Construction of the stadium "Zenith Arena": chronology

The construction of the stadium "Zenit-Arena" is the longest event in Russian football. Dolgostroy began in 2007 and has not been completed so far, the deadline for the delivery of the facility is constantly being postponed, and the cost is increasing day by day. The newspapers regularly receive encouraging statements from contractors and managers about the construction of the stadium.

"Zenith" is already waiting for a new arena, but the players can not affect the speed of the construction in any way. So, let's move back ten years ago, when the idea of building a new stadium just arrived.

2005 year

In March 2005, information appeared that on the Krestovsky Island the Kirov Arena would be demolished, and in its place the construction of the stadium would start from scratch. "Zenith" was still far from the UEFA Cup and the Hulk in the composition. The management announced that the new arena will cost one hundred and fifty million dollars, and the capacity will be 50 thousand spectators.

In April, the concept of the future stadium appeared. The basis was "Old Trafford". Later this idea was criticized by Demet Momot, who considered the open stadium to be inappropriate for the Russian climate. Six months later, the management announced that the construction of the stadium "Zenit Arena" is already worth 250 million dollars.

2006

In January, the construction organizers promised to hand over the "Gazprom-arena" (as they planned to call the stadium) by 2009. Even then analysts predicted the repeated transfer of deadlines. In April, the vice-governor of St. Petersburg promised that the construction of the stadium "Zenith Arena" will start at the end of this year.

In the summer of 2006, the draft of the arena, which was developed by a Japanese firm, was presented. The building was to receive a roof in the form of a spaceship with the possibility of heating. The project cost was 225 million dollars. At the end of the year a builder was appointed. They became the company LLC "SYNTHESIS-SUI", which promised to build a stadium "Zenith Arena" for 6.7 billion rubles.

2007

In March, Valentina Matvienko said that the construction will be completed by the end of 2008, and the next season the team will hold a new stadium. A month later the governor of St. Petersburg said that the stadium "Zenith-Arena" will receive a retractable field, which is worth extra money. In September, the vice-governor gave a statement in which he indicated that construction was ahead of schedule. He promised that in December 2008 the arena will be ready.

2008 year

In March, Vitaly Mutko said that the construction of a new stadium could rise in price. For additional investments, Gazprom was involved. A month later, Alexander Dyukov made it clear that in 2009 the new stadium FC "Zenith" will not see. The terms of the transfer were postponed for 2010. In addition, the cost of construction now amounted to 13-14 billion rubles.

In the middle of the summer there was another rise in price of the stadium "Zenith-Arena". Now the price was a whopping 23.7 billion rubles. The management promised that the capacity would be 62,000 people. At the end of the year it was announced that the construction company will be engaged in the construction of the company "Inzhtransstroy", which signed a contract for 13.2 billion rubles.

year 2009

In April, the media reported that in 2010 the famous Metallica will perform at the opening of the stadium. In December, the construction of the arena was checked, and it was found that it did not meet the requirements of FIFA. Claims were to the location of the stands and podtribunnym rooms.

2010 year

In February 2010, the stadium decided to make a roomier (67,000), which affected its cost. Due to budget adjustments in April, the construction period again increases. Because of this, the cost again rises. At the end of the year, the president of Zenit announced the completion of the redesign of the arena. The new capacity will be 68,000 people.

2011

In January, the Glavgosexpertiza orders to dismantle the already constructed roof of the arena, which leads to additional costs and postponement of the deadlines. Now the total cost of construction already amounts to 33 billion rubles. In October, they again demolish the roof, which the customer did not like. In November, the commissioning of the finished arena for 2013 is scheduled. The cost has increased to 40 billion rubles.

year 2013

In the beginning of the year it was published that the stadium is ready for 34.4%. In February, the Investigative Committee begins to investigate the fraud case related to the construction of the arena. The case involved the first contractor and the amount of 500 million rubles.

In March, the building management promises to hand over the arena in the summer of 2016. In summer, it turns out that the construction of the stadium "Zenit Arena", which will host the home World Cup 2018, is completed only 35%.

year 2014

In April, the exact date of delivery of the facility is set on June 15, 2016. The vice-governor excluded the increase in value and called the figure of 34.9 billion rubles.

2015

In March, the case of embezzling 145 million rubles was closed. The reason is the expiration of the statute of limitations. In November, it was announced - the first match in the new arena "Zenith" will be held in September 2016. A month later the date was again moved to December.

2016 year

In February the contractor asks to increase the amount of construction to 35.3 billion rubles. In the summer, 144.5 million rubles are lost, which were intended for installation of videotapes. There was information that workers were not getting paid. July 13, according to the general contractor, an attempt was made to raid the construction of the object under construction. He did not rule out that in this way the city administration is trying to delay the delivery of the facility.