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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Clubs: FC Kuban Krasnodar | Opening: 1960 | Capacity: 31,654<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stadion Kuban officially opened on 30 October 1960. The first football match at the stadium was played between Krasnodar and Stavropol on the 14th of May of the next year.<\/p>\n

Stadion Kuban initially only consisted of one tier and 20,000 seats, but got expanded in 1980 with a second tier over both sides, raising capacity to over 40,000.<\/p>\n

The stadium received a thorough refurbishment in 2008 and 2009, including the installation of new seats, which reduced capacity to its current total.<\/p>\n

Until 2016, the stadium was shared between Kuban and FC Krasnodar, but the latter moved to a brand new stadium<\/a> with a capacity of 30,000 seats. Kuban has also investigated the options to build a new stadium, and at one point presented\u00a0plans for a new 45,000-seater stadium<\/a>, though later cancelled these plans and opted for a large refurbishment of Stadion Kuban instead, though only minor improvements have been made since.<\/p>\n

How to get to Stadion Kuban<\/h3>\n

Stadion Kuban is located in central Krasnodar at about 2 kilometres east from Krasnodar\u2019s city centre and just under 1.5 kilometres from Krasnodar\u2019s central train station.<\/p>\n

There are several daily direct train connections from Moscow, though the journey takes over 20 hours. There are also direct trains from Sochi and Volgograd, though from the Ukraine (Donetsk or Simferopol) a transfer is necessary.<\/p>\n

Tram<\/a> 4, 5, and 8 connect Krasnodar city centre with the stadium. Take tram 4 from the southern parts of \u0443\u043b. \u041a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432 street, or tram 5 or 8 from the northern parts of \u0443\u043b. \u041a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432 street. All three run via \u0443\u043b. \u0413\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043b\u044f street to the stadium.<\/p>\n

Tram 6 and 7 are an alternative. Both trams run via \u0443\u043b. \u0413\u043e\u0440\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e street to the stadium. In all cases your stop is Stadion Kuban (\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043d \u041a\u0443\u0431\u0430\u043d\u044c).<\/p>\n

Address: 350038, \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440, \u0443\u043b. \u0416\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0436\u043d\u0430\u044f, 49<\/p>\n\n\n