How many fans can the zenith arena accommodate. Zenit Arena will break the world record for construction costs
And it will be inferior to London's Wembley, the price of one seat on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg will be a record for football stadiums.
Estimated construction cost "Zenith Arena", or, as it was planned to call it earlier, Gazprom Arena,. However, this is not yet the final price. It can be revised as soon as the name of the general contractor (already the third in a row) who will complete the construction is determined.
If we divide the total amount by the estimated capacity of the arena under construction (69,501 people), it turns out that one seat will cost the city $15827- a very high indicator by world standards.
Even the cost of one seat at the most expensive football stadium on the planet, London, is inferior to this figure. Wembley, where the England national team plays its home matches. With a construction cost of $1.3 billion, the legendary arena has a capacity of 90,000 people. Therefore, the price of each seat is equal to $14444. Wembley was completed in 2007 and the stadium is not owned by any football club.
The most expensive stadium in the world among all sports on this moment is the arena of the New York Giants club - "MetLife Stadium". Opened in 2010, the stadium cost about $1.6 billion and seats 82,566 people - 19378 dollar in for everyone. It hosts American football matches.
What can I say when the main stadium Olympic Games cost the British treasury 875 million dollars, with its capacity of 80,000 people.
Football
The home arena of St. Petersburg "Zenith", when completed, will move to the third line in terms of total cost among football stadiums that hosted the 2008 World Cup final "Stade de France" in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. The construction of the stands, accommodating 80,000 spectators, cost the French budget 974 million dollars - $12175 in place.
If we take into account only stadiums owned by football clubs, then Zenit has no equal at all. The closest pursuer is Arsenal long years saved up a "pathetic" $770 million to rebuild his handsome 60,000th Emirates- order $12,800 for one seat.
But, unlike Zenit, the London club built the arena with its own money. In order to somehow compensate for the costs of building the stadium, Arsenal was forced to sign a record advertising agreement at that time with the Emirates airline, after which the stadium was named. He will keep this name until at least 2019, and the air carrier will pay about $130 million for it.
Priorities
Zenit will get its arena for free. All construction costs come from the city treasury, which can no longer cope with its obligations. Upon completion of the project, the arena will simply be transferred to the balance of the football club from the northern capital. Zenit prefers to acquire players from Portugal with the released funds, spending a record $122 million on this.
$51.5 million went towards the purchase of Axel Witzel from Benfica, a third of the amount spent on the construction of their stadium "Yes Puddle" hosted the final of the European Football Championship in 2004. The rest ($68.5 million) was paid for Porto's Hulk. The Portuguese club, by the way, owns a stadium "Dragao", for which $125.7 million was spent in 2003. Of these, 23.8 million were paid by the state.
In Europe, Zenit has been compared to the profligate Manchester City, owned by Sheikh Mansour of the UAE. But even he, contrary to popular belief, is used to counting money. The club's stadium, where, by the way, Zenit won the UEFA Cup, was built before he came and cost the team $180 million. The Sheikh not only compensated for this money, but also brought profit to the club by signing an advertising contract with the Etihad airline for $193 million. Now the arena in Manchester is called "Etihad Stadium".
And the arena, which was completed only last year by the most titled club in Italy and one of the most famous in Europe - Turin's Juventus, cannot be compared with the long-term construction in St. Petersburg. Accommodating 41,000 people, Juventus Stadium cost the team owners $135 million. The construction of the stadium affected the inactive transfer policy, and patient fans were rewarded when the team new arena won the title in 2012 without losing a single match in the season.
Russia and CIS
But why look at Europe when we have excellent examples of competent investment in our country. Moscow Stadium Lokomotiv cost the club $30 million and accommodates 28,800 people. Yes, you can’t hold the Champions League final on it, but it’s enough for the national team games.
Do not chic and in neighboring Ukraine. Host of the European Championship final "Olympic" the stadium in Kyiv was reconstructed. In fact, it was rebuilt on the old site. The reconstruction cost $566 million, which was taken on credit under state guarantees.
