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{{Short description|Association football stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name         = Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
| nickname     = 
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| image        = Nizhny Novgorod Stadium asv2019-05.jpg
| image_size   = 250px
| caption      = Nizhny Novgorod Stadium at night<p>'''[[UEFA Elite stadium|UEFA]]''' {{rating|4|4}}</p>
| fullname     = Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
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| location     = Betankura st., 1A, <br />[[Nizhny Novgorod]], [[Russia]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|56|20|15|N|43|57|48|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| publictransit = [[File:NNMetro Line 2.svg|30px|class=noviewer]] [[Strelka (Nizhny Novgorod Metro)|Strelka]]
| broke_ground  = 2015
| built         = 2016&ndash;2017
| opened        = 2018
| cost          = 17,9 billion [[Russian Ruble|₽]]
| renovated     = 
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| owner         = 
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| surface       = [[GrassMaster]]
| scoreboard    = 
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| capacity = 44,899 (Official)<br/>43,319 (2018 FIFA World Cup)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5001165/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118044703/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5001165/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2015 |title=Nizhny Novgorod Stadium |work=FIFA |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>
| record_attendance = 
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| dimensions = 105 x 68 m
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| tenants = [[FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod]] (2018–present)<br>[[Russia national football team]] (selected matches)
}}
'''Nizhny Novgorod Stadium''' ({{langx|ru|стадион «Нижний Новгород»}}) is a [[association football|football]] stadium in [[Nizhny Novgorod]], [[Russia]]. It was one of the venues for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]. It has a capacity of 44,899 spectators.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/8187285/Russia-2018-Fifa-World-Cup-artists-impressions-of-stadiums.html?image=7 |title=Russia 2018 Fifa World Cup: artist's impressions of stadiums |publisher=telegraph.co.uk |date=7 December 2010 |accessdate=14 July 2022}}</ref>

==General facts==
[[File:Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Nizhny Novgorod stadium (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.]]
The new stadium for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod was built in the historic area known as the [[Spit of Nizhny Novgorod|Spit (Strelka)]], at the confluence of the two major rivers: the [[Volga]] and the [[Oka River|Oka]]. It overlooks the [[Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin]] standing on the opposite bank of the river.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_Nizhny-Novgorod.htm |title=Satellite View and Map of Nizhny Novgorod (Ни́жний Но́вгород) |publisher=nationsonline.org |access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> 
The stadium design follows the classic style and uses a palette of white, blue and azure that is associated with the nature of the Volga region and the elements of water and wind. 
Its metalwork roof weighing over 11,000 tons gives the stadium a massive appearance, while its façade and semi-translucent rooftop add lightness and airiness to the overall look.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.systemair.com/mx/about-us/references/nizhny-novgorod-stadium-nizhny-novgorod/ |title=Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod |publisher=systemair.com |access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>

The projected total area of the stadium building is 127,500 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="stroytransgaz2">{{cite web|url=https://stroytransgaz.ru/projects/civil_engineering/132/ |title=Стадион на 45000 зрительских мест к Чемпионату мира по футболу в Нижнем Новгороде |publisher=stroytransgaz.ru |date= |accessdate=14 July 2022}}</ref>

The capacity of the stadium will be about 45,000 seats, including 902 seats for low-mobility groups of people together with accompanying persons. It is expected now that the tournament is over, the stadium will be used for home matches of the [[FC Nizhny Novgorod]] in the [[Russian Football National League]].<ref name="nationallightngr">{{cite web|url=https://nationallightngr.com/2018/07/12/nizhny-novgorod-stadium/ |title=Nizhny Novgorod Stadium |publisher=nationallightngr.com |date=12 July 2018 |accessdate=14 July 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119050259/https://nationallightngr.com/2018/07/12/nizhny-novgorod-stadium/ |archivedate=19 November 2020 }}</ref>

In the spring of 2017, Governor Valery Shantsev suggested that the stadium will be used for competitions in other sports, as well as for other major events and concerts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20170309/1489656886.html |title=Нижегородские власти изучат варианты использования стадиона после ЧМ-2018 |publisher=ria.ru |date=9 March 2017 |accessdate=4 August 2022}}</ref>

==Construction==
[[File:Nizhny novogrod strielka arena.jpg|thumb|The stadium under construction]]
At the end of 2014, the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation signed a contract with OAO Stroytransgaz for the construction of a stadium worth 16.756 billion rubles for an area of 21.6 hectares. The total estimated cost of the stadium, which includes, in addition to the construction and installation works performed by the general contractor, also the design cost, is 17.9 billion rubles.<ref name="stroytransgaz2" />

Works on the construction of the stadium was planned to start in 2012, but only began in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ns-businesshub.com/long-reads/2018-fifa-world-cup-russia-stadiums/ |title=Inside story of the new stadiums at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia |publisher=ns-businesshub.com |date=12 June 2018 |access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> 
The area of the stadium borders on the area of historical buildings, where the architectural monument [[Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Nizhny Novgorod|Alexander Nevsky Cathedral]] is located, too.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/927550/nizhny-novgorod-stadium-football-stadium-pi-arena |title=Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Football Stadium / PI ARENA |publisher=archdaily.com |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>

