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Luzhniki Stadium

Luzhniki Stadium is a multi purpose in Khamovniki District, Russia that opened in 1956. Its recorded capacity is 81,000.

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Luzhniki Stadium
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Key facts

Luzhniki Stadium is a multi purpose in Khamovniki District, Russia that opened in 1956. Its recorded capacity is 81,000. It is owned by Government of Moscow and FC Torpedo Moscow and Government of Moscow. It is operated by Luzhniki Olympic Sport Complex JSC and Russian Football Union. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Central Lenin Stadium. Current tenants are Russia men's national football team, FC Torpedo Moscow, Russia men's national football team, Soviet Union national association football team, FC Torpedo Moscow, 1962 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for men, Russia national under-17 football team, athletics at the 1998 World Youth Games, athletics at the 1975 Soviet Spartakiad, 1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet, 2019 European Beach Volleyball Championship.

Location
Khamovniki District, Russia
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
81,000
Opened
1956
Status
Active
Current owner
Government of Moscow, FC Torpedo Moscow, Government of Moscow
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Hybrid grass
Location of Luzhniki Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium

Luzhniki Stadium is at latitude 55.715833, longitude 37.553611, in Khamovniki District, Russia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Luzhniki Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude55.715833
Longitude37.553611
CityKhamovniki District
RegionKhamovniki District
CountryRussia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Luzhniki Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikidata statementSource
SurfaceHybrid grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Luzhniki Stadium
195619912026Central Lenin Stadium (1956 to 1992)

Luzhniki Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Central Lenin Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1956 to 1992. The average tenure of a name here is 36 years.

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Every recorded name of Luzhniki Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Central Lenin StadiumNone1956 to 1992Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Luzhniki Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerFC Torpedo Moscow1956 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerGovernment of Moscow1956 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerGovernment of MoscowPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorRussian Football Union1956 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorLuzhniki Olympic Sport Complex JSCPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Luzhniki Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Russia men's national football teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
FC Torpedo MoscowNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Russia men's national football teamNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource
Soviet Union national association football teamNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource
FC Torpedo MoscowNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource
1962 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for menNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource
Russia national under-17 football teamNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource
athletics at the 1998 World Youth GamesNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource
athletics at the 1975 Soviet SpartakiadNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource
1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual MeetNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource
2019 European Beach Volleyball ChampionshipNot mapped1956 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Luzhniki Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set19622026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set19612026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity78360810002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722841432026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleLuzhniki_StadiumLuzhniki Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCentral Lenin Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set206762026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set206752026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set206742026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set206732026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103112026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103102026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103092026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103082026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103072026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103062026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103042026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103032026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103022026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103012026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set103002026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Luzhniki Stadium (revision 1372284143). Wikidata item: Q202163.

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