And the construction of a new stadium of Shakhtar Donetsk, Donbass Arena, which hosted one of the semi-finals of Euro 2012, cost the owner of the Donetsk club Rinat Akhmetov $400 million. With a capacity of 52,187 people, the cost of one seat at this stadium was $7664. Why such savings? It's simple: Akhmetov took money from his own pocket.
But, it can be said with a high degree of probability that on, the story with the most expensive sports long-term construction will not end. Already, the city has allocated more than $900 million for the construction of the arena, and it is unlikely that the stadium will be completed with the remaining $200 million to the announced limit of $1.1 billion.
On July 26, 2016, it became known that the general contractor for the construction of the Zenit Arena stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg announced a complete halt to work. The only question that torments football fans is whether the stadium will be completed in time for the Confederations Cup, which will be held in the summer of 2017. NTV explains why it takes so long to build the Zenit Arena and how its cost has increased by 30 billion rubles in 10 years.
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What is Zenith Arena?
Zenit Arena is a stadium that has been under construction in St. Petersburg since 2007. The arena will be located on the site of the stadium. S. M. Kirov. The author of the project was the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. It must be said that already now the sports facility is one of the most expensive in the world and the most scandalous long-term construction in Russia.
It is assumed that he will have to accept the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2020 European Football Championship.
During the construction process, the sports arena was called "a football stadium in the western part of Krestovsky Island." The stadium, which has not been put into operation, has already been visited by Zenit, Zenit Arena and Gazprom Arena. It was assumed that the St. Petersburg football club "Zenith" and its main sponsor (the company "Gazprom") would finance its construction, but now the arena is being built entirely at the expense of the city budget.
It is not yet known who will own the stadium after construction is completed and the 2018 FIFA World Cup is held. Earlier it was reported that the arena should go on balance football club"Zenith".
On April 26, 2016, the stadium was named "Krestovsky" after its geographical location. 30.3% of St. Petersburg residents were in favor of this name.
When should construction be completed?
The stadium was founded in 2007. Then the governor of St. Petersburg, Valentina Matvienko, stated that the Zenit football club should play its first match at the new stadium in 2009.
However, the sports facility was not put into operation, and the deadline for its completion was repeatedly postponed. In addition, the cost of the arena increased every year.
At the moment, the city authorities and experts say that the stadium will be put into operation in late 2016 early 2017. I must say that next year this arena will be one of the four that will host the football Confederations Cup.
Interestingly, the construction of the Zenit Arena takes longer than the construction of many famous historical monuments of the world. For example, in the time that was spent on the construction of the stadium, one Colosseum could be built. It began to be built in 72 AD. e. under the emperor Vespasian, and in 80 AD. e. the amphitheater was consecrated by Emperor Titus.
During the time spent at the Zenith Arena, 3.5 Eiffel Towers could be built. Construction work then went on for two years, two months and five days (from January 28, 1887 to March 31, 1889) and was carried out by 300 workers.
How much does it cost to build a stadium?
Even at the planning stage of the construction of a new stadium in St. Petersburg, the amount of 6.7 billion rubles (about $ 250 million) was laid down. However, already in April 2008, the cost of its construction increased sharply to 14 billion rubles, and by the end of that year the price tag was almost 24 billion (about $900 million).
In 2011, Kommersant reported that as a result of changes to the project due to FIFA and UEFA requirements, including changing the stadium's capacity from 62,000 to 69,000 fans (about 7,000 due to the installation of temporary stands) and developing a new dome design for its heating, the cost of construction can rise to 40 billion rubles.
In October 2012, the authorities of St. Petersburg voiced and submitted for approval by the Glavgosexpertiza the amount of 43.8 billion rubles. Then it was about 1.4 billion dollars. At that time, this sports facility could become the most expensive in the world.
