 Central Dynamo Stadium in November 2008 | |
 Interactive map of Central Dynamo Stadium | |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°47′29″N37°33′35″E / 55.79139°N 37.55972°E /55.79139; 37.55972 |
| Capacity | 36,540 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 17 August 1928 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Demolished | 2011 |
| Architect | Aleksandr Langman and Lazar Cherikover |
| Tenants | |
| FC Dynamo Moscow (1928–2008) Soviet national football team (1928–1956) | |
Central Dynamo Stadium was a stadium inMoscow, Russia. It was built in 1928 and held 36,540 people. It was the home ground forDynamo Moscow. It was central venue of the All-SovietDynamo sports society and carried special name ofCentral to denote its importance. Until the construction of theCentral Lenin Stadium in 1956, the Central Dynamo Stadium was the central sports facility in Moscow. The stadium was one of the venues of thefootball tournament of the1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
A new stadium was built on the same spot and is namedVTB Arena.
Dynamo Stadium, designed by the architectsArkadiy Langman [ru] andLazar Cherikover [ru], dates from 1928. In 1938 theDinamo station of theMoscow Metro opened nearby. An athletics track circles the football field, but is no longer in use. A monument toLev Yashin (1929–1990) stands at the stadium's north entrance and VIP boxes are positioned above the entrances to the north and south stands. In 2008 the stadium celebrated its 80-year anniversary.
Michael Jackson brought hisHIStory World Tour to Dynamo Stadium in 1996 andDeep Purple performed there the same year.[2]
Dynamo Stadium closed for demolition in 2008, with the farewell match played on 22 November 2008. The stadium's main tenant,FC Dynamo Moscow, moved toArena Khimki, a stadium in the Moscow suburb ofKhimki.
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