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{{short description|Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia}}
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'''Krestovsky Stadium''', known as '''Gazprom Arena''' for sponsorship reasons<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.fc-zenit.ru/news/2018-12-08-stadion-na-krestovskom-ostrove-poluchil-nazvanie-gazprom-arena.htm |title=Zenit's stadium on Krestovsky Ostrov to be renamed as The Gazprom Arena |publisher=fc-zenit.ru |date=8 December 2018 |accessdate=17 August 2022}}</ref> ({{langx|ru|«Газпром Арена»}}), is a retractable roof [[stadium]] with a retractable pitch in the western portion of [[Krestovsky Island]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia, which serves as home for [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gorzakaz.org/news.php?id=3848 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204603/http://www.gorzakaz.org/news.php?id=3848 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=Объявлен конкурс на строительство стадиона "Зенита" |publisher=gorzakaz.org |date=2 October 2006 |accessdate=19 August 2022}}</ref> The stadium was opened in 2017 for the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref name="fifa.com">{{cite web|url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/57/39/eng_01_0617_rus-nzl_fulltime.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712095343/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/57/39/eng_01_0617_rus-nzl_fulltime.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2017|title=Match report – Group A – Russia - New Zealand }}</ref><ref name="offsite">[http://www.fc-zenit.ru/info/page.phtml?id=340 New stadium] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819035541/http://www.fc-zenit.ru/info/page.phtml?id=340 |date=19 August 2007 }} at Zenit's website {{in lang|ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nvspb.ru/2010/05/13/gazprom-arena-luchshe-no-pozje-42431 |title=«Газпром-Арена». Лучше, но позже |publisher=nvspb.ru |date=13 May 2011 |accessdate=19 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Case Study – What Happens When Corruption Meets Incompetence - Krestovsky Stadium|url=http://www.thinktankconsulting.ca/what-happens-when-corruption-meets-incompetence-krestovsky-stadium|access-date=3 June 2017|publisher=Moscow Times|date=13 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tass.com/sport/922438 |title=FIFA confident that stadium in St. Petersburg will meet all requirements |publisher=TASS |date=26 December 2016 |access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5031303/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118045209/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5031303/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2015|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Destination |last=FIFA.com}}</ref> 

{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Gazprom Arena
| logo_image = 
| image = Spb 06-2017 img40 Krestovsky Stadium (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = '''[[UEFA Elite stadium|UEFA]]''' {{rating|4|4}}
| location = Futbol'naya Alleya 1, [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia
| publictransit = {{STPETERSBURGMETRO-line3}}
[[Zenit (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Zenit Station]]<br>{{STPETERSBURGMETRO-line5}} [[Krestovsky Ostrov (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Krestovsky Ostrov Station]]
| broke_ground = Late 2008
| opened = 22 April 2017
| renovated = 
| expanded = 
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Saint Petersburg City Administration]]
| operator = [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]]
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost = [[Russian ruble|₽]] 43 billion <br> [[Euro|€]] 597 million <br> [[United States dollar|$]] 660 million
| architect = [[Kisho Kurokawa]]
| former_names = 
| tenants = [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|FC Zenit St. Petersburg]] (2017–present)<br />[[Russia national football team]] (selected matches){{Unbulleted list|item1_style=background-color:#ccc;|'''Major sporting events hosted'''|[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]]|[[2018 FIFA World Cup]]|[[UEFA Euro 2020]]}}
| seating_capacity = 67,800<ref name="О стадионе на fc-zenit.ru">{{cite web|url=http://fc-zenit.ru/club/spbstadium/|title=Стадион "Санкт-Петербург". Информация о стадионе|publisher=Официальный сайт ФК «[[Зенит (футбольный клуб, Санкт-Петербург)|Зенит]]» (Санкт-Петербург) // fc-zenit.ru}}</ref><ref name="rfpl_krest">{{cite web|url=http://rfpl.org/stadiums/stadiums_1758.html|title=Стадион "Санкт-Петербург". Информация о стадионе |publisher=Некоммерческое партнёрство «Российская футбольная премьер-лига» // rfpl.org|access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><br>64,468 ([[2018 FIFA World Cup]])<ref name="О посещаемости 19.06.2018 на fc-zenit.ru">[https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2018-06-19-stadion-sankt-peterburg-ustanovil-novyy-rekord-poseshchaemosti.htm Стадион «Санкт-Петербург» установил новый рекорд посещаемости. — 64 468 зрителей увидели победу сборной России над Египтом — 3:1!] Официальный сайт ФК «[[Зенит (футбольный клуб, Санкт-Петербург)|Зенит]]» (Санкт-Петербург) // fc-zenit.ru (19 июня 2018 года)</ref><ref name="О посещаемости 19.06.2018 на regnum.ru">[https://regnum.ru/news/2434208.html В Смольном гордятся новым рекордом стадиона «Санкт-Петербург». — Прежний рекорд продержался всего четыре дня.] // [[regnum.ru]] (20 июня 2018 года)</ref><br>80,000 (concerts)<ref name="fakty">{{cite web|url=http://piterarena.com/fakty-o-stadione|title=Стадион "Питер Арена". Факты о стадионе|publisher=// piterarena.com|date=2016|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref>
| dimensions = 105 x 68 m
| website = {{URL|http://gazprom-arena.com/}}
| record_attendance = 71,381 ([[Channel One Cup (ice hockey)|Channel One Cup]], [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]] v. [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]], 16 December 2018)<ref name="RUvFI">{{cite web |url=https://sport-express.ru/hockey/kubok-pervogo-kanala/news/fhr-obyasnila-dva-chisla-zriteley-na-stadione-vo-vremya-matcha-rossiya-finlyandiya-1491426/|title=ФХР объяснила два числа зрителей на стадионе во время матча Россия – Финляндия|work=[[Sport Express]]|language=ru|date=16 December 2018}}</ref>
| built = 29 December 2016 (commissioning)
| project_manager = КБ ВиПС (KB ViPS) (https://kbvips.ru/)
}}

