Kuban Stadium (Russian: «Кубань») is a multi-purpose stadium in Krasnodar, Russia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of PFC Kuban Krasnodar, as well as the now-amateur FC Kuban Krasnodar. The stadium holds 35,200 people.[2]
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| Coordinates | 45°01′31″N 38°59′58″E / 45.02528°N 38.99944°E |
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| Capacity | 35,200 |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 14 May 1961 |
| Renovated | 2016 (most recently)[1] |
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| FC Krasnodar (2009–2016) Women's football club Kubanochka (2018–2019) FC Kuban Krasnodar (1961–present) PFC Kuban Krasnodar (2018–present) | |
First opened on 30 October 1960, it initially had a capacity of approximately 20,000 people.[citation needed] The first match was played on 14 May 1961, when FC Kuban Krasnodar (then called Spartak Krasnodar) played PFC Dynamo Stavropol (then called Spartak Stavropol).[citation needed]
The capacity was later doubled with the building of a second floor, which is when floodlights were also installed.
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- Kuban Stadium picture Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Kuban Stadium (in Russian)
- Groundhopping page
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