Kaliningrad Stadium
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Kaliningrad Stadium is a description of a proposed football stadium which will be built in Kaliningrad
, Russia
in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
. It will also host FC Baltika Kaliningrad
of the Russian First Division, replacing Baltika Stadium
. It will have a capacity of 45,015 spectators.
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...
. It will also host FC Baltika Kaliningrad
FC Baltika Kaliningrad
Baltika is an association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Currently the club plays in the Football Championship of the National League.-History:The club was founded on 22 December 1954 as Pishchevik Kaliningrad...
of the Russian First Division, replacing Baltika Stadium
Baltika Stadium
Baltika Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia, that is home to FC Baltika Kaliningrad. The capacity of the stadium is 14,660, making it an average sized stadium in the Russian First Division....
. It will have a capacity of 45,015 spectators.