It is called '''Saint Petersburg Stadium''' during major international tournaments, including the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/city=1771/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082112/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/city=1771/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2015|title=FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Saint Petersburg |last=FIFA.com}}</ref> [[2018 FIFA World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y%3D2015/m%3D10/news%3Dstadium-names-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cup-russiatm-confirmed-2709881.html |title=Stadium names for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia confirmed |publisher=fifa.com |date=8 October 2015 |accessdate=23 August 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009151018/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=10/news=stadium-names-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cup-russiatm-confirmed-2709881.html |archivedate=9 October 2015 }}</ref> and [[UEFA Euro 2020]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/about/ |title=Italy upstaged England in the final shoot-out in London; EURO2020.com looks back. |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426155525/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/about/ |archive-date=26 April 2022 }}</ref> It was to host the [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final]], but as a result of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], UEFA moved the final out of Russia<ref name="UEFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0272-14855c6e8982-98c47ce4b93b-1000/ |title=UEFA calls extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee |work=UEFA |date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="BBC Sport">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60504979 |title=Ukraine crisis: Uefa to move Champions League final after Russian invasion |work=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> and to the [[Stade de France]] in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], a suburb of [[Paris]].<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/sports/soccer/champions-league-final-paris-russia.html|title=Champions League Final Will Be Played in Paris, Not Russia |access-date=25 February 2022 |website=The New York Times|date=25 February 2022 |last1=Panja |first1=Tariq }}</ref><ref name="uefa.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0272-148740475a92-1b97baa3e9d7-1000--decisions-from-today-s-extraordinary-uefa-executive-committee-m/ |title=Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting |work=UEFA |date=25 February 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>

==History==
The stadium was built as one of the [[Sports venue|venues]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]. The competition between architectural projects was won by [[Kisho Kurokawa]]'s "The Spaceship".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iasoglobal.com/en/project/zenit-arena |title=ZENIT ARENA |publisher=iasoglobal.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> The design of the stadium is a modified and enlarged version of [[Toyota Stadium (Japan)|Toyota Stadium]] in [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]], Japan, which was also designed by Kurokawa. The stadium was built on the location where the former [[Kirov Stadium]] used to stand before it was demolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/rus/krestovskiy_stadion |title=Stadion Sankt Petersburg (Krestovskiy, Zenit Arena) |publisher=stadiumdb.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> The capacity of 56,196 seats was increased to 68,000 seats for the World Cup. It also has 104 luxuriously designed [[Luxury box|skyboxes]].<ref name="designbuild-network">{{cite web|url=https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/st-petersburg-stadium-krestovsky-island/ |title=St Petersburg Stadium, Krestovsky Island |publisher=designbuild-network.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>

In 2005 the planning of the stadium began. Initial [[Construction|construction work]] began in late 2008.<ref name="stadiumguide">{{cite web|url=https://www.stadiumguide.com/zenitnew/ |title=Saint Petersburg Stadium |date=15 July 2018 |publisher=stadiumguide.com |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>

