Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Nizhny Novgorod is a world-class football stadium. It is located in the city of the same name on the Strelka - the place where the Oka River flows into the Volga. It is the home arena of the football club of the same name and is used as a multifunctional sports complex.

As part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 4 group stage matches, a round of 16 match and a quarter-final were held here.

The total area of ​​the stadium building is 127,500 m².

The stadium's capacity is 45,000 seats, including 902 seats for people with limited mobility, along with accompanying persons. It is expected that after the end of the tournament the stadium will be used for home matches of the Nizhny Novgorod football club in the Russian Football Championship.

In the spring of 2017, former governor Valery Shantsev suggested that the stadium would be used for competitions in other sports, as well as for other major events and concerts.

The stadium is the home arena of FC Nizhny Novgorod.