CSKA was founded in 1923, it was then called "The First Sports Organization of the Red Army" Experimental Demonstration Military Sports Ground of Vsevobuch "". The main areas of training were sports important for the army: shooting, skiing, athletics and weightlifting, boxing, football, basketball and gymnastics. In 1953, on the basis of this organization, the Central Sports Club of the Ministry of Defense was created, and in 1960 it was renamed the Central Sports Club of the Army (CSKA).
History of the CSKA stadium
The first CSKA stadium was opened in Moscow in 1961 as part of the Sandy Universal Sports Base and was named after Grigory Fedotov, the famous football player who scored 100 goals in the USSR championship. The stadium was small, its arena could hold 11,000 spectators. In addition, there were no lighting towers on the football field and therefore games could only be played there during the daytime.
CSKA Stadium was located in close proximity to the airfield at that time on the Khodynka field. Lighting masts in the stadium could interfere with aircraft taking off and landing, so the stadium was built without overhead lighting. Because of this, matches at the CSKA stadium were rarely held, mainlythe arena was used by the backup team. For spectators, the stadium was also not very comfortable - instead of seats, wooden benches were installed here. In 1997, the stadium was reconstructed, after which its capacity increased, plastic seats were installed instead of benches for spectators. But all the same, the matches of the major league teams were held on it extremely rarely. In the year 2000, the CSKA stadium was closed and demolished.
Construction of a new complex
Currently, a new CSKA stadium is under construction. Initially, it was planned to put it into operation in 2008, then the date was postponed several times due to disputes over documentation. The deadline when the builders plan to hand over the new CSKA stadium is 2013. It should be a state-of-the-art sports complex. Rectangular in shape, unlike all other sports arenas, it will be devoid of "dead zones" for spectators. It is planned to place offices, studios and cafes in the corner buildings. One corner tower should rise above the roof of the stadium, and the shape will repeat the UEFA Cup won by CSKA in 2005, with a giant soccer ball on top.
The offices that will work in the tower will offer magnificent panoramic views of Moscow and the CSKA stadium itself. Moscow needs modern sports facilities that meet the latest FIFA requirements. At the same time, it is especially important to preserve the history of sports facilities that have been operating in the city for many years, such as the CSKA stadium, Dynamo, Lokomotiv. The main difficulty in the reconstruction of these sports grounds is that residential areas are located next to them.
Designers on a relatively small plot of land need to place a complex of offices, hotels, think over access roads and the location of the parking lot. The new CSKA stadium will be, according to experts, a unique architectural structure and the most modern sports arena.
