Akhmat-Arena
Sign in to saveThe Akhmat Arena () is a multi-use stadium in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, named after former President of the Chechen Republic Akhmad Kadyrov. It was completed in May 2011, and is used mostly for football matches. The stadium hosts home matches of FC Akhmat Grozny. The stadium was designed with a capacity of 30,000 spectators. It replaced Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium as the home of FC Terek. The grand opening took place on 11 May 2011. The first competitive match in Akhmat Stadium took place on 20 May 2011.
Key facts
- Venue.name
- Akhmat Arena
- Venue.image
- Спорткомрлекс им. А,А - Х Кадырова.jpg
- Venue.image_size
- 300px
- Venue.location
- Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
- Venue.opened
- 11 May 2011
- Venue.surface
- Grass
- Venue.tenants
- FC Akhmat Grozny (2011–present)
- Venue.seating_capacity
- 30,597
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- association football venue
- Named after
- Akhmad Kadyrov
- Country
- Russia
- Located in
- Grozny
- Owned by
- FC Akhmat Grozny
- Sport
- association football
- Official website
- akhmat-arena.ru
- Image
- Ahmat-arena2.jpg
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- maximum capacity
- 30597
- occupant
- FC Akhmat Grozny
- Commons category
- Akhmat-Arena
- inception
- 2010-00-00
- date of official opening
- 2011-05-11
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- History
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The Akhmat Arena () is a multi-use stadium in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, named after former President of the Chechen Republic Akhmad Kadyrov. It was completed in May 2011, and is used mostly for football matches. The stadium hosts home matches of FC Akhmat Grozny. The stadium was designed with a capacity of 30,000 spectators. It replaced Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium as the home of FC Terek. The grand opening took place on 11 May 2011. The first competitive match in Akhmat Stadium took place on 20 May 2011.
== History == In 2004 budget for construction of stadium was allocated by order from Vladimir Putin. Project documentation was developed in 2005. Construction started in 2006 and lasted approximately 5 years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Akhmat-Arena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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