The stadium on Krestovsky Island is the last. New stadium

The Gazprom Arena stadium in St. Petersburg, better known as the Zenit Arena, was officially opened in 2016. The main architect of the building is Japanese Kisho Kurokawa.

For a long time they could not decide on the name of the sports facility; at first they wanted to call it the Krestovsky stadium (after the name of the island where it is located), then more popular ones appeared - Zenit Arena and the St. Petersburg stadium. The final option - Gazprom Arena - was chosen only in December 2018 - 11 years after the start of construction. Over the years, residents of the Northern capital and tourists have become accustomed to calling the stadium differently, so today you can hear different versions of the name.

Even before the opening, Gazprom Arena became famous as the most expensive stadium in Russia. Indeed, a fabulous amount was spent on the construction of the facility. According to various sources, the cost of the Zenit Arena is more than $1 billion. Over the years of construction, the stadium earned the notoriety of the country's main long-term construction project, the costs of which only increased every year. However, in preparation for the 2018 World Cup, the rental was completed.

Characteristics of the Gazprom Arena stadium:

• Capacity - up to 68,000 people;
• The area of ​​all premises is 287.68 thousand square meters. meters;
• Height - 9 floors (75 meters), including pylons - 110 meters;
• The area of ​​the football field is 9,840 square meters. meters.

Today, Gazprom Arena is one of the best venues in the city, suitable for both sports and musical events. The stadium's retractable roof allows the facility to be used in any weather. The infrastructure of the building makes it possible to organize events of any scale. Tenants have at their disposal premises of various sizes, a catering service, a venue and experienced employees.

Most significant events stadium "Gazprom Arena" in St. Petersburg:

• Football tournament “Confederations Cup 2017”,
• FIFA World Cup 2018.

In 2019, the arena will host UEFA Europa League matches. Of the musical events, the most memorable was the concert of the Leningrad group at the Gazprom Arena, held in October 2018.

Schedule of matches at the Gazprom Arena stadium

Sports competitions of various levels are held at the stadium all year round. Of course, the most striking event was the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Today, Gazprom Arena is the base of FC Zenit - home matches of the most popular and beloved football team in St. Petersburg are held here. In winter, hockey competitions are held at the arena. The game calendar for the 2018/2019 season is available on the official Gazprom Arena website.

Zenit Arena layout

Top 7 most expensive football stadiums on the planet. Zenit Arena is in the top three

On Tuesday, Soviet Sport published. The St. Petersburg stadium, better known by its popular name, Zenit Arena, also took a worthy place in the ranking. One thing surprised me - the costs for the construction of this sports facility increased by more than 700% compared to initial estimates.

On the same day, the St. Petersburg Construction Department 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 to different figures. They summarized all-state contracts for the construction of the stadium.

As a result, the amount was 47.9 billion rubles, which had already been paid under the contracts. However, some contracts have not yet been fully worked out. They didn't pay for them completely. It is expected that the final amount will be spent on the construction of the Zenit Arena.

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

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

7. Emirates Stadium, England –$705.9 million

At the beginning of the 20th century, London's Arsenal started thinking about building a new stadium. The old Highbury no longer suited the team - it was small and outdated. As a result, in 2006, a stadium called the Emirates was opened, which became the third largest stadium in England - 60,432 people. Construction costs amounted to 390 million pounds sterling, 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 suggests, 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 could not decide the fate of the grandiose building for a long time. As a result, it went to the local football club West Ham, which holds its home matches on it.

5. Fisht Stadium, Russia –$834 million

The Fisht Stadium in the Russian city of Sochi was built in 2013 for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The cost of construction was $779 million. However, after 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 exchange rate, to adapt the structure to host football matches of the 2018 World Cup. As a result, the total cost of the stadium was about $34 million. It is not yet known how the stadium will be used after 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 be named “National”, was built for the 2014 World Cup. The cost of constructing the arena was about $900 million. This caused a wave of indignation from local residents. They considered it unnecessary to build such a large and expensive arena in a city where no one needed it. In Brazil, there is a local team of the same name, which 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 in 2006, is well known to all of us. From the initial approximate cost of 6 billion rubles, the price tag jumped to a total of 50 billion. Construction lasted more than 10 years. But Zenit will have at its disposal the most modern football stadium in Europe, if not 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. KingFinal Arena, Canada –$1.44 billion

Previously, this stadium was called “Olympic”. It was built in Montreal for the 1976 Olympic Games. In 2012, the obsolete building 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 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 lengthy reconstruction in 2007. This giant seats 90,000 spectators. This is where the England national football team plays its home matches. In 2017, London's Tottenham will play here while the team's arena is closed for reconstruction. The cost of reconstruction of Wembley, which was essentially the construction of a new stadium on the old site while preserving one historical wall, cost the English budget 798 million pounds sterling. At the exchange rate for that year, this was about 1.59 billion dollars. However, this amount included the reconstruction of several blocks adjacent to the stadium - a condition of the city. So we are unlikely to ever know the real cost of constructing the stadium as a separate structure.

source: “Soviet Sport”

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According to Mikhail Zhvanetsky, repairs 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 about 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 we were talking about a stadium, the approximate cost of which would be $ 150 million, and the capacity would be 50,000 spectators.

