SKA SKVO Stadium, Military stadium in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
SKA SKVO Stadium is a sports complex in Rostov-on-Don with a main stadium, football field, aquatic center, athletics facilities, and multiple training grounds. The facility is equipped with digital scoreboards, modern running tracks, and seating for roughly 2,200 spectators.
The sports complex was begun in the mid-1960s on the initiative of Colonel-General Altunin, commander of the North Caucasus Military District troops, and its main arena opened in April 1971 with two-tier stands for 33,300 spectators. In 1981 it hosted SKA Rostov's Cup Winners' Cup ties against Ankaragücü (2:0) and Eintracht Frankfurt (1:0). FIFA listed it among 36 training grounds for the 2018 World Cup, prompting a rebuild from 2016 that demolished all old stands; the renovated arena reopened on 23 March 2019 with a 0:2 league match against Dynamo Stavropol.
The ground is home to FC SKA Rostov-on-Don, which played its first match on the rebuilt arena on 23 March 2019, losing 0-2 to Dynamo Stavropol in the PFL championship. In 1981 the stadium hosted Cup Winners' Cup ties: SKA beat Ankaragücü 2-0 and Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0. The balance holder is CSKA, which has a long-term cooperation agreement with FC SKA.
The stadium sits on a 13.14-hectare site; the main pitch measures 104 by 69 metres with natural grass, and the running tracks were renewed during the reconstruction. Four floodlight masts of 40 projectors each light the field, and there are six ticket offices. The ground reopened on 23 March 2019.
The complex was built on the initiative of Colonel-General Altunin, commander of the North Caucasus Military District troops, and designed by the organisation Voenproekt. Its eastern stand housed an indoor athletics arena, and the complex also included a 300-room hotel and a water-sports centre with three pools. In 1981 the stadium hosted Cup Winners' Cup ties against Ankaragücü (2:0) and Eintracht Frankfurt (1:0).
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