AK Bars Arena

Kazan arena) is a universal football stadium in the city

of Kazan. One of the most spacious stadiums in Russia, designed for 45,379 people[1]. Home arena of the Kazan football club "Rubin". Stadium of the highest fourth category of UEFA. The stadium is a multifunctional complex designed for holding not only football matches, but also other sporting events, as well as entertainment shows and concerts, cultural event.

in may 2013[1]. on November 7, 2019, as part of

a long-term partnership agreement concluded with AK bars Bank, the stadium was renamed AK bars arena»

XXVII world summer Universiade in Kazan[1] and the opening ceremony

of the WorldSkills 2019 world Championship. The stadium also hosted the 2015 FINA world aquatics Championships, the 2017 confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA world Cup matches

between the Avenue Yamasheva Hussain and Chistopolskaya street, near the

right Bank of the Kazanka river, near the "Riviera" aquapark and sports complex "Olympus".

To get to the stadium by public transport: high-speed (No. 5) ordinary (No. 6) trams, trolleybuses (No. 2, 13), buses (№ 75, 45, 33, 62). In the future, the stadium will be served by the second (Stadium station) and third (Chistopolskaya station) lines of the Kazan metro.

m2
Total area of the building: 135,967 m2
Parking: 6,285 spaces (including

Parking spaces located in the "Last mile" zone)
Football field: 9000 m2, 105 m x 68 m
Full HD media facade: 3,700 m2

a water Lily was developed by the American company "Populous"[3].

The track record of this international architectural and design firm includes the world-famous Wembley and Emirates stadiums in London. The uniqueness of the stadium as a construction object is in the 120 — meter spans of the crossbar and the light-permeable roof console, which is supported by only 8 reference points. Due to this solution, the design looks airy, without losing reliability. Metal structures of the unique stadium roof weigh 12 thousand tons.

the Federal target program "development of physical culture and sports

for 2008-2015" as the home arena for the Rubin football club, while the reason[3] for the start of construction of the facility was the need to host the events of the 2013 world summer Universiade in accordance with[8] requirements of the International University sports Federation (FISU). On may 5, 2010, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during a working visit to Kazan, laid the symbolic "first stone" in the Foundation of the new football stadium of the XXVII world summer Universiade 2013[9][1][3]. The facility was commissioned in may 2013

stadium is the largest Full HD screen in Europe located

at the stadium. It is a unique advertising and information medium that allows you to conduct live broadcasts of socially significant events and film screenings. The area of the media facade is 3,700 square meters. Range of information perception — 2-3 km, traffic — more than 340,000 people per day

and closing ceremonies of the XXVII world summer Universiade 2013.
The

opening ceremony, which was attended by more than 45,000 spectators, took place on the night of July 6-7, 2013, and the closing ceremony — on the night of July 17-18, 2013.
During the summer Universiade from July 6 to July 17, the stadium hosted the main media and press center of the Universiade with the Main press center and the International broadcasting center, as well as a complex of 12 mobile television stations.
For the opening and closing ceremonies, structures with a total weight of 467 tons were installed on the field, including the main stage with fountains, a lifting transformable multi-tiered pyramid with video screens. A 6-ton "Universiade fire"bowl was installed above the stadium roof.

field
Palladium restaurant with panoramic view of the field
Catering areas: "Ruby

bar", "Sapphire lounge"
168 outlets in food court areas
Arena Family
Stadium Hotel
Multifunctional center for Pets

Pioneer"
Danis Zaripov center "Winning throw"
squash court