.9 billion rubles and "not a penny more."

October 2014 Construction in St. Petersburg will still be completed by Transstroy
Transstroy, the general contractor for the new Zenith stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg, has won a RUB 9.129 billion tender to complete the arena. It remains to mount the retractable roof, roll-out field, engineering systems, finishing, installation and commissioning of the arena equipment.

December 2014 Alluvium for another 2.33 billion rubles
The State Order Committee of St. Petersburg announced a tender for the creation of an artificial land plot near the territory of Krestovsky Island for the construction of a stadium for the 2018 World Cup. The amount of allocated funds will amount to almost 2.33 billion rubles, according to the procurement portal.

March 2015 The case of embezzlement of 145 million rubles at the arena was dismissed after years of prescription
The Vasileostrovskiy District Court dismissed the criminal case against Sergei Gerliman, who was accused of illegally cashing out 145 million rubles stolen during the construction of the Zenit Arena. The reason for the decision was the expiration of the statute of limitations.

April 2015 An arena construction worker was shot and injured
As a result of the conflict at the Zenit Arena stadium under construction on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg, a construction worker received gunshot wounds to the head. The day before, a concrete mixer arrived at the construction site. Having unloaded, the driver began to wash the car, after which a worker approached him and made a remark. Presumably, after a verbal conflict, the driver took out a traumatic pistol and fired three times in the direction of the opponent, twice hitting the head.

November 2015 The first match at Krestovsky will be held in September 2016
Chairman of the building committee Mikhail Demidenko reported that the readiness level of the stadium on Krestovsky Island is now 79%. At the meeting, it was decided that the first match at the new site should be held in September 2016. However, a month later, the general contractor pushed back the announced deadlines until December 2016.

February 2016 The general contractor asks to increase the estimate to 35.3 billion rubles
The Inzhtransstroy-SPb company, the general contractor for the construction of the Zenit-Arena stadium, sent an official appeal to the St. Petersburg Construction Committee to increase the cost of building the facility by 435 million rubles. This information was confirmed by the press service of the committee. Thus, the final estimated cost of the arena may exceed 35.3 billion rubles.

July 2016 Investigators are looking for a video scoreboard of the Krestovsky stadium for 144 million rubles
The Investigative Committee and the economic police of St. Petersburg have begun large-scale searches, which concern 144.5 million rubles, initially necessary for the installation of a video board complete with a system for raising and lowering at the Krestovsky stadium, as well as a control system for LEDs on this board. Meanwhile, the readiness of the stadium is estimated at 85%. In addition, there were again reports of delayed wages to builders.

July 2016 Arena raiding attempt?
Inzhtrasstroy-Spb, the general contractor for the construction of the stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg, reported an attempted raider seizure that took place on July 13, also accusing the city administration of trying to miss the deadlines for the arena. “A situation has arisen in which the customer, represented by the city administration, is doing everything to disrupt the deadlines for completing the project. One of the key problems is caused by the lack of approved design solutions and documentation. We do not have documents according to which we actually have to build,” the company said to “Championship”. Later, the city authorities did not rule out that the state contract with the contractor could be terminated.

Top 7 most expensive football stadiums in the world. Zenit Arena - in the top three

The new stadium of St. Petersburg "Zenith" will take its rightful place in the list of the most expensive arenas in the world.

On Tuesday "Soviet Sport" published. A worthy place in the rating was taken by the stadium "St. Petersburg", better known under its popular name - "Zenith Arena". One thing was surprising - the costs for the construction of this sports facility increased by more than 700% compared to the initial estimates.

On the same day, the construction department of St. Petersburg reported on the cadastral value of the stadium - 41.7 billion rubles. It is not known how the northern capital reached this amount, but independent international organizations came up with other figures. They summed up all-state contracts for the construction of the stadium,.

As a result, the amount of 47.9 billion rubles came out, which has already been paid under the contracts. However, some contracts have not yet been worked out to the end. Not fully paid for them. It is expected that the final amount will be spent on the construction of the Zenith Arena.

At the current rate, this is about 845 million dollars. However, the researchers did not become lazy and calculated the costs for each individual contract, converting the costs into dollars not today, but on the day of settlement under this contract. But the rate during the construction of the stadium grew from 27 rubles per dollar almost up to 80 rubles, then dropping to 60 rubles. As a result, in dollars, the final amount should be about 1.38 billion.

