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Central Stadium (Volgograd)
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Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Volgograd
, Russia
, that is home to SC Rotor Volgograd
. The capacity of the stadium is 32,120 with plans to expand to 45,015 in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Volgograd
Volgograd
Volgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, that is home to SC Rotor Volgograd
SC Rotor Volgograd
FC Rotor Volgograd is an association football club from Volgograd, Russia.-History:The team name is a reference to the Dzherzinsky Tractor Works, once a major producer of tractors, and the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Rotor was the last champion of the...
. The capacity of the stadium is 32,120 with plans to expand to 45,015 in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...
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