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{{Short description|Sports venue in Sochi, Russia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox venue
|stadium_name            = Fisht Olympic Stadium
|nickname                =
|image                   = File:Sochi adler aerial view 2018 23.jpg
|caption                 = Fisht Olympic Stadium in January 2018.
|fullname                = Fisht Olympic Stadium
|location                = [[Sochi]], [[Krasnodar Krai]], Russia
|coordinates             = {{Coord|43.4022667|39.9561111|region:RU-KDA_type:landmark|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
|opened                  = 2013<ref name="FishtOlympicStadium">{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/spectators-place-fisht-olympic-stadium/#central_stadium |title=Fisht Olympic Stadium |publisher=Sochi2014.com |access-date=7 February 2014 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226015336/https://www.olympic.org/photos/sochi-2014/venues#central_stadium |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|owner                       = [[Government of Russia]] (Olympstroy)
|broke_ground                = 2010
|built                       = 2011{{ndash}}2013
|surface                     = Grass
|construction_cost           = [[United states dollar|US $]]779 million
|architect                   = [[Populous (company)|Populous]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portfolio.populous.com/projects/sochistadium.html|title=Sochi 2014 Main Stadium|website=portfolio.populous.com}}</ref> [[Buro Happold]]
|former_names                =
|tenants                     = [[PFC Sochi]] (2018–present)<br/>[[Russia national football team]] (selected matches)<br/>[[Russia national rugby union team]] (selected matches)
|seating_capacity            = 45,994 <br/>44,287 ([[2018 FIFA World Cup]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5031302/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118044713/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5031302/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2015 |title=Fisht Stadium |work=FIFA |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>
|dimensions                  = 105 x 68 m
}}
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'''Fisht Olympic Stadium''' ({{langx|ru|Олимпийский стадион «Фишт»|Olimpiyskiy stadion "Fisht"}}, {{IPA|ru|ɐlʲɪmˈpʲijskʲɪj stədʲɪˈon ˈfʲiʂt|IPA}}) 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 [[2014 Winter Paralympics|Paralympics]], where it served as the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies.

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'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/olympic-legacy/sochi-2014/fisht-olympic-stadium |title=Fisht Olympic Stadium |publisher=olympic.org |date=1 November 2019 |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>

==History==
Fisht Olympic Stadium was designed by Global Design Practice [[Populous (company)|Populous]] and British design consultancy [[BuroHappold Engineering]].  The stadium's roof was built from approximately {{convert|36,500|m2}} of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene ([[ETFE]]) and was designed to give the roof the appearance of snowy peaks. The bowl opens to the north, allowing a direct view of the [[Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai|Krasnaya Polyana]] Mountains, and the upper deck is open to the south, allowing a view of the [[Black Sea]].<ref>[http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161718/design-for-two-major-sochi-2014-venues-approved Design for two major Sochi 2014 venues approved] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031233015/http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161718/design-for-two-major-sochi-2014-venues-approved |date=31 October 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://sochi2014.com/en/objects/sea/central_stadium/ ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908062257/http://sochi2014.com/en/objects/sea/central_stadium/ |date=8 September 2010}}</ref>

The canopy over the Western and Eastern stands is covered with translucent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene. The material offers superior strength and corrosion resistance.
Fisht is a UEFA category 4 stadium.<ref name="nationallightngr">{{cite web |url=https://www.nationallightngr.com/2018/06/28/fisht-olympic-stadium/ |title=Fisht Olympic Stadium (Russian: Олимпийскийстадион "Фишт") is an outdoor stadium in Sochi, Russia. |publisher=nationallightngr.com |date=28 June 2018 |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227085308/https://www.nationallightngr.com/2018/06/28/fisht-olympic-stadium/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* The architectural design was developed by Populous, a company with previous experience in designing similar facilities for Johannesburg.<ref name="nationallightngr" />
* 2007. [[Sochi]] was elected as host of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] by the [[International Olympic Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/02/sochi-2014-seven-years-of-preparation/100675/ |title=Sochi 2014: Seven Years of Preparation |publisher=theatlantic.com |date=6 February 2014 |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>
* 2010. Construction of the Fisht Stadium began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefalsenine.co.uk/2013/01/21/stadium-boom-begins-in-russia/ |title=Stadium Boom Begins in Russia |publisher=thefalsenine.co.uk |date=21 January 2013 |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref> The [[Architect]] of the stadium is Damon Lavelle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/host-city-sochi |title=Host City - Sochi |publisher=theworldgame.sbs.com.au |date=1 April 2018 |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref> A symbolic capsule was planted bearing the message “Believe in yourself, and together we will win” and marking the start of construction.
* 2011. The initial design was altered. According to some sources, changes were made at the request of Director of the Olympics Opening Ceremony Konstantin Ernst.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10626384/Sochi-opening-ceremony-glitch-This-is-bad-but-it-does-not-humiliate-us.html |title=Sochi opening ceremony glitch: 'This is bad, but it does not humiliate us' |publisher=telegraph.co.uk |date=8 February 2014 |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref>
* 2013. Construction of the stadium was completed. The stadium was the last Olympics facility to be commissioned. Having opened in 2013, it cost [[United States dollar|US$]]779 million to build the stadium.<ref name="FishtOlympicStadium"/> The stadium complex now serves as a training centre and match venue for the [[Russia national football team]], and served as a site for matches during the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.ria.ru/sports/20120929/176306862.html |title=FIFA Picks Cities for World Cup 2018|publisher=RIA Novosti|date=29 September 2012|access-date=7 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="FishtOlympicStadium"/> The stadium's capacity will be temporarily expanded to 41,220 through temporary seating at the open ends of the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5031302/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608124054/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5031302/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 June 2016|title=Fisht Stadium|work=[[FIFA]]}}</ref> The capacity will be reduced to 40,000 after the World Cup in 2018.
* 2014. The opening ceremony of Winter Olympic Games was held in February 2014 followed by the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[Winter Paralympic Games|Paralympic Winter Games]] in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25946582 |title=Sochi 2014: Olympic venue guide |publisher=bbc.com |date=5 February 2014 |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
* 2015. Renovations for the [[FIFA World Cup]] started.<ref name="stadiumdb">{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/rus/fisht_olympic_stadium |title=Fisht Olympic Stadium |publisher=stadiumdb.com |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
* 2017. Renovations for the FIFA World Cup were completed.<ref name="stadiumdb" />
* 2018. The capacity was reduced to 40,000 after the World Cup.

