Fisht Olympic Stadium

Fisht Olympic Stadium
Fisht Olympic Stadium in January 2018.
Interactive map of Fisht Olympic Stadium
Full nameFisht Olympic Stadium
LocationSochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Coordinates43°24′08″N 39°57′22″E / 43.4022667°N 39.9561111°E / 43.4022667; 39.9561111
OwnerGovernment of Russia (Olympstroy)
Capacity45,994 (RPL)
44,287 (2018 FIFA World Cup)
SurfaceGrass
Field size105 x 68 m
Construction
Broke ground2010
Built2011–2013
Opened2013
Construction costUS $779 million
ArchitectPopulous, Buro Happold
Tenants
PFC Sochi (2018–present)
Russia national football team (selected matches)
Russia national rugby union team (selected matches)

Fisht Olympic Stadium (Russian: Олимпийский стадион «Фишт», romanizedOlimpiyskiy stadion "Fisht", IPA: [ɐlʲɪmˈpʲijskʲɪj stədʲɪˈon ˈfʲiʂt]) is an outdoor stadium in Sochi, Russia. Located in Sochi Olympic Park and named after Mount Fisht, the 45,994-capacity stadium was constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, where it served as the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies.

The stadium was originally built as an enclosed facility; it was re-opened in 2016 as an open-air football stadium, initially hosting matches during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup, and currently serving as the home pitch for PFC Sochi of the Russian Premier League.