Dynamo Stadium (Makhachkala)
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Dynamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Makhachkala
, Russia
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and was the home ground of FC Dynamo Makhachkala
. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1962. It now hosts football matches for the financially rising Russian premier league side, Anzhi Makhachkala.
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 Makhachkala
Makhachkala
-Twin towns/sister cities:Makhachkala is twinned with: Sfax, Tunisia Siping, China Spokane, United States Vladikavkaz, Russia Yalova, Turkey Ndola, Zambia-See also:*...
, 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...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and was the home ground of FC Dynamo Makhachkala
FC Dynamo Makhachkala
FC Dynamo Makhachkala was a Russian football club based in Makhachkala.In the 2006 season Dynamo finished 16th in the Russian First Division. However, the club was denied the professional licence and thus relegated to amateur level....
. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1962. It now hosts football matches for the financially rising Russian premier league side, Anzhi Makhachkala.