It should be noted that as a result of the revision of the estimate, the price tag has slightly decreased. In June 2016, the authorities of St. Petersburg limited the budget to 39.2 billion rubles.
Interestingly, in the list of the most expensive football facilities in the world, Zenit Arena currently occupies an honorable fourth place. By the end of construction, its cost will be about 620 million dollars.
Wembley Stadium (England, London) is located on the first one, the reconstruction of which was spent 1.25 billion dollars. The second place is taken by the stadium in the city of Brasilia (Brazil). It was built for the 2014 World Cup for $900 million. The third place rightfully belongs to the home stadium of Arsenal football club. About $750 million was spent on its construction.
What else is this stadium known for?
Although the construction of this sports facility costs the city quite a lot, this stadium will be one of the most modern in the world.
For example, Zenit Arena will have a special roll-out field. The football lawn will be able to travel outside the arena on special rails so that it can be ventilated. This is due to the fact that the weather conditions in St. Petersburg are not favorable for grass growth in winter, and the city is the most northerly of the Premier League. Using this technology, it will be possible to maintain the quality of field coverage at a high level.
The roof of the Zenit Arena will be retractable to cover the field during bad weather and the cold season.
In addition, the sports arena will have one of the best security systems in the world. It will be able not only to recognize fans' tickets, but also to display all the information about the fan himself on the monitor screen online. This can help law enforcement officials in the event of a conflict or other emergency situations.
Stadium "Zenith-Arena": what is the famous sports long-term construction
The new home arena of the football club "Zenit" will be built on the site of the stadium named after S. M. Kirov, located in the western part of Krestovsky Island.
From November 15, 2005 to August 23, 2006, at the initiative of the government of St. Petersburg, a competition was held for the best design of the new stadium. The expert commission gave preference to the project "Spaceship" by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.
The customer for the construction of the new stadium is the Committee for the Construction of St. Petersburg. The general designer of the project is Kisho Kurokawa architects & associates. The general contractor for the construction is CJSC Engineering Corporation Transstroy.
The new project provides that 68,000 spectators can be in the arena at a time. The height of the seven-story building will be 56.6 meters, the area football field- 9840 square meters. The arena will be covered with a retractable roof, which will allow in comfortable conditions (working temperature - +15) to hold matches in the winter season.
New home stadium St. Petersburg Zenith at the construction stage has repeatedly become the object of general attention. First of all, this is due to the constant postponement of deadlines and the regular increase in the budget. Nevertheless, in 2017, the long-awaited project was completed, and the northern capital of Russia received a modern stadium on Krestovsky Island.
general information
Official site: arena.fc-zenit.ru
Capacity: 56196 seats (at sports events)
Address: St. Petersburg, Football alley, 1
GPS coordinates for navigator: 59.972878, 30.221394
Year of construction: 2017
Field: 105×68 m.
scoreboard: electronic.
Roof: sliding.
Coating: natural.
The inner thicket of the stadium is traditionally divided into two tiers and four sectors: A, B, C, D. Tickets for Zenit matches can be purchased different ways: through the official website, in the club shop, client office, using terminals. The address of the client office is 16 Dobrolyubov Ave., lit. A, building 2. The addresses of shops and other places where you can buy tickets for the Zenit Arena must be checked on the official website of the stadium or on the website of FC Zenit.
One of the most simple ways buy a ticket - use the official Internet portal. It has all the necessary information for customers, as well as a user-friendly graphical interface that allows you to quickly select and book a suitable seat.
Despite the lengthy construction process, confusion with names and other unpleasant nuances, the St. Petersburg Stadium (Zenith Arena) has every chance of becoming the central sports facility of the northern capital of the Russian Federation. UEFA assigned the new stadium on Krestovsky Island the 4th highest category, thus putting the St. Petersburg arena on a par with the best football facilities.