==Location and access==
Fisht Stadium is located in Sochi, in the Sochi Olympic Park in Adler, south of the Sochi Airport, at 15 Olympic Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/06/01/a-short-history-of-sochis-olympic-stadium-a62026 |title=A Short History of Sochi's Olympic Stadium |publisher=themoscowtimes.com |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
The Fisht Stadium can be reached by buses 57, 117, 125, 134, 173. A suburban electric train Sochi–Adler–Olympic Park also provides access to the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/grounds/russia/fisht-olympic-stadium/ |title=Fisht Olympic Stadium: Olympic Ave, Sochi, Krasnodarskiy kray, 354340, Russia |date=17 July 2017 |publisher=football-stadiums.co.uk |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>

== Safety and security ==
By 15 March 2017, the stadium obtained a building safety certificate, detailing its evacuation routes, fire-fighting systems and emergency response procedures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://base.garant.ru/12138146/53f89421bbdaf741eb2d1ecc4ddb4c33/|title=Приложение. Типовой паспорт безопасности опасного объекта|website=base.garant.ru}}</ref> The certificate was a legal confirmation that Fisht was ready to host matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/krasnodar/freenews/58c2968b9a7947eb9b8041d8|title=Стадион "Фишт" получит паспорт безопасности объекта до 15 марта|website=РБК|date=10 March 2017 }}</ref> During the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, the stadium will be served by 2,000 surveillance cameras<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rsport.ria.ru/football/20180326/1134635365.html|title=Системы видеонаблюдения и информационной безопасности стадиона "Фишт" готовы к ЧМ|website=rsport.ria.ru|date=26 March 2018 }}</ref> and 600 EMERCOM employees will be ensuring the security at Fisht.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tass.ru/sport/4868449|title=Систему "Безопасный город" планируется запустить в Сочи и Краснодаре к ЧМ-2018|website=tass.ru}}</ref>

== Post-Olympics usage ==
[[File:Fisht Olympic Stadium.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Fisht Olympic Stadium following the 2014 Winter Olympics.]]
In January 2015, a 3 billion ruble (US$46 million) project began to renovate the stadium in preparation for the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]; among other changes, the closed roof was removed in order to make the stadium compliant with FIFA regulations. The work was expected to be completed by June 2016, but the completion date was pushed back to November 2016.<ref name="moscowtimes-roofremoved">{{cite web|title=Russia to Spend $50 Million Taking Roof Off Sochi Olympic Stadium|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/articles/russia-to-spend-50-million-taking-roof-off-sochi-olympic-stadium-43058|website=The Moscow Times|date=20 January 2015 |access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="insidethegames-reno">{{cite web|title=Russia 2018 preparations suffer setback as Sochi Olympic Stadium completion date pushed back|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1036155/russia-2018-preparations-suffer-setback-as-sochi-olympic-stadium-completion-date-pushed-back|website=InsideTheGames.biz|date=6 April 2016 |access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref>

After the World Cup, [[FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg]] of the [[Russian Football National League|second division]] moved from [[St. Petersburg]] to Sochi to play in the Fisht Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davlashyan |first=Naria |date=6 June 2018 |title=Sochi's empty stadium reflects Russian sports struggles |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/sochis-empty-stadium-reflects-russian-sports-struggles/2018/06/06/c89712b2-698c-11e8-a335-c4503d041eaf_story.html?noredirect=on |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=15 June 2018}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The team became [[PFC Sochi]], the first professional club in the city since the disbanding of [[FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rothwell |first=Elliot |date=28 May 2018 |title=World Cup, global wealth transforming Sochi's unique beach culture |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/4/blog/post/3503344/world-cup-2018-letters-from-russia-sochi-beach-culture-transformed-by-global-wealth |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

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[[File:2017 Confederation Cup - MEXNZL - Fisht.jpg|850px|thumb|center|Panoramic view of the interior of the stadium .]]

