Stadium in Grozny, Russia
The Akhmat Arena (Russian : Ахмат Арена ) is a multi-use stadium in Grozny , Chechnya , Russia, named after former President of the Chechen Republic Akhmad Kadyrov . It was completed in May 2011, and is used mostly for football matches. The stadium hosts home matches of FC Akhmat Grozny . The stadium was designed with a capacity of 30,000 spectators. It replaced Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium as the home of FC Terek. The grand opening took place on 11 May 2011.[citation needed The first competitive match in Akhmat Stadium took place on 20 May 2011.[citation needed
History
In 2004 budget for construction of stadium was allocated by order from Vladimir Putin .[ 2] [ 3]
Akhmat-Arena was opened 11 May 2011. Opening ceremony included laser show and performances by celebrities of Chechen and worldwide music, such as Toto Cutugno , C. C. Catch and Craig David . The festivities also included a friendly match between the "Caucasus " and "World" teams. The "Caucasus" team was represented by Ramzan Kadyrov , Arsen Kanokov , Nikita Isaev , Rinat Dasayev and was managed by Alexander Khloponin , while the "World" team included famous ex-footballers such as Enzo Francescoli , Luís Figo , Franco Baresi , Fabien Barthez and Iván Zamorano and was managed by Diego Maradona . Caucasus won 5–2.[ 4]
The first official match at Akhmat-Arena took place on 20 May 2011 between Russian Premier League teams Terek Grozny and FC Anzhi Makhachkala . The hosts won the match 1–0.[ 5]
Notable matches and events
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