Kazan Arena stadium to host Russian cup final

The Russian Cup 2015/2016 final featuring CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg will take place at the Kazan Arena Stadium on May 2. The match starts at 16:00.

About 8,000 fans of these popular Russian football clubs are expected to arrive in Kazan for this event. Plus, there’s also increased interest on the part of football fans from Tatarstan and neighbouring regions.

The North Stand of the Kazan Arena Stadium will be allocated for fans of PFС CSKA, the South Stand - for fans of FC Zenit.

The stadium will be open to fans starting 13:00. The stylobate around the stadium will be closed for safety reasons.

The entrance to the West Stand will be available through the security checkpoint in Chistopolskaya  Street, to the East Stand – through the security checkpoint in Khusaina Yamasheva Prospekt Street.

Football fans will be treated to a variety of entertainment. The Russian Cup trophy will be put on display near the entrance to the West Stand for fans to take pictures with it.

The organisers inform that on the day of the match parking lots of the Kazan Arena Stadium will not be accessible to spectators’ vehicles.

The organisers strongly recommend that spectators use public transport. On the day of the match, the Kazan Arena Stadium will be reachable by buses No 10, 10а, 18, 33, 35, 35а, 36, 44, 45, 46, 49, 55, 60, 62, 76; trolleybuses No 2, 13 and tramways No 5, 6. A total of 328 transport units will be used to carry spectators to all parts of the city. These routes will operate as per the schedule of regular working days.

Apart from that, the organisers will provide a free shuttle that will run between the Kozya Sloboda metro station and the stadium.

Shuttle  schedule

13:00-14:00 every ten minutes (or when the bus is packed)

14:00 – 16:00 every six minutes (or when the bus is packed)

The following parking lots will be accessible to spectators’ vehicles within walking distance of the stadium:

Ak Bars Martial Arts Stadium (1G Fatykha Amirkhana Prospekt St.) – 15 min.;

KAI-Olymp Sports Complex (65 Chistopolskaya St.) – 20 min.;

Tatneft Arena Ice Palace (42 Chistopolskaya St.) – 25 min.

The organisers also recommend that spectators leave their vehicles at parking lots adjacent to major shopping centres and malls (Megastroy, Leroy Merlin, Mega, Tandem, Park House, Metro, Maksidom) and municipal parking lots and then take public transport.