Football Krasnodar still cannot compete with Moscow teams and St. Petersburg Zenit in terms of fighting for the championship in the Premier League, but there can be no shadow of a doubt that this city loves the game of millions. Local clubs "Kuban" and "Krasnodar" are a kind of third force in the Russian championship, and football stadiums in Krasnodar take full stands of spectators at almost every match of the championship. However, now it is not only the championship, the success of both teams in recent years gives them the right to take part in the tournament held under the auspices of UEFA - the Europa League.
Football stadiums in Krasnodar
Until recently, both Krasnodar teams played their home matches at the Kuban Stadium, built in the post-war years of the last century. This situation is not convenient for clubs when compiling a calendar of matches, but history knows many examples when teams from the same city played home matches on a common arena for a long time (Inter and Milan, Juventus and Torino, etc.). e.)
In 2016, a new football stadium of FC Krasnodar was opened, where,in fact, the team with the same name moved.
Kuban Stadium
The home arena of the club of the same name is ready to accommodate a little more than 35 thousand spectators in its stands, according to this indicator, the building is in the TOP-5 of the most spacious stadiums in Russia. At the end of the last century and at the beginning of the new one, Kuban underwent global reconstructions twice, as a result of which new luxury seats appeared in the stands, a new digital scoreboard was installed, running tracks along the field were changed, the arena design received a new modern look. At various times, the Kuban stadium hosted matches for the Russian Super Cup, as well as friendly international matches.
Krasnodar Stadium
The leaders of the new project, obviously, did not come up with fanciful names for the upcoming arena, and therefore, the stadiums in Krasnodar will continue to bear the names of the teams holding their home matches there.
"Krasnodar" was designed in accordance with modern requirements for design and safety, with the participation of engineers from Germany. The building has a modern look, a parking lot for 3,000 parking spaces, and its own park. The highlight of the new stadium is a huge 3D screen with an area of 4.7 square meters. km. The arena has a capacity of 34,000 seats.
In the opening match, which took place in October 2016, the Russian national football team hosted the Costa Rica team. In the same autumn, stadiums in Krasnodar hosted home matches of the Europa League, in particular, at Krasnodarthe team of the same name played with the German "Schalke-04".
