Metallurgist (stadium, Lipetsk)

In 1959 - 1981 , a stadium was built for the local Metallurg, which would serve as the main, central stadium in Lipetsk (there are also stadiums on Tractor and Sokol in Lipetsk). In 1998, 2005 and 2018, the stadium was renovated. According to the old RPL rules, FC Tambov could play matches of the RPL, but after changing the rules he will play the first matches at the Mordovia Arena stadium.

In 2008, the stadium had a concert by Scorpions .

The opening of the Metallurg stadium took place on the first day of the City Day holiday on July 13, 2018. The first (Friendly) match played there after the reconstruction - Metallurg vs USSR Veterans .

According to official figures, the capacity of the stadium is 14,940 seats (after reconstruction 11,000, of which 2,340 under a canopy) ^[1] . According to the Championship.com website, the average attendance is 3357 people per match. ^[2] .

Metallurg at the stadium held a number of important matches against clubs of the championships of the USSR and Russia in the framework of the cups of the USSR and Russia .

• 1/16 finals of the USSR Cup 1970 - “Metallurg” - “ Chernomorets ” 1: 1.
• 1/16 finals of the USSR Cup 1974 - Metallurg - Dynamo 0-0.
• 1/16 finals of the USSR Cup 1985-1986 - Metallurg - Ararat 1-0.
• 1/8 finals of the USSR Cup 1985-1986 - Metallurg - Niva 1-0.
• 1/16 finals of the USSR Cup 1991-1992 - Metallurg - Pakhtakor 0-0.
• 1/16 finals of the Cup of Russia 1995-1996 - Metallurg - Torpedo 1: 0 ( dv )
• 1/16 finals of the Cup of Russia 1997-1998 - Metallurg - Torpedo 1: 3
• 1/16 finals of the Cup of Russia 1998-1999 - Metallurg - Lokomotiv 2: 2 ( a.d. ), 4: 3 ( penalty )
• 1/16 final of the Cup of Russia 1999-2000 - Metallurg - Alania 1-0
• 1/16 final of the Cup of Russia 1999-2000 - Metallurg - Alania 1-0
• 1/8 finals of the Cup of Russia 1999—2000 - Metallurg - Dynamo Stavropol 4-0
• 1/4 finals of the Cup of Russia 1999-2000 - Metallurg - Lokomotiv 1: 2
• 1/16 finals of the Cup of Russia 2000-2001 - Metallurg - Zenit 2: 1
• 1/16 finals of the Russian Cup 2002-2003 - Metallurg - Shinnik 2: 1
• 1/8 final of the Cup of Russia 2002-2003 - Metallurg - Khimki 0: 4
• 1/16 finals of the Cup of Russia 2003-2004 - Metallurg - Alania 1: 2
• 1/16 finals of the Russian Cup 2004-2005 - Metallurg - Spartak 1: 1
• 1/8 finals of the Cup of Russia 2004-2005 - Metallurg - Torpedo 1: 1
• 1/16 finals of the Russian Cup 2005-2006 - Metallurg - Shinnik 1-0
• 1/16 finals of the Cup of Russia 2008-2009 - Metallurg - Lokomotiv 0: 2
• 1/16 final of the Russian Cup 2010—2011 - Metallurg - Spartak 0-1

• Profile of the stadium on the website of FC Metallurg Lipetsk
• Metallurg stadium (Lipetsk) on allstadiums.ru