We decided to ask what place Zenit Arena will take in the list of the most expensive football stadiums on the planet. Please note that we are listing stadiums that are mostly used for football matches.

7. Emirates Stadium, England -$705.9 million

At the beginning of the 20th century, the London Arsenal thought about building a new stadium. The old Highbury ceased to suit the team - it was small and obsolete. As a result, in 2006, the Emirates stadium was opened, which became the third largest stadium in England - 60,432 people. Construction costs amounted to 390 million pounds, which in 2006 was approximately equal to 705.9 million dollars.

6. Olympic Stadium, England -$763 million

The "Olympic" stadium in London, as the name implies, was built for the 2012 Olympic Games. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as athletics competitions. Capacity - 60 100 people. After the end of the Olympics, the city authorities for a long time could not decide the fate of the grandiose building. As a result, she went to the local Westham football club, which holds its home matches on it.

5. Fisht Stadium, Russia -$834 million

Fisht Stadium in Russian city Sochi was built in 2013 for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The cost of construction was 779 million dollars. However, after the end of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, the stadium was closed for reconstruction. It took another 3.3 billion rubles, or 55 million dollars at the current rate, to adapt the facility to host football matches of the 2018 World Cup. As a result, the total cost of the stadium was about 34 million dollars. It is not yet known how the stadium will be used after the end of the 2018 World Cup, because there is no professional football team in Sochi.

4. National Stadium, Brazil -$900 million

The stadium in the capital of Brazil, the city of Brasilia, which was decided to give the name "National", was built for the 2014 World Cup. The cost of building the arena was about $900 million. This caused a wave of indignation on the part of local residents. They considered it superfluous to build such a large and expensive arena in a city where no one needs it. In Brazil, a local team of the same name plays in the second league and does not claim titles.

3. St. Petersburg Stadium, Russia -$1.37 billion

The St. Petersburg stadium, which is being built in the city on Neves 2006, is well known to all of us. From the initial estimated cost of 6 billion rubles, the price tag jumped to the final 50 billion. The construction took more than 10 years. But Zenit will have at its disposal the most modern football stadium in Europe, if not in the world. This arena will host matches of the 2017 Confederations Cup, the 2018 World Cup, and the 2020 European Championship. Capacity - 67,800 people

2. Stadium "KingFinal Arena", Canada -$1.44 billion

Previously, this stadium was called "Olympic". It was built in Montreal for the 1976 Olympics. In 2012, the obsolete structure was closed for reconstruction, which was completed in 2015 and cost the Canadian budget $1.44 billion. The new stadium was named KingFinal Arena. It hosts the home matches of the Canadian national football team, as well as the most important games of the Canadian Football League. Capacity - 61,004 people.

1. Wembley Stadium, England$1.59 billion

The most expensive football stadium on the planet continues to be London's Wembley, which opened after a long renovation in 2007. This giant can accommodate 90,000 spectators. It is here that the England football team plays its home matches. In 2017, London's Tottenham will also play here while the arena of this team is closed for reconstruction. The cost of the reconstruction of Wembley, which was essentially the construction of a new stadium on the old site with the preservation of one historical wall, cost the English budget 798 million pounds. At the exchange rate for that year, it was about $1.59 billion. However, this amount included the reconstruction of several neighborhoods adjacent to the stadium - a condition of the city. So we are unlikely to ever know the real cost of building a stadium as a separate structure.

source: "Soviet Sport"

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The Krestovsky stadium will be the main football fortress of the northern capital during the 2018 World Cup. There has long been a lot of talk and debate on this subject, because the stadium was originally planned to be named the same as the city. In addition to these names, and "Zenith Arena", there were several more variants of names, among which Gazprom Arena and Putin Arena most often appeared. But the choice fell on the first option, although in some sources this arena is called the St. Petersburg arena. In general, there is some confusion.

General information about the stadium

The name of the stadium is one thing, and its commissioning is another. The construction of the arena began back in 2007, and only this year the arena was finally prepared for the Confederations Cup and the World Championship. Over the past 10 years, the final date for the completion of the reconstruction of the Kirov Stadium, with the subsequent creation of a high-tech and ultra-modern arena in its place, has changed about 35 times, which in itself already looks strange. At first there was talk that the team from the banks of the Neva would play its first fight in 2009, after which continuous transfers began. All this led to the fact that he held his first meeting at Zenit on the new arena only in 2017 - in the game against Ural on April 22, which, as you know, ended in scandal.

