The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 2 July 2007, but construction was delayed multiple times because of administration delays, location peculiarities and the world
financial and economic crisis. Construction was scheduled to be completed between 2009 and 2010 but, as of 2009, the stadium was still in the design stage. In 2010, the stadium project underwent revision because it was rejected by an architectural council that found the project too ordinary. The current design was developed by
AECOM, in association with Sport Concepts, and façade designer, Dexter Moren Associates adjacent to a separate indoor arena. The main financing of the construction came from the club's owner
Leonid Fedun through affiliated companies
LUKoil company and IFD Kapital. With the construction of the stadium in 2015, the
Moscow Metro station
Spartak, which had been completed in 1975, opened for passenger traffic. On 19 February 2013 it was announced that the new stadium will be named "Otkrytiye Arena" for six years under the terms of the contract with
Otkrytiye Bank. On August 27, 2014, the
Spartak Metro Station was opened. On the same day
President of Russia Vladimir Putin,
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Vitaly Mutko,
Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and
Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin visited the stadium. On 21 August 2014, a monument to the
Starostin brothers, the founders of
FC Spartak Moscow, opened near the north stands inside the stadium. A 24.5-meter sculpture of the
Roman gladiator Spartacus, for whom the club is named, was unveiled in the square outside the stadium. The stadium officially opened on 5 September 2014. Spartak played a friendly football match against
Red Star Belgrade and drew 1–1, with
Dmitri Kombarov scoring the first goal for Spartak at the new stadium after a free-kick. On October 12, 2015, a bronze statue of the Spartak and
USSR national team player
Fyodor Cherenkov was inaugurated next to the stadium. The stadium was constructed on the site of the
Tushino Airport. The new stadium was included in
Russia's bid for the
2018 FIFA World Cup, hosting the opening game, with
Luzhniki Stadium slated to host the final. The stadium was completed ahead of
VTB Arena, which originally was planned for the World Cup opener. It was also one of four stadiums used for the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Artists such as
Incubus,
Triggerfinger (
Park Live 2015) have all performed at the stadium. Available at the stadium are navigation assistance from volunteers, storage rooms, registration of children, lost and found office. Two sectors with 50 seats each are available for people with disabilities. This part of the arena is furnished with ramps and elevators. In 2018 the stadium won the nomination for the best stadium in Russia. In February 2024, the commission of the
Russian Premier League did not allow Spartak to hold RPL matches at the Lukoil Arena due to the stadium's non-compliance with the regulations. Due to record snowfalls and a heating system failure, the newly laid lawn was severely damaged. ==2017 FIFA Confederations Cup==