In 2016, the basic concrete works were completed - all the floors of the stadium and the platform of the upper tier were erected. The builders began to install engineering systems. By the end of 2016, the contractor had installed metal structures above the tribune zone, including the support ring - just over 50% of the stadium's total coverage.
In 2017 completion of installation in the final design position of steel structures of the coating, concreting the stands of the lower tier and pedestrian overpass. Also, the builders are to carry out the installation of the roof, the facade, the construction of the football field, and complete the finishing work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://progorodnn.ru/news/66985 |title=На "Стадионе Нижний Новгород" началась подготовка к устройству витражей  |publisher=progorodnn.ru |date=9 March 2017 |accessdate=4 August 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625135936/https://progorodnn.ru/news/66985 |archivedate=25 June 2021 }}</ref>

Under the terms of the contract, construction and installation work is expected to be completed in December 2017.<ref name="stroytransgaz2" />

In July 2017, the stadium began to sow the lawn. For seeding, several varieties of lawn grass "Rigras" have been selected. At the base of the lawn laid rubble and sand, which were successfully tested in Scotland. Two months later, when the root system of the lawn is formed, it is sewn with polymer threads.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svgz.ru/2017/07/24/na-stadione-nizhnij-novgorod-pristu/ |title=На "Стадионе Нижний Новгород" приступили к посеву натурального газона |publisher=svgz.ru |date=24 July 2017 |accessdate=2 August 2022}}</ref>

==Transportation==
A transport interchange has been prepared for the stadium. In February 2012, it was proposed to build in the area of arrows eponymous metro station due to the extension of the Sormovo Meshcherskaya-line one station from the Moskovsky railway station in the spring of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nnov.kp.ru/online/news/1090203/ |title=Канавинскую ветку нижегородского метро продлят на одну станцию |publisher=vymaps.com |date=24 February 2012 |accessdate=8 August 2022}}</ref> The stadium project for the World Cup 2018 was adopted by the Town Planning Council of the Nizhny Novgorod region on 22 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.innov.ru/news/2013/all/proekt-stadiona-k-ch/ |title=Проект стадиона к ЧМ-2018 в Нижнем Новгороде(ФОТО) |publisher=innov.ru |date=25 March 2013 |accessdate=8 August 2022}}</ref>

As of January 2017, Strelka metro station in [[Nizhny Novgorod Metro]] is 55% ready, from the report of the builders to the governor at his inspection of the station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vremyan.ru/news/gotovnost_novoj_stancii_metropolitena_strelka_i_peregonnyh_tonnelej_dostigla_55.html |title=Готовность новой станции метрополитена "Стрелка" и перегонных тоннелей достигла 55%. |publisher=vremyan.ru |date=13 January 2017 |accessdate=8 August 2022}}</ref> It also became known that the tunneling to the new station was completed in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nn.dk.ru/news/podryadchik-perenyos-sroki-prohodcheskih-rabot-na-stantsii-metro-strelka-237068721 |title=Подрядчик перенёс сроки проходческих работ на станции метро "Стрелка" |publisher=nn.dk.ru |date=6 February 2017 |accessdate=8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/constructions/rus/stadion_nizhny_novgorod |title=Stadion Nizhny Novgorod |publisher=stadiumdb.com |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>

==2018 FIFA World Cup==
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|18 June 2018||15:00 || {{fb|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || {{fb|KOR}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"| 42,300<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/23cbc5dbbe9f8bf9/original/aoogee9ukgiqkqroqfm1-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group F – Sweden - Korea Republic |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |format=PDF |date=18 June 2018 |access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|21 June 2018||20:00 || {{fb|ARG}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 || {{fb|CRO}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]]||style="text-align:center;"| 43,319<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4e2b7e744f9d8fc7/original/rreyld9smjelojvdapyl-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group D – Argentina - Croatia |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |format=PDF |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|24 June 2018||15:00 || {{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 6–1 || {{fb|PAN}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]]||style="text-align:center;"| 43,319<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/c04e740d6fab81d/original/zikvkjq0x0dgjhnso1qz-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group G – England - Panama |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |format=PDF |date=24 June 2018 |access-date=24 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|27 June 2018||21:00 || {{fb|SUI}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 || {{fb|CRC}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]||style="text-align:center;"| 43,319<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/56ffefe5ab36c90/original/fjtda2meel6sryckq68r-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group E – Switzerland - Costa Rica |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |format=PDF |date=27 June 2018 |access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|1 July 2018||21:00 || {{fb|CRO}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) (3–2 [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || {{fb|DEN}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"| 40,851<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/193f5af501c6b2a5/original/jq9prvpwlrv6snvywypi-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Round of 16 – Croatia - Denmark |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |format=PDF |date=1 July 2018 |access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|6 July 2018||17:00 || {{fb|URU}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 || {{fb|FRA|1974}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"| 43,319<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/68edfa0b8c2c5b50/original/zu6peytpxtyyzlqkmxcu-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Quarter-final – Uruguay - France |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |format=PDF |date=6 July 2018 |access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref>
|}

=== Conditions for spectators with disabilities ===
The arena offers special seating options for fans with disabilities with extra space for wheelchairs and accompanying persons.<ref name="nationallightngr" 
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[[File:Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (06 May 2018).jpg|thumb|Interior of the stadium during a [[Russian Football National League]] match]]

==Concerts and other events==
* June 20, 2019 – [[Leningrad (band)|band Leningrad]]
* July 16, 2019 – singer [[Svetlana Loboda]]
* July 21, 2019 – show of Alexander Petrov #Rebirth.
* September 5, 2020 – planned: band [[Ruki Vverh!|Hands Up]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Russian Premier League venues}}
{{2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums}}

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[[Category:Football venues in Russia]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Russia]]
[[Category:Sport in Nizhny Novgorod]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Nizhny Novgorod]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nizhny Novgorod]]