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| Location | Moscow,Russia |
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| Coordinates | 55°42′59″N37°39′23″E / 55.71639°N 37.65639°E /55.71639; 37.65639 |
| Public transit |  Avtozavodskaya Avtozavodskaya |
| Capacity | 13,450 |
| Field size | 104 x 69 m |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1959 (East Stand) 1976 (West Stand) |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Tenants | |
| FC Torpedo Moscow | |
Eduard Streltsov Stadium, also known as theTorpedo Stadium, is amulti-purpose stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is currently used mostly forfootball matches and is the home ground ofTorpedo Moscow. First built in 1959, the stadium now holds 13,450 people.
Since 1996, the stadium is named afterEduard Streltsov, a former Torpedo Moscow player and one of the most iconic Soviet footballers. Despite not being directly owned by the club, the stadium is often referred to as the "Torpedo Stadium", and it was formally re-registered as such in 2018.[1]
The stadium was demolished in 2022 and will be rebuilt. At its expected completion in 2026, it will hold 15,076 people.[2][3]
The new stadium is designed by the two architects Michel REMON and Alexis PEYER from the French office MR&A.[4]
The Torpedo Stadium was built in 1959 and served as a training ground for the football team of the same name from the Likhachev Plant. The first match at the stadium took place on April 15, 1977, during theUSSR Championship, betweenTorpedo andChernomorets.
From 1978 to 1997, and again from 2010 to 2013, as well as from November 2017 onward, the stadium has been the home ground of FC Torpedo.
On July 21, 1997, the stadium was named in honor of Eduard Streltsov, the legendary forward of the Torpedo team. A monument toStreltsov, created by sculptor Alexander Tarasenko, was installed at the main entrance to the sports complex (unveiled on November 3, 1999[5]).
In 1984, the stadium hosted matches of theUEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]
During the2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, the venue held group stage matches and two quarter-final fixtures.
A controversial Russian Cup Round of 32 match between Moscow clubs Torpedo andDynamo occurred at the stadium on 26 September 2012. The game was abandoned at 2-1 in Dynamo's favor after two stoppages due to crowd disturbances ordered by the referee.[7] Two days later, theRussian Football Union's Control and Disciplinary Committee awarded Torpedo a 0-3 technical defeat, imposed a 300,000 ruble fine on the club, and fined both teams 200,000 rubles each for fans' use of pyrotechnics.[8] Torpedo subsequently played three home matches in the FNL league behind closed doors.
During the 2012–13 season, the stadium hosted only oneRussian Premier League match -Spartak Moscow vsAlania Vladikavkaz in the 30th round on 26 May 2013.[9]
In 2013, the facility hosted matches of a unified tournament.
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