Luzhniki Stadium
football stadium in Moscow, Russia
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Summary
Luzhniki Stadium is an association football venue[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of association football venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,585 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Khamovniki District[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Soviet Union[5]
- Instance of: architectural landmark[6]
- Owned by: FC Torpedo Moscow[7], Government of Moscow[8]
- Operator: Russian Football Union[9]
- Location: Moscow[10]
- Part of: Luzhniki Olympic Complex[11], Q140680675[12]
- Commons category: Luzhniki Stadium[13]
- Review score: 4[14]
- Occupant: Soviet Union national association football team[15], Russia men's national football team[16]
- Inception: January 1, 1956[17]
- Coordinate location: 55.715833333333, 37.553611111111[18]
- Sport: association football[19]
- Surface played on: artificial turf[20]
- Contributor to the creative work or subject: EkoGlavProekt[21]
- Significant event: 2018 FIFA World Cup[22]
- Official website: https://www.luzhniki.ru/[23]
- Maximum capacity: 78,360[24]
- Heritage designation: historically valuable town-forming object[25]
- Nickname: Лужа[26]
- Date of official opening: July 31, 1956[27]
- Directions: улица Лужники, 24, строение 1[28]
- Appears in the heritage monument list: Q27603079[29]
- Category for the exterior of the item: Category:Exterior of Luzhniki Stadium[30]
- UEFA stadium category: UEFA stadium category 4[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Luzhniki Stadium include Sportivnaya[32], a metro station[33], in Russia[34], founded in 1957[35].
Why It Matters
Luzhniki Stadium has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Sportivnaya[32], a metro station[33], in Russia[34], founded in 1957[35].