Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad Stadium (Russian: Стадион Калининград), known for sponsorship reasons as the Rostec Arena (Russian: Ростех Арена) since August 2023, is a football stadium on Oktyabrsky Island, Kaliningrad, Russia, which hosted four games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It hosts FC Baltika Kaliningrad of the Russian Premier League, replacing Baltika Stadium.
Ростех Арена | |
UEFA | |
| Former names | Kaliningrad Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Solnechnyy Bul'var, Kaliningrad, Russia |
| Coordinates | 54°41′53″N 20°32′02″E |
| Capacity | 35,016 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2015 |
| Built | 2016–2018 |
| Opened | 12 May 2018 |
| Construction cost | € 257 million |
| Architect | Jean-Michel Wilmotte |
| Tenants | |
| FC Baltika Kaliningrad (2018–present) Russia national football team (selected matches) | |
Its project is based on the concept of the Allianz Arena, which hosted matches of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The first match was played on 11 April 2018, a football match between FC Baltika and PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.
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