Arsenal Stadium, Football stadium in Tula, Russia.
Arsenal Stadium is a football ground in central Tula with a capacity of 20,048. Its four stands surround a grass pitch, and the South Stand was the last to receive a roof, added during the four-year reconstruction begun in 1995. The stadium also incorporates the Tula velodrome, Russia's oldest operating track cycling venue, located on the same site.
The stadium opened on August 29, 1959, establishing itself as a central sports facility for the Tula region. Its opening marked an important moment in the development of organized football in the city.
The stadium's name comes from the wish of Tula fans, who in the mid-1990s asked for the club's Arsenal identity to be reflected in the venue. The ground also hosts youth and women's national-team fixtures, such as Russia's under-21 European qualifiers against Gibraltar in 2017 and Macedonia in 2018.
The stadium sits in the centre of Tula, and its 1995–1999 reconstruction brought it in line with UEFA requirements, with plastic seats on all stands and a roof added over the South Stand, the only one previously uncovered. The pitch has undersoil heating and automatic watering, and floodlight masts allow filming even at night.
The pitch is equipped with undersoil heating beneath the grass, allowing matches to be played throughout the year despite Russia's harsh winters. This system keeps the field playable even when temperatures drop significantly during cold months.
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