In January 2009 ''[[The St. Petersburg Times (Russia)|The St. Petersburg Times]]'' reported that the project was now to be funded by the city government of St Petersburg, with Gazprom switching to build a separate skyscraper project. The City Hall had to step in after [[Gazprom]] declined to invest any further money into the stadium's construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=27986 |title=City Hall Pulls Out of Skyscraper, Redirects Funds to New Stadium|publisher=The St. Petersburg Times |date=13 January 2009 |access-date=27 May 2012}}</ref> Before the [[stadium]] was named ''[[Saint Petersburg|Sankt Petersburg]]'' in October 2015, it was known under the names Zenit Arena, Gazprom Arena and Piter Arena.<ref name="designbuild-network" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kanoner.com/2015/10/08/147310/ |title=Строящемуся стадиону на Крестовском дали техническое название — "Санкт-Петербург" |publisher=kanoner.com |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>

On 25 July 2016 the general contractor, Inzhtransstroy-Spb, issued a statement that the city authorities have failed to pay 1&nbsp;billion [[ruble]]s ($15.8&nbsp;million at the current exchange rate) worth of construction work and stopped the work. The next day the contract was terminated. On 1 August there were reports of wind damage to parts of the metal sheathing, and a flood.

In the end of August 2016, the new general contractor, Metrostroy, resumed construction works on the site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.championat.com/football/_worldcup/news-2568966-mutko-uroven-bespokojstva-za-stadion-v-sankt-peterburge-ponizjat-v-sentjabre.html|script-title=ru:Мутко: уровень беспокойства за стадион в Санкт-Петербурге понизят в сентябре|language=ru|access-date=4 September 2016|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809214503/https://www.championat.com/football/_worldcup/news-2568966-mutko-uroven-bespokojstva-za-stadion-v-sankt-peterburge-ponizjat-v-sentjabre.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2017 the work on the stadium was completed. The total cost of the stadium amounted to 24&nbsp;billion rubles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/sport/930371 |title=Zenit Arena final cost totals 43 bln rubles - vice governor |publisher=tass.com |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> The first official match held at the stadium was the [[Russian Premier League]] game between [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]] and [[FC Ural]] on 22 April 2017. [[Branislav Ivanović]] scored the first goal in the stadium's history.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On 17 June 2017, the first game of [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]] was held on the stadium with the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]] match between the host [[Russia national football team|Russia]] and [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]].<ref name="fifa.com"/>

On 2 July 2017, the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final]] was held at the stadium between [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Germany national football team|Germany]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/90/00/83/eng_16_0702_chi-ger_fulltime.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712113711/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/90/00/83/eng_16_0702_chi-ger_fulltime.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2017|title=Match report – Final – Chile - Germany}}</ref> becoming the most attended match of the tournament and also setting the record attendance for the stadium.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On 15 February 2018 the [[government]] of [[Saint Petersburg]] signed a contract for the rights and use of the stadium with Zenit Arena [[Limited liability company|LLC]], which is a subsidiary of JSC [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|football club Zenit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vesti.ru/article/1408449 |title=Стадион "Санкт-Петербург" передан во владение "Зениту" |publisher=vesti.ru |date=15 February 2018|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://regnum.ru/news/economy/2380932.html |title="Зенит" на 49 лет заполучил новый стадион в Петербурге |publisher=regnum.ru |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>

On 16 December 2018 the stadium hosted a [[Channel One Cup (ice hockey)|Channel One Cup]] ice hockey match between Russia and Finland. 71,381 spectators attended the game, setting a record attendance for domestic [[ice hockey]] and the stadium overall.<ref name="RUvFI"/>

On 2 August 2019 [[Rammstein]] played a concert at the stadium as part of their [[Rammstein Stadium Tour|stadium tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rammstein/2019/gazprom-arena-saint-petersburg-russia-2b9e5896.html |title=Rammstein Setlist |publisher=setlist.fm |date=2 August 2019 |access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref>

After the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], it was announced that the [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final]] would be moved from the Gazprom Arena to the [[Stade de France]].

