Kaliningrad Stadium

Kalinigrad Stadium

Стадион Калининград
Location	Kaliningrad, Russia
Coordinates	54°43′N 20°30′E / 54.717°N 20.500°ECoordinates: 54°43′N 20°30′E / 54.717°N 20.500°E
Capacity	35,000 25,000 (after the World Cup 2018)[1]
Construction
Broke ground	2015
Built	2017 (planned)
Tenants
FC Baltika Kaliningrad 2018 FIFA World Cup

Kaliningrad Stadium, generally known as Arena Baltika, is a proposed association football stadium which will be built in Kaliningrad, Russia in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It will also host FC Baltika Kaliningrad of the Russian Football National League, replacing Baltika Stadium.

This will be a two-tier stadium, equipped with ultramodern security systems and CCTV. The project is based on the concept of the Allianz Arena, which hosted matches of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The project cost is planned around 11 billion rubles. Commissioning is planned in 2017. The stadium following the 2018 World Cup will turn into 25,000 seating capacity and part of the roof will be retracted.

2018 FIFA World Cup

Date	Time	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
June 16, 2018		D3	–	D4	Group D
June 22, 2018		E4	–	E2	Group E
June 25, 2018		B2	–	B3	Group B
June 28, 2018		G4	–	G1	Group G

References

1. "Capacity at 2 of Russia's stadiums to be reduced". The Oklahoman (via Associated Press). 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-09-28.