Description
VEB Arena, formerly known as Arena CSKA Stadium, is a modern football stadium located in the Khoroshevsky District of the Northern Administrative Okrug of Moscow. The stadium, which is the home arena of CSKA Moscow, was built on the site of the old CSKA Stadium and officially opened on 23 August 2016. The architects of the project are Dmitry Bush and Andrey Bokov.
The VEB Arena stadium is known for its high attendance. The record for European Cup matches was set at the Europa League game between CSKA and London's Arsenal, which was attended by 29,284 spectators. In Russian Championship matches, the attendance record was set at the Moscow derby CSKA - Spartak on 23 September 2018 with 29,361 spectators.
The stadium has also hosted matches of the Russian national team. In particular, on June 9, 2017, a match with the Chilean team ended in a 1:1 draw, and on October 7, 2017, the Russian team won against South Korea with a score of 4:2. A friendly game against Turkey on June 5, 2018 ended in a 1:1 draw.
For the convenience of fans, the stadium has good transport accessibility. The nearest metro stations are Sokol, Polezhaevskaya, Khoroshevskaya and CSKA, as well as the MCC station Zorge.
For information on the match schedule and event poster, as well as to buy tickets, visit our website.