Saturn Stadium, Football stadium in Ramenskoye, Russia.
Saturn Stadium is a football ground in Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, with a capacity of 14,685 plastic seats and a pitch measuring 105 by 68 metres. The field has under-soil heating and an automatic irrigation system, and the press box seats 120 people. A second training pitch has stands for 1,020 spectators, an electronic scoreboard and two dressing rooms.
The stadium was built in 1999 and represented one of the first modern sports venues constructed in Russia after the Soviet Union's dissolution. Its construction reflected the revival of professional football in the region.
The stadium is the home ground of FC Saturn Ramenskoye, and its pitch hosted two Russian championship celebrations: Zenit St Petersburg received the 2007 trophy here, and Rubin Kazan won the 2008 title on this field. On 27 June 2019 a friendly against Sheffield FC, the world's oldest club, drew 5,000 spectators and ended 2:1 to Nikita Kovalchuk's amateur FK KF, with Dmitry Sychev scoring the winner.
The venue sits roughly 50 kilometers southeast of Moscow and offers parking areas along with public transportation access for visitors. Arriving early is advisable since traveling from the city takes some time.
Anzhi Makhachkala played their 2013–14 Europa League home matches at Saturn, in the group stage and the round of 32 and round of 16, rather than in Makhachkala. On 27 June 2019 the stadium hosted Sheffield FC, the world's oldest football club, on their Russian tour; a KF team with Dmitry Sychev won 2:1 before 5,000 spectators.
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