Saint Petersburg, Russia 62,000 Capacity The new Zenit Saint Petersburg stadium is one that has been in motion since 2005 when the idea was first planned. Initial construction began in late 2008 and was supposed to be completed in 2009 but construction has had several delays. The project was originally planned to be funded by Russian gas firm Gazprom, who are also the clubs main shirt sponsor. However following their pull out from the idea it was taken over by the Saint Petersburg City Council who set an earliest completion date of late 2013. The planned 62,000 seater stadium has already had a major impact on Russia's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid and is currently set to host one of the Semi- Finals of the tournament. Zenit are currently hoping the stadium can be ready for them to use in time for the 2014/15 season but it remains to be seen if that plan will come to fruition.
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