Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

Comprehensive equipment of the Rostov Arena football stadium with the LENTA ACS ticket system and the spectator access control system (SACS) in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Software adaptation to the FIFA requirements.


Implemented in 2018.

73
pedestal double-arm turnstiles
108
full-height one-pass turnstiles
9
mobile ticket check terminals
24
motorized gates
38
AWS

In preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Infomatika equipped the Rostov Arena football Stadium with an advanced ticket and access control system and a spectator access control system.

Infomatika was contracted by FIFA Ticketing to deploy an access control system at the 2018 World Cup stadiums and provide full preparation and technical support of an access system for everyone during the Championship.  

The stadium hosted 5 matches of the tournament:  Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Mexico, Iceland and Croatia, as well as the last sixteen Belgium - Japan match.

During the 2018 World Cup matches, Infomatika engineers were at the stadium helping to provide technical support for the access system.

Read more about our company's participation in the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia in the Major Projects section and on the RBC website :


The stadium equipment project included:


  • the stadium equipment project included:

  • installation of the LENTA ACS hardware and software package;

  • building the Baltika FC ticket system;

  • LENTA ACS application software adaptation to the FIFA requirements;

  • development and introduction of ticket operator, FIFA accreditation system and WC 2018 Fan ID system interfacing buses;

  • introduction of integration solutions for third-party ticket operators to work in the championship legacy mode;
  • installation of pedestal double-arm turnstiles - 73 pcs;
  • installation of motorized gates – 24 pcs;
  • installation of motorized full-height one-pass turnstiles (120 deg)  -108 pcs;
  • installation of full-height gate turnstiles - 24 pcs;
  • supply of mobile Lenta-Linea Pro NFC ticket check terminals for investigation team – 9 pcs;
  • providing Wi-Fi access points – 22 pcs;
  • installation of cashier automated workstations (AWS) – 30 pcs; manager – 3 pcs; accreditation – 3 pcs; NCC – 2 pcs;
  • commissio



Rostov Arena Stadium is an RFU top-level (UEFA Category 4) football stadium located in the left-bank zone of Rostov-on-Don. It is the home arena of the Rostov football club.

The stadium was built for the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches and hosted 5 matches of the tournament:  Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Mexico , Iceland and Croatia, and the last sixteen Belgium - Japan match.

The stadium offers a perfect view of what is happening on the field even from the last rows of the upper tiers (the distance from the top row to the field edge is more than 45 meters) thanks to the system for calculating the maximum viewing angle of the spectator seats.

Equipping the stadium with a cutting-edge ticket system in preparation for FIFA World Cup 2018.