Podmoskovie Stadium, situated in the suburb of Shchelkovo some 15 km from the centre of Moscow

Moscow

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, is one of the oldest stadia in Russia

Russia

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. The Russian word Podmoskovye means "Moscow Region".

Built in 1928, it underwent a major refurbishment in 2003 to modernise its facilities. The ground was expanded to the capacity of 5,000 and features two playing pitches, one natural and one artificial, as well as indoor arenas dedicated to futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

, athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

 and fitness

Physical fitness

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...

. As part of the preparations for the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Championship, the stadium received new seating areas, improved floodlighting and brought its VIP and press areas in line with international standards.