Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup Venues

FIFA World Cup Venues - Luzhniki Stadium

The Grand Sport Stadium of the Luzhnikí Olympic Complex, known during the Soviet Union as Central Lenin Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium in Moscow, capital of Russia.

Its total capacity is 89 318 seats, all covered. The stadium is part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex and is located in the district of Luzhnikí about five kilometers southwest of the Kremlin. The name Luzhnikí derives from the floodplain meadows in the curve of the Moscova river, where the stadium was constructed, that is translated approximately like "The meadows".

The stadium, which was the main venue for the 1980 Olympic Games, is mainly used for football matches, namely Spartak Moscow. It is also one of the few major European stadiums to use - due to the extreme climate of Russia - an artificial playing field, after having installed a FieldTurf turf approved by FIFA in 2002, although a field of natural turf was temporarily reintroduced For the final of the UEFA Champions League 2008. The stadium is also used occasionally for several other sporting events and concerts.