April 2005 “Zenith’s new stadium will be built according to the Manchester model”
The concept of the future stadium has been unveiled. It was assumed that the prototype for it would be the arena project in Manchester, created by the English company Arup. General Director of 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 OJSC Gazprom Valery Golubev reported that the stadium in Dortmund could become a model for the stadium. The management of Gazprom JSC also clarified the cost of construction. Over six months, the figure grew by almost 70% – 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 deadlines will be pushed back repeatedly.

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

July 2006 Projects for a new stadium in St. Petersburg presented
An exhibition of developed architectural solutions (pre-design proposals) for the stadium has 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, measuring 200x90 meters, is made of polymer material, supported by metal masts and equipped with a special mechanism that blows hot air, which helps melt the snow. The Japanese estimated the cost of their construction at just over $225 million. It was this project that was highlighted among others by the former president of Zenit, Sergei Fursenko.

December 2006 The builder of the new FC Zenit stadium became known
The builder of the stadium was 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 next season the team would be able to play home matches at the new stadium. At the same time, the project’s customers still haven’t decided what type of sports arena to build – 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,” Matvienko said.

April 2007 Matvienko: at the new Zenit stadium the field will be retractable
Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko said that the new Zenit football stadium on Krestovsky Island will have a retractable field. No comments needed.

September 2007 “Construction of the Zenit stadium is ahead of schedule”
Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Vakhmistrov told reporters that the construction of the new Zenit stadium on Krestovsky Island is ahead of schedule: “The end of the construction period has not changed, approximately December 2008. We hope that Zenit will 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 Zenit”
President of the RFU Vitaly Mutko reported that construction of the arena may become more expensive. To implement the project, Gazprom may be attracted as an additional investor.

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

July 2008 “The new Zenit stadium has risen in price by 3.5 times”
After the estimate was approved, the price of the new football arena in St. Petersburg increased 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 in 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 arena's capacity to 62,000 spectators.

December 2008 “Inzhtransstroy will be engaged in the construction of the Zenit stadium”
In November last year, the St. Petersburg Construction Committee terminated the government contract with the previous construction contractor, the Avant company, and in December concluded a new one with ZAO Engineering Corporation Transstroy, owned by Oleg Deripaska. The cost of the contract amounted to 13 billion 22 million 282 thousand rubles with the original 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 a 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 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 sub-tribune rooms, which were divided by thick walls into small compartments. There were practically no halls or open spaces inside.

February 2010 Zenit Stadium will become larger and more expensive
Chairman of the Construction Committee of the St. Petersburg Administration Vyacheslav Semenenko announced the decision to expand the stadium. “Since the city received an offer from the bid committee to host the semi-final match of the World Cup, we asked all participants: 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. Thus, the new version of the stadium must accommodate at least 67,000 people.

April 2010 The construction time for the Zenit stadium is still increasing
Due to adjustments to the budget of St. Petersburg, the project to build a football stadium on Krestovsky Island lost 1.5 billion rubles. For this reason, the timing of the commissioning of the new arena of the St. Petersburg Zenit has again undergone changes. Head of the Budget and Financial Committee of the Legislative Assembly Vladimir Barkanov stated that because of this the project would become more expensive.

December 2010 Redesign of the new arena in St. Petersburg is completed
Zenit President Alexander Dyukov announced that the redesign of the new arena in St. Petersburg has been completed. Now the stadium will accommodate 68,000 spectators.

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

In addition, as the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Roman Filimonov said, the cost of the Zenit 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 increased to 33 billion rubles ($1.1 billion).

February 2011 The new Zenit stadium fell in price from 33 billion to 28.7 billion
The final estimate for 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
General Director of Zenit Maxim Mitrofanov: “We expect this: if construction really ends in November 2012, then approximately six months will be spent on various commissioning works, installation of technological and catering equipment. We would like to start the 2013/14 season in a new arena.”

October 2011 “The constructed part of the stadium will have to be partially redone”
The change in design was caused by the fact that the customer, the construction committee of the government of St. Petersburg, decided to make a different roof two months after transferring the documentation to Mosproekt-4. Mosproekt-4 initially designed a sliding structure that should only cover 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. It will take another 12 to 18 months to install the roof.

November 2011 New project deadline and new estimate
The final completion date for 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. Information also appeared that the price of the stadium could increase from 33 billion rubles to 40 billion rubles ($1.3 billion).

January 2013 Construction readiness of the Zenit stadium is 34.4%
At this point, the construction readiness of the facility is 34.4%. As of November 1, 2012, expenditures 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
The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg confirmed the fact that a criminal case had been initiated regarding fraud during the construction of a 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 entered into a contract with the construction committee of the government of St. Petersburg. In the subcontract agreements concluded, the cost of work was inflated by more than 500 million rubles.

March 2013 The new Zenit stadium is promised to be completed no later than July 2016
Head of the St. Petersburg Capital Construction Fund Roman Skladnev reported that the installation of the stadium roof 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 roof installation until the stadium is put into operation.

