The St. Petersburg Stadium of the European Championships 2020 has a capacity of about 67,000 spectators, is located in the great Russian city and hosts the home matches of Zenit St. Petersburg . After the assignment of the 2018 World Cup to Russia , it was decided to replace the Petrovskji stadium as the home of Zenit and to build a modern stadium, located on Krestovsky Island.
The inauguration took place in 2016 but, due to a detected malfunction, further works were required and the total cost of the stadium was approximately one billion euros; not quite pennies, used by the energy giant Gazprom.
Being a new stadium, indeed a brand new one, it does not have a glorious history behind it, even if it has already hosted World Cup matches. In the future, however, it will have the opportunity to be a very important stage also because already in 2023 it will be the football field where the Europa League final will be played .
St. Petersburg Stadium Matches – European 2020 The St. Petersburg Stadium is, as we have seen, very modern, but it has already hosted matches of the Russia 2016 World Cup. Now it will be one of the Euro 2020
stadiums , for the following matches:
- Belgium – Russia , June 12 at 21:00 CET, valid for the group stage;
- Finland – Russia , June 16 at 15:00 CET, valid for the group stage;
- Finland – Belgium, 21 June at 21:00 CET, valid for the group stage;
- Match ofday 2 July at 18:00 CET, valid for the Quarter Finals.
Spectators Stadium St. Petersburg European 2020
A hot topic for the 2020 European Championships in times of pandemic is the question of whether or not people are present in the stadiums. In this, Russia looks like the nation aiming for massive reopening ever and a greater desire to return to normal life as much as possible.
At the moment, Russia has confirmed to UEFA that they are willing to welcome fans for around 50% of the stadium’s seats (i.e. around 33,000 fans) but it is very likely that these numbers will be extended.
The presence of the public is already allowed in Russian stadiums and the country is much more projected towards loosening restrictions than others, so much so that outdoor masks are not mandatory. They will be, however, for the fans who decide to attend the matches in presence at the stadium together with the distancing. It is not yet known whether it will be mandatory to be vaccinated to be able to go to the stadium and this may also depend on UEFA regulations. As for vaccines, in the last Zenit match at the St. Petersburg Stadium , the area outside the pitch was used as a vaccination point.
Russia, therefore, is ready and, as usual, is not afraid.
St. Petersburg Stadium European 2020 – How to get there
The St. Petersburg stadium is not very far from the center. It is located, in fact, about 8 km from the famous Hermitage museum . Therefore it is relatively close to the center, considering that we are talking about a city that has about 5 million inhabitants. To get to the stadium from the center (let’s consider the Moskovsky Station
train station ), therefore, the best ways are the metro and the taxi; they are both very cheap. Metro
Take Line 3 towards the stadium, which takes about 30 minutes and costs one euro, and then walk a few hundred meters. Taxi
If you are late, take a taxi and you will arrive from the station to the stadium in about 15 minutes, at an average cost of about 10 euros.