St. Petersburg Arena is not only a venue for football matches. The structure, like almost all modern stadiums, is multifunctional. At cultural and entertainment events, the capacity of the bowl can be increased to 80,000 seats. This makes the stadium an excellent venue for large-scale festivals and performances by world stars.
How to get to the stadium. Infrastructure
Metro
Approximately two kilometers from the main sports arena of St. Petersburg is the metro station "Krestovsky Island". Fans can also use two more stations - Staraya Derevnya and Chkalovskaya, which are within walking distance from the stadium. It should be noted that the travel time from the Krestovsky Ostrov station to the arena will be about 25 minutes.
Tram
No. 48, No. 19. The tram schedule and the availability of additional routes must be clarified.
Buses and shuttles
Buses No. 10, No. 14, No. 25, No. 25A, K-131. Two hours before and after the match, special shuttle buses run. Their schedules and final stops are subject to change, so such information should be checked on the official website before visiting the stadium.
You can also walk to the stadium through the Yacht Bridge, which was opened at the end of May 2017. It is assumed that the bridge will be pedestrian. However, it can also be used to transport fans on buses.
By car
There is also an option to get to the stadium "St. Petersburg" on your own transport. You can park your car in the external parking (2,732 spaces) or the internal parking (240 spaces). Both parking areas are on the bay side. The address where you can buy a pass for a car, and all the conditions can be found on the official website of the stadium.
Zenit Arena is the main, but not the only sports facility on Krestovsky Island. Not far from the football stadium is the Sibur Arena multifunctional complex, which can accommodate 7,120 fans. During boxing matches and MMA competitions, the capacity of the spectator hall is up to 8,000 seats.
In addition to the Sibur Arena, the St. Petersburg stadium on Krestovsky Island is accompanied by the Lokosfinks cycle track and track and field arena. Among all these sports facilities there is also the Hotel Park Krestovsky, which was built in 2009.
protracted construction
The construction of a new stadium in St. Petersburg was regularly accompanied by scandals that were actively discussed in society. The construction of the arena was seriously delayed, and its budget was constantly increasing. This caused negative moods and distrust both among St. Petersburg fans and among people who were quite far from football. Journalists calculated that more than 40 billion rubles were spent on the construction. This colossal amount, of course, began to be compared with the cost of building the best stadiums in the world. For example, the Juventus Stadium was built in little more than three years, and the costs amounted to just over 100 million euros.
Zenith Arena was built on the site of the former stadium. Kirov, which has been operating on Krestovsky since 1950. It is noteworthy that the previous stadium also had a complex and long history construction. Work began in 1932, and the stadium was put into operation. Kirov was introduced only after 18 years. True, in that case, the Second World War became the reason for the protracted construction.
In 2006, work began on the dismantling of the stadium. Kirov, after which the construction of the future St. Petersburg arena began. At that time, it was assumed that the stadium would be named Gazprom Arena. Quite interesting metamorphoses took place with the name of the complex. Even representatives of the press at different stages called the stadium either Gazprom Arena, or Zenit Arena, or St. Petersburg. This confusion was partly due to the ambiguous situation surrounding the construction of the complex. Initially, the work was to be financed by Gazprom. The presence of the name of the corporation in the name of the stadium in this case was quite logical. However, later money for the construction was allocated from the city budget. The issue with the name of the arena remained relevant. For the duration of the matches of the Confederation Cup 2017 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, it was decided to use the name "St. Petersburg Arena".
Completely demolished in 2007 old stadium on Krestovsky. After earthworks, the first stone of a new modern sports complex. The competition of architectural projects was won by the Kisho Kurokawa architects & associates agency of the famous Kise Kurosawa, who passed away in the same 2007.
The deadline for the project was repeatedly pushed back, and the cost of the stadium increased regularly. Nevertheless, the complex construction on Krestovsky Island was completed in 2017. The 2018 World Cup was undoubtedly one of the main catalysts for the logical conclusion of the famous and controversial construction in St. Petersburg. The first official match at the new arena took place on April 22, 2017.
