A football (soccer) League of champions’ match instead of Figaro at the Mariinsky theater? Watching fight of tough guys on ice of an ice hockey field after visiting the Hermitage? If yes, then below we have a list of the local sport professional teams from basketball to waterpolo to watch throughout the year in Saint Petersburg. And a few advices for sport fans visiting sport venues.
Some Tips On Visiting Sport Events
While football (soccer) in Russia is the same as soccer anywhere in the world, and the rules of basketball do not differ much from the ones of NBA’s, there is still some difference in how sports events are being handled. Albeit no great specific in it, but anyway we have something we think you necessarily need to know.
1. Every big, popular match (or a concert) attracting thousands of visitors, will meet you with security measures in the form of door frame metal detector and a lot of police. To some degree it makes things slower, so our advice here is to arrive in advance, 30-45 minutes before the show starts. First of all, this advice should be followed when you’re coming to the matches of Zenit football club, Zenit basketball club and SKA ice hockey club.
2. Some items are prohibited to bring, among them drinks, fireworks, weapon, knives, smoke flairs, tolite, willows and everything like that. Regarding photos the rules differ. During an ice hockey match of SKA, it’s strictly prohibited to make a picture of a game by a good Canon or Nikon or Sony, but it’s allowed to snapshot on phone. During football and basketball matches there are no any restrictions on photographing.
3. The best and most convenient way to buy tickets is online, but you must have them printed. Offline you can purchase tickets at corporate shops of the teams (in case of both Zenits and SKA), their headquarters or venues. To many professional sport games in Saint Petersburg access is free.
List Of St. Petersburg Professional Sport Teams
Football (Soccer)
1. FC Zenit
League: Russian Premier League
Venue: Petrovsky stadium
Address: Petrovsky island, 2
Metro station: Sportivnaya
Tickets: from 500 rubles
Website: http://fc-zenit.ru
Zenit is the champion of the USSR (1984), Russia (2007, 2010, 2012, 2015), and the winner of the UEFA Cup (2008) and UEFA Super Cup (2008).
2. FC Tosno
League: Football National League, the 2nd strongest league
Venue: Kirovets stadium (town of Tikhvin, Tikhvinskaya-street, 1), Petrovsky stadium (small sport arena, Petrovsky island, 2, metro station Sportivnaya)
Tickets: from 50 rubles
Website: https://twitter.com/fctosno
3. FC Zenit-2
League: Football National League, the 2nd strongest league
Venue: Petrovsky stadium (small sport arena)
Address: Petrovsky island, 2
Metro station: Sportivnaya
Tickets: from 50 rubles
Website: http://2.fc-zenit.ru
4. FC Dynamo
League: Second disivion — Western zone, the 3rd strongest league
Venue: Petrovsky stadium (small sport arena)
Address: Petrovsky island, 2
Metro station: Sportivnaya
Tickets: free access
Website: http://www.fc-dynamospb.ru
5. Women’s FC Aurora
League: High League
Venue: Student camping’s sport complex
Address: Novoizmaylovsky prospect, 16 b. 6 lit. A
Tickets: free access
Metro station: Park Pobedy
Website: http://fcaurora.ucoz.com
6. Women’s beach football club Kristall (Crystal)
League: Russia’s championship
Venue: Nova Arena
Address: Murinsky park
Metro station: Grazhdansky prospect, Akademicheskaya
Tickets: free access
Website: http://bsc-kristall.ru
Crystal won the cup in 2013 and 2015 and took the second place in 2012 and 2014.
7. Mini-football club Politekh
League: Russia’s Super League
Venue: Nova Arena
Address: Murinsky park
Metro station: Grazhdansky prospect, Akademicheskaya
Tickets: free access
Website: http://fc-polytech.ru
Ice Hockey
1. SKA
League: KHL, or Continental Hockey League
Venue: Ledovy Dvorets (Ice Palace)
Address: Pyatiletok prospect, 1А
Metro station: Prospect Bolshevikov
Tickets: from 200 rubles.
