Streltsov stadium withdrew the certificate before the opening match
It was planned that the game with Rotor on October 23 will be the first for Torpedo at the stadium named after Eduard Streltsov after its reconstruction, but the RFU Commission suspended the certificate of conformity of the arena for matches
The match of the 15th round of the First League between Torpedo and Volgograd Rotor will not take place at the new stadium of the Moscow club - the game will be held on October 23 at the Khimki Arena. This was reported by the press service of the capital club.
On October 16, Torpedo Moscow FC received a notification to the RFU Commission on issuing a certificate of conformity to the Eduard Streltsov Torpedo Stadium for official matches. On Monday, October 19, by the decision of the RFU Commission, the validity of this certificate was suspended due to the need for additional examination of the stadium, the statement reads.
Torpedo noted that all necessary activities are carried out in full. “Given that there is a limited amount of time left before the start of the match and in order to avoid the risk of a technical defeat, the club decided to hold a match against Rotor at the Khimki Arena,” the club added.
The new Torpedo Stadium on East Street opened on September 5. The game against Rotor was supposed to be the first official in the arena.
The construction of the stadium has been conducted since 2022. After the reconstruction, the capacity of the arena, which resembles a gear on the Torpedo emblem, increased from 13,450 to 15,076 seats. In the new arena artificial coating of the latest generation. The last match at the Torpedo home arena was held on October 31, 2019.