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| footer = The stadium under construction in 2016; the stadium during the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final]]
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==2017 FIFA Confederations Cup==
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!Date
!Time
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
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| 17 June 2017 || 18:00 || {{fb|RUS}} ||style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || {{fb|NZL}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center"| 50,251<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/57/39/eng_01_0617_rus-nzl_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712095343/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/57/39/eng_01_0617_rus-nzl_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group A – Russia - New Zealand |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=17 June 2017 |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 22 June 2017 || 18:00 || {{fb|CMR}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–1 || {{fb|AUS}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center"| 35,021<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/76/02/eng_07_0622_cmr-aus_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721212851/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/76/02/eng_07_0622_cmr-aus_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group B – Cameroon - Australia |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=22 June 2017 |access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 24 June 2017 || 18:00 || {{fb|NZL}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–4 || {{fb|POR}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center"| 56,290<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/81/15/eng_10_0624_nzl-por_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712171153/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/81/15/eng_10_0624_nzl-por_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group A – New Zealand - Portugal |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=24 June 2017 |access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#FFD700
| 2 July 2017 || 21:00 || {{fb|CHI}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–1 || {{fb|GER}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage#Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center"| 57,268<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/90/00/83/eng_16_0702_chi-ger_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712113711/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/90/00/83/eng_16_0702_chi-ger_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Final – Chile - Germany |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=2 July 2017 |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>
|}

==2018 FIFA World Cup==
Saint Petersburg was one of the host venues, seven matches during the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]. 
{{anchor|WC2018}}

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!Team #1
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!Round
!Attendance
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| 15 June 2018 || 18:00 || {{fb|MAR}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–1 || {{fb|IRN}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]] ||style="text-align:center"| 62,548<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3c2a0dc8fe3e94d3/original/blbvovm1253pu2epd6kp-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group B – Morocco - IR Iran |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=15 June 2018 |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 19 June 2018 || 21:00 || {{fb|RUS}} ||style="text-align:center"| 3–1 || {{fb|EGY}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]] ||style="text-align:center"| 64,468<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/47c3d1e2873115b8/original/qp7kzexpmbr0jci4gbqx-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group A – Russia - Egypt |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=19 June 2018 |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 22 June 2018 || 15:00 || {{fb|BRA}} ||style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || {{fb|CRC}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]] ||style="text-align:center"| 64,468<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2efa6f9d397ca548/original/wjscgoxelaxw7jmmd3xj-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group E – Brazil - Costa Rica |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=22 June 2018 |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 26 June 2018 || 21:00 || {{fb|NGA}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–2 || {{fb|ARG}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]] ||style="text-align:center"| 64,468<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7aa26a6f4bf3934b/original/ruwat1fihouipfuexwfe-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group D – Nigeria - Argentina |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=26 June 2018 |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 3 July 2018 || 17:00 || {{fb|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–0 || {{fb|SUI}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]] ||style="text-align:center"| 64,042<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7be1fca01ff0832e/original/x8euhzw50bbr0wy1voyg-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Round of 16 – Sweden - Switzerland |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=3 July 2018 |access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 10 July 2018 || 21:00 || {{fb|FRA|1974}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–0 || {{fb|BEL}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Semi-final|Semi-final]] ||style="text-align:center"| 64,286<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/46e0d92d776c903f/original/yq1a4jngeam17nxshqhl-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Semi-final – France - Belgium |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CD7F32
| 14 July 2018 || 17:00 || {{fb|BEL}} ||style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || {{fb|ENG}} || [[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Third place match|Third place match]] ||style="text-align:center"| 64,406<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7104f9df6dcb1a3f/original/thmhafcmqb56v9scd67t-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Play-off for third place – Belgium - England |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=14 July 2018 |access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref>
|}

