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| Former names | Lenin Komsomol Stadium |
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| Location | Perm,Russia |
| Coordinates | 57°59′26.50″N56°14′40.69″E / 57.9906944°N 56.2446361°E /57.9906944; 56.2446361 |
| Capacity | 17,000 |
| Surface | artificial turf |
| Opened | June 5, 1969 (1969-06-05) |
| Tenants | |
| FC Zvezda PermFC Zvezda-2005 Perm | |
Zvezda Stadium (Russian:«Звезда»), until 1991LeninKomsomol Stadium (Russian:стадион имени Ленинского комсомола), is a multi-usestadium inPerm,Russia. It is currently used mostly forfootball matches and is the home ground ofAmkar Perm,Zvezda Perm and a women's clubZvezda-2005 Perm.[1] The stadium holds 17,000 people and was opened on June 5, 1969.[2]
The stadium opened its doors on June 5, 1969 with a match betweenZvezda Perm andSokol Saratov.
The field was covered withartificial turf in 2005.
On August 3rd, 2009 the stadium received the UEFA Certification "Quality Concept Football Turf - 2 stars", which lets the stadium host international matches up to theUEFA Europa League quarterfinals and Round of 16 ofUEFA Champions League.[3]
On August 27th, 2009 it hosted its first everEuropa League match, a qualification game betweenAmkar Perm andFulham F.C., that finished with the Russian team's victory - 1:0. The only goal was scored byMartin Kushev.[4]
In 2015 one of the stadium's sectors - number 14 - was named in honour ofZahari Sirakov, a formerFC Amkar Perm player, who played for 12 years for the club.[5]
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