Fisht Olympic Stadium
Fisht Olympic Stadium (Russian: Олимпийский стадион «Фишт», Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht) is an outdoor stadium in Sochi, Russia. Located in Sochi Olympic Park and named after Mount Fisht, the 40,000-capacity stadium was constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, where it served as the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies.
Fisht Olympic Stadium in January 2018. | |
| Full name | Fisht Olympic Stadium |
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| Location | Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
| Coordinates | 43°24′08″N 39°57′22″E |
| Owner | Government of Russia (Olympstroy) |
| Capacity | 47,659 (Official) 44,287 (2018 FIFA World Cup) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 2010 |
| Built | 2011–2013 |
| Opened | 2013 |
| Construction cost | US $779 million |
| Architect | Populous, Buro Happold |
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| PFC Sochi (2018–present) Russia national football team (selected matches) Russia national rugby union team (selected matches) | |
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| 2014 Winter Olympics |
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| 2014 Winter Paralympics |
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The stadium was originally built as an enclosed facility; it was re-opened in 2016 as an open-air football stadium, to host matches as part of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup when it was known simply as Fisht Stadium.
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