Trud Stadium (Tomsk)
Encyclopedia
Trud Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Tomsk
, Russia
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home ground of FC Tom' Tomsk
. The stadium holds 15,000.http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?130734. It was built in 1929.
Prior to their promotion
to the Russian First Division, Trud lacked many facilities common to many Europe
an stadiums, including proper toilets. Once the team advanced and received increased sponsorship money, there were new stands built to increase the capacity of the stadium. The field was also improved with a subterranean heating system to contend with Siberian snowfalls.
In preparation for the 2005 season in the Russian Premier League
, substantial renovation was performed on the stadium.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Tomsk
Tomsk
Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004...
, 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...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home ground of FC Tom' Tomsk
FC Tom' Tomsk
FC Tom Tomsk is a Russian football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The team plays in Trud Stadium .-History:The team was previously named "Burevestnik" , "Tomich" , "Sibelektromotor" , "Torpedo" , "Tomles" and "Manometr" .In the 1990s the team acquired a number of players that would...
. The stadium holds 15,000.http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?130734. It was built in 1929.
Prior to their promotion
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
to the Russian First Division, Trud lacked many facilities common to many Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an stadiums, including proper toilets. Once the team advanced and received increased sponsorship money, there were new stands built to increase the capacity of the stadium. The field was also improved with a subterranean heating system to contend with Siberian snowfalls.
In preparation for the 2005 season in the Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
, substantial renovation was performed on the stadium.
- A new north stand was built which holds 2,730 fans.
- Two luxury suites were constructed over the west stand with room for 40 persons.
- New sound systems were installed.
- Expansion and renovation of player locker rooms.
- A long-awaited renovation of the toilets.
- Improved ingress to the stadium.
