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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
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The comprehensive reconstruction of the historic Metallurg stadium on Semenovskaya Embankment in the Basmanny District has been completed.
"By order of the President and with the active support of the Prime Minister, the essentially abandoned territory of the old stadium was transferred to Baumanka. And the city decided to make a gift: on the site of this already depressed territory, a modern sports core was created, including a football field, administrative and household, sports complexes, a sports and fitness center, children's, sports grounds. So by the beginning of the school year, this is a good gift to Baumanka," he said.
Sergei Sobyanin during an inspection of the renovated stadium.
Rector of the Moscow State Technical University (MSTU) named after N.E. Bauman Mikhail Gordin noted that the entire facility has already been put into operation, which both students and teachers are happy about. The stadium will allow them to play sports and develop the qualities necessary for engineers.
"And we must not forget about the large number of residents around, for whom this is a home stadium. Please make sure that they also use all of this," Sergei Sobyanin emphasized.
The Metallurg stadium on the Yauza embankment was built in the early 1920s for workers at the Hammer and Sickle plant. Legends of Soviet sports trained here: track and field athletes Georgy and Serafim Znamensky, hockey players Alexander Yakushev and Gennady Krylov, as well as outstanding football players and coaches Grigory Fedotov, Konstantin Beskov, Valentin Granatkin, Boris Arkadyev and Sergei Kapelkin.
In the 1990s, the stadium hosted home matches for the women's football team "Hammer and Sickle", which took second place in the first ever USSR championship in 1990.
By decision of the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin, the sports facility was transferred to Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 2022. The stadium reconstruction, which took place in 2024–2025, became part of a large-scale project for the comprehensive development of the university’s territory.
"We have created a modern sports cluster in this place – a football field, a sports and fitness center, children's and sports grounds, made walking routes and comfortable landscaping. It turned out to be a good gift to Baumanka for the beginning of the school year. The students already have a new wonderful educational center, a dormitory, and now there will be a modern sports stadium," Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his account in
Source: Moscow Mayor's channel messenger MAX
Where the old football pitch was, a multi-purpose arena with artificial grass and heating appeared. It is suitable not only for football, but also for rugby.
A modern administrative and amenity complex with a grandstand was built on the stadium grounds — in place of the old one. Several halls were equipped in it — several multi-purpose halls, for wrestling and gymnastics, for yoga and a gym. The building also has coaching rooms, locker rooms, a first aid station and offices for employees. A barrier-free environment was created for people with limited mobility.
For the first time, a central square was arranged on the stadium grounds — a place for walks, meetings and holding mass events (celebrations, awards and concerts). The tiles on it are laid out in an unusual layout and look like floating ice floes. Thus, the stadium is stylistically connected with the university campus, one of the new buildings of which resembles an icebreaker.
A stage can be installed under a special stadium tent; a pavilion-cafe with a summer terrace has been built nearby.
Sports grounds with shelters have been set up near the central square, where you can conduct individual and group activities. For example, you can lay out a mat and do yoga or other types of sports and fitness training.
There is also an area with outdoor exercise equipment, including workout equipment, including a complex in the style of “Russian ninja”.
There are several sports grounds equipped – for playing tennis and beach volleyball, as well as a multi-purpose sports ground for basketball and volleyball.
An indoor two-story sports and fitness complex was built on the site of the outdated riding halls. The building is equipped with a hall for the volleyball super league with the possibility of transformation for other sports (table tennis, basketball, mini-football). The complex also has a training hall and a gym, comfortable locker rooms, coaches' rooms, a first-aid post and a massage room, a number of rooms, for example for storing equipment.
A sports and fitness complex with volleyball courts will appear at the Metallurg stadium
An old abandoned hockey rink has been transformed into a science playground for children, with rest areas for parents.
At the entrance to the territory on the eastern side, a recreational area has been set up: park swings and benches have been placed under the trees and awnings.
The view of the Yauza embankment opened up after the bypass that blocked the view was removed underground. This is how a circular walking health route appeared.
The stadium territory has been landscaped. Over 36.7 thousand square meters of lawns have been laid out, over 130 lanterns and about 140 small architectural forms have been installed. A parking lot for 72 cars has also been organized. Several hundred trees will be planted in winter and spring.
“The renovated Metallurg stadium will once again become an important point of attraction for Baumanka students, residents of the Basmanny District and all sports fans,” Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his account in
Source: Moscow Mayor's channel messenger MAX
Football Moscow
Football is one of the most popular sports in the capital: 374,000 people play it regularly. Moscow is represented in the Russian Premier League by four clubs: CSKA, Spartak, Dynamo and Lokomotiv. In addition to championships of professional and amateur football leagues, the city hosts many mass football competitions every year. In 2024 alone, more than 700 tournaments were held. The most famous of them is the Moscow Sports Cup "Leather Ball".
In the capital's sports school system Department of SportsAround 11,000 people play football. Numerous sections operate on the basis of comprehensive schools and commercial sports clubs.
There are 1,425 sports areas for playing football in Moscow, including 138 full-size fields in courtyards, on the grounds of schools, universities and sports facilities, in parks and natural areas.
The infrastructure of big football in the capital includes six large stadiums that are operating or under construction: Luzhniki, Lokomotiv, Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo and Torpedo.
In 2014, the Spartak stadium with 45 thousand seats was built, and in 2016, the CSKA stadium with 30 thousand seats. In 2017, the reconstruction of the Big Sports Arena in Luzhniki, which holds 81 thousand spectators, was completed, and in 2018, the renovation of the Dynamo stadium with 26 thousand seats was completed.
The reconstruction of the Torpedo stadium is planned to be completed in 2026. Its capacity will increase to 15 thousand people.
In recent years, 12 football pitches with artificial turf have been built using funds from the Moscow City Targeted Investment Program. Large sports facilities with football pitches have also been improved and modernized, including:
— sports complex "Moskvich" (South-Eastern Administrative District, Tekstilshchiki district, Volgogradsky Prospekt, building 46/15);
— Avangard stadium (Eastern Administrative District, Perovo, Entuziastov Highway, building 33);
— sports complex "Desna" (Novomoskovsky administrative district, Filimonkovsky district, Ptichnoye settlement, Central street, house 102);
— Frezer stadium (Eastern Administrative District, Veshnyaki district, Yunosti street, building 2);
— Lokomotiv stadium (South-Eastern Administrative District, Lyublino district, Tikhaya street, building 39);
— Metallurg stadium of Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Central Administrative District, Basmanny District, Novaya Doroga Street, Building 11).
The plans include completing the reconstruction of stadiums in the Northern Administrative District. These are Avtomobilist (Savelovsky District, Vyatskaya Street, Building 41) and Molniya (Dmitrovsky District, Lobbenskaya Street, Building 13a).
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