Sport events
The debut unofficial game at the Zenith Arena took place at the end of 2016. Then the teams of Metrostroy and the builders of St. Petersburg entered the field. The stadium on Krestovsky hosted the official match in April 2017. The match took place as part of the 24th round of the Russian Football Championship. St. Petersburg Zenit beat the Urals with a score of 2-0.
Already at the first game, obvious problems with the lawn appeared, which were added to the multiple excess of vibration standards. The re-laying of the lawn was urgently carried out, which was completed at the end of May. Nevertheless, St. Petersburg Zenit was forced to return to Petrovsky and finish the 2016-2017 Premier League season at the old stadium.
The construction of the stadium "Zenit-Arena" is the longest event in Russian football. The long-term construction began in 2007 and has not been completed so far, the deadlines for the completion of the facility are constantly being postponed, and the cost is growing day by day. Encouraging statements by contractors and managers about the construction of the stadium regularly appear in the newspapers.
“Zenith” has already been waiting for a new arena, but the players cannot influence the speed of the erection. So, 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 the construction of the stadium would begin from scratch in its place. “Zenith” was then still far from the UEFA Cup and the Hulk in the composition. Management announced that the new arena will cost one hundred and fifty million dollars, and the capacity will be 50,000 spectators.
Already in April, the concept of the future stadium appeared. The foundation was Old Trafford. This idea was later criticized by Demit Momot, who believed outdoor stadium unsuitable for the Russian climate. Six months later, management announced that the construction of the Zenit Arena stadium was already worth $250 million.
2006
In January, the construction organizers 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 the construction of the Zenit Arena stadium would start at the end of this year.
In the summer of 2006, the arena project was presented, which was developed by a Japanese company. The structure was to receive a roof in the form of a spaceship with the possibility of heating. The cost of the project was $225 million. At the end of the year, a builder was identified. They became the company OOO "SINTEZ-SUI", which promised to build the stadium "Zenit-Arena" for 6.7 billion rubles.
2007
In March, Valentina Matvienko announced that the 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 stadium "Zenith-Arena" will receive a retractable field, which is worth the extra money. In September, the lieutenant governor issued a statement indicating that construction was ahead of schedule. He promised that in December 2008 the arena would be ready.
2008
In March, he announced that the construction of a new stadium could rise in price. Gazprom was involved for additional investments. A month later, Alexander Dyukov made it clear that in 2009 new stadium FC Zenit will not see. The deadline has been pushed back to 2010. In addition, the cost of construction has now amounted to 13-14 billion rubles.
In the middle of summer there was another rise in price of the stadium "Zenit-Arena". Now the price was a whopping 23.7 billion rubles. The management promised that the capacity would be 62,000 people. At the end of the year, it was announced that the Inzhtransstroy company, which signed a contract for 13.2 billion rubles, would take over the construction.
year 2009
In April, information appears in the media that in 2010 the famous Metallica will 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 premises under the stands.
2010
In February 2010, it was decided to make the stadium more spacious (67,000), which affected its cost. Due to budget adjustments in April, the construction time is again increasing. 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 to dismantle the roof of the arena, which has already been built, which leads to additional costs and postponement of deadlines. Now the total cost of construction is already cosmic 33 billion rubles. In October, the roof was again demolished, which the customer did not like. In November, the delivery of the finished arena is scheduled for 2013. The cost has 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 hand over 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 World Cup at home, is only 35% completed.
year 2014
In April, the exact date of delivery of the object was set - June 15, 2016. The vice-governor ruled out an increase in the cost and named a figure of 34.9 billion rubles.
2015
In March, the case of embezzlement 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 their 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 amount of construction to 35.3 billion rubles. In the summer, 144.5 million rubles, which were intended for the installation of a video board, disappear. There was information that the workers do not receive wages. July 13, according to the general contractor, an attempted raider seizure took place. He did not rule out that in this way the city administration is trying to delay the completion of the facility.