==UEFA Euro 2020==
On 19 September 2014, it was announced by UEFA that the stadium was chosen to host four [[UEFA Euro 2020]] finals fixtures, three group games and a quarter-final match. On 23 April 2021, the stadium was given three additional group stage matches in Group E (Poland vs. Slovakia, Sweden vs. Slovakia and Sweden vs. Poland) following the removal of the [[Aviva Stadium]] in [[Dublin]] as a Euro 2020 host city due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland]].<ref name="change of venues">{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0268-121bc78c82d5-1ba16401b4f0-1000/ |title=Change of venues for some UEFA EURO 2020 matches announced |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>
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!Attendance
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| 12 June 2021 || 21:00 || {{fb|BEL}} ||style="text-align:center"| 3–0 || {{fb|RUS}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group B|Group B]] ||style="text-align:center"|26,264<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024450_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613034600/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024450_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Belgium v Russia |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=12 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 14 June 2021 || 18:00 || {{fb|POL}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–2 || {{fb|SVK}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group E|Group E]] ||style="text-align:center"|12,862<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024454_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614175521/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024454_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Poland v Slovakia |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 June 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 16 June 2021 || 15:00 || {{fb|FIN}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–1 || {{fb|RUS}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group B|Group B]] ||style="text-align:center"|24,540<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024460_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616211732/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024460_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Finland v Russia |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 18 June 2021 || 15:00 || {{fb|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–0 || {{fb|SVK}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group E|Group E]] ||style="text-align:center"|11,525<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024464_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624091507/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024464_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Sweden v Slovakia |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=18 June 2021 |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 21 June 2021 || 21:00 || {{fb|FIN}} ||style="text-align:center"| 0–2 || {{fb|BEL}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group B|Group B]] ||style="text-align:center"|18,545<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024470_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621223203/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024470_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Finland v Belgium |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 23 June 2021 || 18:00 || {{fb|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center"| 3–2 || {{fb|POL}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group E|Group E]] ||style="text-align:center"|14,252<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024474_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623185537/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024474_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Sweden v Poland |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=23 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2 July 2021 || 19:00 || {{fb|SUI}} ||style="text-align:center"| 1–1 {{aet}}<br>{{pso|1–3}} || {{fb|ESP}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] ||style="text-align:center"|24,764<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024485_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702185407/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2020/2024485_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Spain |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 July 2021 |access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
|}

==UEFA Champions League Matches==
On 24 September 2019, UEFA announced that the stadium would host the [[2021 UEFA Champions League Final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0255-0e99f55f1d05-6273cba59e7c-1000--champions-league-final-hosts-for-2021-2022-2023-and-2024/ |title=Champions League final hosts announced for 2021, 2022 and 2023 |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref> However, due to adjustments of the [[2020 UEFA Champions League Final|2020 final]] caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]], their hosting time was pushed back a year to [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final|2022]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025e-0fb6101cfdbf-8b878372d79d-1000--uefa-competitions-to-resume-in-august/ |title=UEFA competitions to resume in August |website=[[UEFA]]|publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref> As a result of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]] on 24 February, UEFA called an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee,<ref name="UEFA"/><ref name="BBC Sport"/> and the next day, UEFA confirmed that the final would be moved to the [[Stade de France]] in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], a suburb of [[Paris]].<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref name="uefa.com"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="100%"
|-
! Date
! Time ([[Moscow Standard Time|MSK]])
! Team #1
! Result
! Team #2
! Round
! Attendance
|-
| 2 October 2019 ||22:00 || rowspan="9" |{{fbaicon|RUS}} [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]||3–1||'''{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]'''|| rowspan="3" |[[2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage|Group G]]||51,683
|-
| 5 November 2019 ||20:55||0–2||'''{{flagicon|GER}} [[RB Leipzig]]'''||50,452
|-
| 27 November 2019||20:55||2–0||'''{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]'''||51,183

|-
| 20 October 2020||19:55||1–2||'''{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]'''|| rowspan="3" |[[2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage|Group F]]||16,682
|-
| 4 November 2020 ||20:55 ||1–1||'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]'''||17,427
|-
| 8 December 2020||20:55||1–2||'''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]'''||10,860
|-
| 29 September 2021||19:45||4–0||'''{{fbaicon|SWE}} [[Malmö FF]]'''|| rowspan="3" |[[2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage|Group H]]||15,339
|-
| 20 October 2021||22:00||0–1||'''{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]'''||18,717
|-
| 8 December 2021||19:45||3–3||'''{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'''||29,349
|}

