Fisht Olympic Stadium

Fisht Olympic Stadium (Russian: Олимпийский стадион «Фишт», Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht) is an outdoor stadium in Sochi, Russia. Located in Sochi Olympic Park and named after Mount Fisht, the 40,000-capacity stadium was constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, where it served as the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies.

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Fisht Olympic Stadium

Fisht Olympic Stadium in January 2018.
Full name	Fisht Olympic Stadium
Location	Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Coordinates	43°24′08″N 39°57′22″E
Owner	Government of Russia (Olympstroy)
Capacity	47,659 (Official) 44,287 (2018 FIFA World Cup)[1]
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	2013[2]
Construction cost	US $779 million
Architect	Populous,[3] Buro Happold
Tenants
PFC Sochi (2018–present) Russia national football team (selected matches) Russia national rugby union team (selected matches)

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The stadium was originally built as an enclosed facility; it was re-opened in 2016 as an open-air football stadium, to host matches as part of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup when it was known simply as Fisht Stadium.[4]