Website: http://ska.ru
2. SKA-1946
League: Youth Hockey League
Venue: Yubileyny sports complex
Address: Dobrolyubov prospect, 18
Metro station: Sportivnaya
Tickets: free access
Website: http://1946.ska.ru
3. SKA-Neva
League: High Ice Hocekey League (2nd strongest hockey league in Russia)
Venue: Ice Hockey sport complex
Address: Zhdanovka embankment, 2
Tickets: free access
Website: http://www.neva.ska.ru
4. SKA-Silver Lions
League: Youth Hockey League
Venue: Yubileyny sports complex
Address: Dobrolyubov prospect, 18
Metro station: Sportivnaya
Tickets: free access
Website: http://silverlions.ru
5. Women’s ice hockey club Dymano St. Petersburg
League: Women’s Hockey League
Venue: Vasilievsky island administration sport complex
Address: Maly prospect, V. O. 66
Metro station: Sportivnaya-2
Tickets: free access
Website: http://lady.dinamo-spb.com
6. Dynamo
League: Youth Hockey League
Venue: Yubileyny sports complex
Address: Dobrolyubov prospect, 18
Metro station: Sportivnaya
Tickets: free access
Website: https://vk.com/dynamospb_whl
Basketball
1. Zenit
League: United VTB League (the strongest league)
Venue: Sibur Arena
Address: Football alley, 8
Metro station: Krestovsky island
Tickets: from 200 rubles
Website: http://basket.fc-zenit.ru/main/
American Football
1. Griffins St. Petersburg
League: Russian Championship
Venue: Zenit sports complex
Address: Butlerov-street, 9
Metro station: Akademicheskaya
Tickets: free access
Website: https://www.facebook.com/griffinsfootball/
The Griffins are 2015 Russian Championship winners.
2. North Legion
League: Russian Championship
Venue: football complex Federation
Address: Obukhovskaya oborona, 149 b. V
Metro station: Lomonosovskaya
Tickets: free access
Website: https://vk.com/spnlru
Baseball
1. North Stars
League: Russian Championship
Venue: Sport school named after Korenkov
Address: town of Sestroretsk, Krasnykh Komandirov-street, 9
Tickets: free access
Website: https://vk.com/northstarsspb
Field Hockey
3. TSHT
League: Russian Men’s Championship
Venue: Field hockey centre’s stadium
Address: Kommuna-street, 39
Metro station: Ladozhskaya
Tickets: free access
Сайт: http://field-hockey.ru/
1. Metrostroy
League: Russian Women’s Championship
Venue: Field hockey centre’s stadium
Address: Kommuna-street, 39
Metro station: Ladozhskaya
Tickets: free access
Website: http://field-hockey.ru/
Volleyball
1. Avtomobilist
League: High League A (2nd strongest league)
Venue: Volleyball Academy named after V. Platonov
Address: Vayzovaya-street, 10.
Metro station: Krestovsky island
Tickets: free access
Website: http://www.vcavtomobilist.ru/
2. Leningradka (women)
League: Super League
Venue: Volleyball Academy named after V. Platonov
Address: Vayzovaya-street, 10.
Metro station: Krestovsky island
Tickets: free access
Website:: http://leningradka.spb.ru
3. Dynamo — LO
League: High League A (2nd strongest league)
Venue: Energetik sport concert complex
Address: Leningrad region, town of Sosnovy bor, Leningradskaya-street, 11.
Tickets: free access
Website: http://www.vc-dynamo.ru
Handball
1. Lesgaft University — Neva
League: Super League
Venue: Kirovskaya youth sport school
Address: Zina Portnova-street, 21 b. 4
Metro station: Leninsky pospect
Tickets: free access
Website: http://www.spbhandball.ru
Water Polo
1. Diana (women)
League: Russia’s Championship
Venue: University of Economics sport complex
Address: Apraksin alleyway, 18
Metro station: Sennaya ploshad \ Spasskaya \ Sadovaya
Tickets: free access
Website: http://dianapolo.spb.ru
2. Sport club VMF
League: Russia’s Championship
Venue: SKA sport complex
Address: Sredny prospect, V. O., 87
Metro station: Sportivnaya-2
Tickets: free access
Website: https://vk.com/vskvmf
3. KINEF-Surgutneftegaz
League: Russia’s Championship
Venue: Neftyanik sport complex
Address: Leningrad region, town of Kirishi, Stroiteley-street,5
Tickets: free access
Website: http://sportkinef.ru/sportkompleks-neftyanik.html
4. KINEF-Surgutneftegaz (women)
League: Russia’s Championship
Venue: Neftyanik sport complex
Address: Leningrad region, town of Kirishi, Stroiteley-street,5
Tickets: free access
Website: http://sportkinef.ru/sportkompleks-neftyanik.html
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