== Commemoration ==
In October 2013, the [[Central Bank of Russia]] issued a commemorative 100-[[Russian ruble|ruble]] note to mark 100 days before the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The blue-tinted banknote depicts a flying snowboarder on one side, and on the other the Fisht Olympic Stadium and a firebird.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 days to go to Sochi 2014|url=http://populous.com/news/2013/10/31/100-days-to-go-to-sochi-2014/|publisher=[[Populous (company)|Populous]]|date=31 October 2013|access-date=31 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102032/https://populous.com/news/2013/10/31/100-days-to-go-to-sochi-2014/|archive-date=23 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Zaccardi|first=Nick|title=Russia Central Bank issues special Sochi Olympic banknote|url=http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/30/russia-central-bank-issues-special-sochi-olympic-banknote/|work=Olympic Talk|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=30 October 2013}}</ref>

== Tournament results ==
===2017 FIFA Confederations Cup===
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|19 June 2017||18:00 || {{fb|AUS}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–3 || {{fb|GER}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 28,605<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/64/87/eng_04_0619_aus-ger_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712223310/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/64/87/eng_04_0619_aus-ger_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group B – Australia - Germany |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=19 June 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
|21 June 2017||21:00 || {{fb|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || {{fb|NZL}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"| 25,133<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/71/24/eng_06_0621_mex-nzl_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712134335/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/71/24/eng_06_0621_mex-nzl_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group A – Mexico - New Zealand |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=21 June 2017 |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
|25 June 2017||18:00 || rowspan="2" | {{fb|GER}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 || {{fb|CMR}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 30,230<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/85/11/eng_11_0625_ger-cmr_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712134348/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/85/11/eng_11_0625_ger-cmr_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Match report – Group B – Germany - Cameroon |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=25 June 2017 |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
|29 June 2017||21:00 || style="text-align:center;" | 4–1 || {{fb|MEX}} ||[[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage|Semi-final]]||style="text-align:center;"| 37,923<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/93/96/eng_14_0629_ger-mex_fulltime.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721221235/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/89/93/96/eng_14_0629_ger-mex_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2017 |title=Match report – Semi-final – Germany - Mexico |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=29 June 2017 |access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
|}

===2018 FIFA World Cup===
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|-
!Date
!Time
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|15 June 2018|| 21:00 || {{fb|POR}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[Portugal–Spain football rivalry|3–3]]||{{fb|ESP}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 43,866<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3716fb6d48ad1952/original/uicllwhyjnhmpjhxkp0l-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group B – Portugal - Spain |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=15 June 2018 |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|18 June 2018|| 18:00 || {{fb|BEL}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || {{fb|PAN}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]]||style="text-align:center;"| 43,257<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6db29b3557ed9ccc/original/mi7jyr0nmfxqkma90dk2-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group G – Belgium - Panama |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=18 June 2018 |access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|23 June 2018|| 21:00 || {{fb|GER}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || {{fb|SWE}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"| 44,287<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/719806092a67bfb7/original/i7zc4ydqlapwd8eerliv-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Group F – Germany - Sweden |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=23 June 2018 |access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|26 June 2018|| 17:00 || {{fb|AUS}}|| style="text-align:center;" | 0–2 || {{fb|PER}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup Group C|Group C]]||style="text-align:center;"| 44,073<ref>{{cite web|date=26 June 2018|title=Match report – Group C – Australia - Peru|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3f5d37694f53f7a6/original/po3epfozmsh7prew4nfl-pdf.pdf|access-date=26 June 2018|website=FIFA.com|publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|30 June 2018|| 21:00  || {{fb|URU}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || {{fb|POR}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Round of 16]]||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 44,287<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7407a64c04797b24/original/a7jclf27zzuzjo520mpz-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Round of 16 – Uruguay - Portugal |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=30 June 2018 |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/10b5e4abbc47a93/original/uno0nrkctywxiuups07n-pdf.pdf |title=Match report – Quarter-final – Russia - Croatia |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=7 July 2018 |access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|7 July 2018|| 21:00 || {{fb|RUS}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) (3–4 [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || {{fb|CRO}} ||[[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Fisht Olympic Stadium}}
* [https://fishtsochi.ru/ Fisht Stadium]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130610024042/http://sc-os.ru/en/activity/objects_5/ Fisht Olympic stadium construction]

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