Luzhniki Stadium

Summary

Luzhniki Stadium is an association football venue^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of association_football_venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (642 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Luzhniki Stadium is located in Khamovniki District^[3].
• Luzhniki Stadium is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Luzhniki Stadium is in the country of Soviet Union^[5].
• Luzhniki Stadium's image is recorded as LuzhnikiStadium.jpg^[6].
• Luzhniki Stadium's instance of is recorded as association football venue^[7].
• Luzhniki Stadium's owned by is recorded as FC Torpedo Moscow^[8].
• Luzhniki Stadium's owned by is recorded as Government of Moscow^[9].
• Luzhniki Stadium's operator is recorded as Russian Football Union^[10].
• Luzhniki Stadium's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132488887^[11].
• Luzhniki Stadium's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00098613^[12].
• Luzhniki Stadium's location is recorded as Moscow^[13].
• Luzhniki Stadium's part of is recorded as Luzhniki Olympic Complex^[14].
• Luzhniki Stadium's Commons category is recorded as Luzhniki Stadium^[15].
• Luzhniki Stadium's review score is recorded as 4^[16].
• Luzhniki Stadium's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20023536^[17].
• Luzhniki Stadium's occupant is recorded as Soviet Union national association football team^[18].
• Luzhniki Stadium's occupant is recorded as Russia men's national football team^[19].
• +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Luzhniki Stadium^[20].
• Luzhniki Stadium's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.715833333333, 'lon': 37.553611111111}^[21].
• Luzhniki Stadium's sport is recorded as association football^[22].
• Luzhniki Stadium's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/023vdg^[23].
• Luzhniki Stadium's surface played on is recorded as artificial turf^[24].
• Luzhniki Stadium's significant event is recorded as 2018 FIFA World Cup^[25].
• Luzhniki Stadium's official website is recorded as https://www.luzhniki.ru/^[26].
• Luzhniki Stadium's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as c5aed7ef-f406-487f-9cf8-1cae2eb6432b^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Russia^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30] and Soviet Union^[5], a federal republic^[31], in Soviet Union^[32], founded in 1922^[33]. Luzhniki Stadium is located in Khamovniki District^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Luzhniki Olympic Complex^[14].

Designation and Status

Luzhniki Stadium's instance of is recorded as association football venue^[7].

History and Context

+1956-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Luzhniki Stadium^[20]. Owners include FC Torpedo Moscow^[8], an association football club^[34], in Russia^[35], founded in 1924^[36], headquartered in Moscow^[37] and Government of Moscow^[9], a state government^[38], in Russia^[39], founded in 1991^[40], headquartered in Moscow^[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Luzhniki Stadium include Sportivnaya^[42], a metro station^[43], in Russia^[44], founded in 1957^[45].

Why It Matters

Luzhniki Stadium ranks in the top 3% of association_football_venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (642 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Sportivnaya^[42], a metro station^[43], in Russia^[44], founded in 1957^[45].