==UEFA Europa League Matches==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="100%"
|-
! Date
! Time ([[Moscow Standard Time|MSK]])
! Team #1
! Result
! Team #2
! Round
! Attendance
|-
| 3 August 2017 ||20:00 ||rowspan="14" |{{fbaicon|RUS}} [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]||0-1||'''{{flagicon|ISR}} [[ Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. | Bnei Yehuda ]]'''||[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|Third qualifying round]]||45,670
|-
| 24 August 2017 ||20:00 ||2-0 {{aet}}||'''{{flagicon|NED}} [[FC Utrecht]]'''||[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|Qualifying round play-offs]]||49,237
|-
| 28 September 2017 ||20:00 ||3-1||'''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Sociedad]]'''|| rowspan="3" |[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage|Group L]]||50,487
|-
| 19 October 2017 ||20:00 ||3-1||'''{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rosenborg BK]]'''||46,211
|-
| 23 November 2017 ||21:00 ||2-1||'''{{flagicon|MKD}} [[FK Vardar]]'''||38,196
|-
| 22 February 2018 ||21:00 ||3-0||'''{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic FC]]'''|| [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|Round of 32]]||50,492
|-
| 15 March 2018 ||21:00 ||1-1||'''{{flagicon|GER}} [[RB Leipzig]]'''|| [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|Round of 16]]||44,092
|-
| 23 August 2018 ||19:00 ||3-1||'''{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Molde FK]]'''||[[2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)|Qualifying round play-offs]]||40,677
|-
| 4 October 2018 ||19:55 ||1-0||'''{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slavia Prague]]'''|| rowspan="3" |[[2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage|Group C]]||45,408
|-
| 25 October 2018 ||19:55 ||2-1||'''{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[FC Bordeaux]]'''||45,723
|-
| 25 October 2018 ||20:55 ||1-0||'''{{flagicon|DEN}} [[FC Copenhagen]]'''||45,199
|-
| 21 February 2019 ||20:55 ||1-0||'''{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe]]'''|| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|Round of 32]]||50,448
|-
| 7 March 2019 ||20:55 ||1-3||'''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Villarreal CF]]'''|| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|Round of 16]]||51,826
|-
| 17 February 2022 ||20:45 ||2–3||'''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Betis]]'''||[[2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Knockout round play-offs|Knockout round play-offs]]||28,936
|}

[[File:2021-12-08 - FC Zenit Saint Petersburg v Chelsea F.C. - Photo 261.jpg|thumb|241x241px|Saint Petersburg Arena after a [[UEFA Champions League]] match in 2021]]

==Conditions for spectators with disabilities==
Saint Petersburg Arena offers 560 seats for people with disabilities, 266 of them are for wheelchair users.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sankt-peterburg.glavny.tv/news/52329|script-title=ru:Люди с ограниченными возможностями протестировали стадион "Санкт-Петербург Арена"|date=2017-03-06|work=sankt-peterburg.glavny.tv|access-date=2018-06-14|language=ru|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021411/https://sankt-peterburg.glavny.tv/news/52329|url-status=dead}}</ref> Moreover, the stadium design includes special lobbies, elevators and ramps to ensure accessibility to spectators with limited mobility.<ref name="spb20181">{{cite web|url=https://spb2018.com/ru/pages/arena/tech/ |title=Технические параметры |publisher=spb2018.com |date= |accessdate=8 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212021732/https://spb2018.com/ru/pages/arena/tech/ |archivedate=12 December 2016}}</ref>

==Safety and security==
The stadium has been fully prepared for the FIFA World Cup games in accordance with the FIFA requirements for capacity and security.<ref name="spb20181" /> The stadium is equipped with a video surveillance and identification system that makes it possible to detect any troublemakers and fans who are not allowed to enter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://matchtv.ru/football/matchtvnews_NI821427_Direktor_po_bezopasnosti_Zenita_Starajemsa_chtoby_na_arene_Sankt_Peterburg_ludam_bylo_komfortno|script-title=ru:Директор по безопасности "Зенита": "Делаем все, чтобы на арене "Санкт-Петербург" людям было комфортно"|access-date=2018-06-14|language=ru-RU |date=2 February 2018 }}</ref>

==Average attendances==

{{row counter|{| class{{=}}"wikitable sortable"
!Tenants!!League season!!Home games!!Average attendance<ref>https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/nav/attnrus.htm</ref>
|-
| [[FC Zenit]] || 2024 || 15 || 28,159
|-
| [[FC Zenit]] || 2023 || 15 || 31,236
|-
| [[FC Zenit]] || 2018-19 || 15 || 48,122
|-
| [[FC Zenit]] || 2017-18 || 15 || 43,963
|-
| [[FC Zenit]] || 2016-17 || 15 || 43,963
|-
|} }}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Gazprom Arena}}
* [http://gazprom-arena.com/eng Official website]
* Live webcam of stadium construction at [https://web.archive.org/web/20090413021809/http://ingtransstroy.ru/company/webcam http://ingtransstroy.ru]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160617181118/http://www.issport.ru/objects/?SECTION_ID=107&ID=444 Updated renders of the stadium after project adjustment]
* [http://en.fc-zenit.ru/club/spbstadium/ Section about the stadium on the official website of Zenit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221092101/http://en.fc-zenit.ru/club/spbstadium/ |date=21 February 2018 }}

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