The author of the project and features of his creation

I would like to single out the author of the project, who was an architect from Japan - Kisho Kurokawa. His idea was the embodiment of the most advanced technologies within the same arena. And, apparently, his desire was fully embodied in the creation, because the main difference between the Krestovsky Arena and other World Cup stadiums is the presence of transformable parts of the structure, roof and field.

It is worth noting that the roof of the stadium will be closed during World Cup matches. Even if these same precipitations are not the most abundant. A special pipe system is built into the roof, which will be ready to act as a kind of pillow, that is, to fill parts of the canopy with warm air for the sake of an accelerated process of the same snow melting, followed by draining the water. Powerful air currents, as expected, will also "disperse" the rain.

Problems with the construction of the stadium

Perhaps, the problems with the construction of a football arena in the northern capital have long become part of folklore. However, even after the stadium was put into operation, there were many reasons for memes and jokes. The main one lies in the disgusting state of the field, which forced Zenit to move one of their home matches to the Petrovsky stadium (the game with Krasnodar).

Everyone who watched the game "Zenith" - "Terek" (0:1) live or on TV on May 7 had no doubts that playing on such a lawn was at least uncomfortable, and at most dangerous for the health of football players. With banal passes from the bottom, the ball of the players bounced on the bumps, and pieces of turf constantly soared into the air after the tackles and falls of the participants in the game.

At the time of writing the article, a new lawn had already been laid on Krestovsky, and now its firmware is underway. By June 11-12, everything should be finished, although it is possible that the stadium will be finished a few days earlier. Do not forget that the St. Petersburg arena will host the games Cameroon - Australia (June 22), New Zealand- Portugal (June 24), as well as the final of the Confederations Cup - July 2.

Not a single field

In the debut game for Krestovsky, Zenit - Ural, due to an unexpected snowfall, it was decided to leave it closed, after which it became clear that it was leaking in places. On the side of the fan turn, water began to drip, and in the premises under the stands, this problem was dealt with with the help of plastic buckets.

The problems at the stadium did not end there. Before the match with Terek, the Blue-White-Blues had problems getting to Krestovsky Island due to traffic jams. In addition, in the locker room of the hosts there were interruptions in hot water. During the meeting with Grozny residents, the spectators of the meeting also complained about the comfort, according to which an icy wind was blowing around the stadium.

Arena cost

Constant changes in the cost of the Krestovsky stadium make it almost impossible to accurately calculate the amount spent on construction. But we can say that this is not the most expensive arena in the world, as many believe. According to unofficial information, the cost of the stadium is estimated at 39.2 billion rubles, but, of course, much more was spent on this building.

How to get to the stadium?

As for the location of the arena, the Krestovsky stadium is located on the site of the former arena named after S.M. Kirov, in the western part of Krestovsky Island. We can already say with confidence that the place was chosen very successfully, and the local infrastructure and transport interchange reached a relatively new level already in 2016.

The best way to get to the new stadium in St. Petersburg is by metro. The nearest metro station is Krestovsky Ostrov, which is a purple metro line. From the station "Mezhdunarodnaya" to "Krestovsky Island" about 30 minutes. Buses are available. Buses on routes 10, 14, 25 and 25A will take you to the stadium.

The new home arena of the football club "Zenith" will be built on the site of the stadium named after S. M. Kirov, located in the western part of Krestovsky Island.

From November 15, 2005 to August 23, 2006, at the initiative of the government of St. Petersburg, a competition was held for best project new stadium. The expert commission gave preference to the project "Spaceship" by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.

The customer for the construction of the new stadium is the Committee for the Construction of St. Petersburg. The general designer of the project is Kisho Kurokawa architects & associates. The general contractor for the construction is CJSC Engineering Corporation Transstroy.

The new project provides that 68,000 spectators can be in the arena at a time. The height of the seven-storey building will be 56.6 meters, the area of ​​the football field will be 9840 square meters. The arena will be covered with a retractable roof, which will allow in comfortable conditions (working temperature - +15) to hold matches in the winter season.