June 2013 The new Zenit stadium is currently 35% completed
After six years of work on Krestovsky Island, the new Zenit stadium, which will host matches at Russia's home 2018 FIFA World Cup, is about a third complete. 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 the 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 can breathe easy? Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan announced the exact opening date of the Zenit Arena stadium on Krestovsky Island. In April, construction of the stadium's roof began. Zenit President Alexander Dyukov later noted that such a forecast looks realistic.

Oganesyan ruled out the possibility of increasing costs for the construction of 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 of the new Zenit stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg, won a competition worth 9.129 billion rubles to complete the construction of the arena. All that remains is to install the retractable roof, roll-out pitch, engineering systems, finishing, installation and commissioning of arena equipment.

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

March 2015 The case of the theft of 145 million rubles from the arena was closed years ago
Vasileostrovsky 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 Arena construction worker was shot and killed
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 an employee approached him and made a remark. Presumably, after a verbal conflict, the driver took out a traumatic pistol and shot in the direction of his opponent three times, hitting him in the head twice.

November 2015 The first match at Krestovsky will be held in September 2016
Chairman of the Construction Committee Mikhail Demidenko reported that the level of readiness of the stadium on Krestovsky Island is now 79%. At the meeting, it was decided that the first match at the new site should take place in September 2016. However, a month later the general contractor moved 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 about increasing the cost of building the facility by 435 million rubles. This information was confirmed by the committee's press service. Thus, the final estimated cost of the arena may exceed 35.3 billion rubles.

July 2016 Investigators are looking for the video board of the Krestovsky stadium for 144 million rubles
The Investigative Committee and the economic police of St. Petersburg have begun large-scale searches that concern 144.5 million rubles initially required to carry out work on setting up a video board complete with a lifting and lowering system at the Krestovsky stadium, as well as a control system for the LEDs on this board. Meanwhile, the stadium's readiness is estimated at 85%. In addition, reports of delays in wages for construction workers have reappeared.

July 2016 Attempted raider takeover in the arena?
Inzhtrasstroy-Spb, the general contractor for the construction of the stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg, reported an attempted raider takeover that took place on July 13, also accusing the city administration of attempting to delay the delivery of the arena. “A situation has arisen in which the customer, represented by the city administration, is doing everything to miss the deadline for completing the project. One of the key problems is caused by the lack of approved design solutions and documentation. We don’t have documents according to which we actually have to build,” the company told Championship. Later, city authorities did not rule out that the government contract with the contractor could be terminated.

The construction of the Zenit Arena stadium is the longest undertaking in Russian football. The long-term construction began in 2007 and has not yet been completed, the deadline for the completion of the project is constantly being postponed, and the cost is growing day by day. Encouraging statements from contractors and managers about the construction of the stadium regularly appear in the newspapers.

Zenit is already waiting for a new arena, but the players cannot influence the speed of construction in any way. So, let's 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 in its place the construction of a stadium would begin from scratch. Zenit was still far from the UEFA Cup and the Hulk in the lineup. Management announced that the new arena would cost one hundred and fifty million dollars and have a capacity of 50 thousand spectators.

Already in April, the concept of the future stadium appeared. The basis 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 already costs $250 million.

2006

In January, the organizers of the construction 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 construction of the Zenit Arena stadium would start at the end of this year.

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

2007

In March, Valentina Matvienko said that 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 would receive a retractable field, which would cost additional money. In September, the lieutenant governor gave a statement in which he indicated that construction was ahead of schedule. He promised that the arena would be ready in December 2008.

2008

In March he reported that the construction of a new stadium could become more expensive. Gazprom was brought in for additional investment. A month later, Alexander Dyukov made it clear that in 2009 he would not see the new stadium of FC Zenit. The deadline for delivery was presumably moved to 2010. In addition, the cost of construction now amounts to 13-14 billion rubles.

In the middle of summer there was another increase in the price of the Zenit Arena stadium. Now the price was a whopping 23.7 billion rubles. Management promised a capacity of 62,000 people. At the end of the year, it was announced that the construction would be carried out by the Inzhtransstroy company, which signed a contract for 13.2 billion rubles.

year 2009

In April, information appeared in the media that in 2010 the famous Metallica would 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 rooms under the stands.

2010

In February 2010, they decided to make the stadium more spacious (67,000), which affected its cost. Due to budget adjustments in April, construction timelines are increasing again. 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 the dismantling of the arena's already constructed roof, which leads to additional costs and postponement of completion. Now the total cost of construction is already a cosmic 33 billion rubles. In October, the roof was demolished again, which the customer did not like. In November, delivery of the finished arena is scheduled for 2013. The cost 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, the Investigative Committee begins to investigate a case of fraud 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 commission 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 home World Cup, is only 35% complete.

year 2014

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

2015

In March, the case of the theft 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 the 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 construction amount to 35.3 billion rubles. In the summer, 144.5 million rubles are lost, which were intended for the installation of a video board. Information has emerged that workers are not receiving wages. On July 13, according to the general contractor, there was an attempted raider takeover. He did not rule out that in this way the city administration is trying to delay the completion of the facility.