Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons, 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. The stadium was opened in 2017 for the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Krestovsky Stadium
Saint Petersburg Arena after a UEFA Champions League match in 2021
Image: RUS 2016 Aerial SPB Krestovsky Stadium 01
Image: Fina l 2017
Krestovsky Island is a 3.4 km2 island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, between several tributaries of the Neva: the Srednyaya Nevka, the Malaya Nevka and the Krestovka. The island is served by the Krestovsky Ostrov station of Saint Petersburg Metro. Until recently, the western part of the island was occupied by the Maritime Victory Park, where the international Goodwill Games of sports and athletics competition took place in 1994, which was the first large scale post-Soviet Union international event in Russia. A new stadium, Gazprom Arena, is located where Kirov Stadium was. The stadium serves as home for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
West part of Krestovsky Island, Gazprom Arena
Krestovsky Island. Jetty
Krestovsky Island, Amusement park
Karl Bryullov, Celebration on Krestovsky Island, 1823