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Silesian Stadium

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Silesian Stadium
Stadion Śląski
Kocioł czarownic
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Full nameSilesian Stadium
Stadion Śląski
LocationChorzów, Silesia, Poland
Capacity55,000[1]
Record attendance130 000 (1973 Speedway World Championship, 2 September 1973)
Construction
Built1951–1956
Opened22 July 1956
Expanded2009–2017

Stadion Slaski is a sport stadium located in the Slaskie region of Poland. It was opened in 1956 and has a capacity of 54,477.[2]

History

In 1993, the stadium was designated as the official home stadium of the Polish national football team. In the 1990s, the stadium was converted to an all-seater stadium, reducing the capacity to 47,246. Currently, its capacity is being expanded to 55,211 and a new roof is being installed over the stadium (claimed to become one of the largest in the world, 43,000 m2).[3]

Events

Football

Poland national football team

Poland vs Norway football match at Silesia Stadium in 2001
No. Date Match Result Turnout
1 22 July 1956 Poland – GDR 0–2 90 000
2 20 October 1957 Poland – USSR 2–1 100 000
3 11 May 1958 Poland – Ireland 2–2 80 000
4 14 September 1958 Poland – Hungary 1–3 90 000
5 28 June 1959 Poland – Spain 2–4 100 000
6 8 November 1959 Poland – Finland 6–2 22 000
7 26 June 1960 Poland – Bulgaria 4–0 25 000
8 25 June 1961 Poland – Yugoslavia 1–1 100 000
9 5 November 1961 Poland – Denmark 5–0 10 000
10 10 October 1962 Poland – Northern Ireland 0–2 50 000
11 2 June 1963 Poland – Romania 1–1 40 000
12 23 May 1965 Poland – Scotland 1–1 80 000
13 3 May 1966 Poland – Hungary 1–1 95 000
14 5 July 1966 Poland – England 0–1 70 000
15 21 May 1967 Poland – Belgium 3–1 65 000
16 24 April 1968 Poland – Turkey 8–0 35 000
17 30 October 1968 Poland – Ireland 1–0 18 000
18 7 September 1969 Poland – Netherlands 2–1 85 000
19 14 October 1970 Poland – Albania 3–0 10 000
20 6 June 1973 Poland – England 2–0 90 000
21 26 September 1973 Poland – Wales 3–0 90 000
22 10 September 1975 Poland – Netherlands 4–1 85 000
23 24 March 1976 Poland – Argentina 1–2 60 000
24 21 September 1977 Poland – Denmark 4–1 80 000
25 29 September 1977 Poland – Portugal 1–1 80 000
26 4 April 1979 Poland – Hungary 1–1 60 000
27 2 May 1979 Poland – Netherlands 2–0 85 000
28 26 September 1979 Poland – GDR 1–1 70 000
29 6 June 1980 Poland – Czechoslovakia 1–1 45 000
30 2 May 1981 Poland – GDR 1–0 80 000
31 2 September 1981 Poland – Germany 0–2 70 000
32 22 May 1983 Poland – USSR 1–1 75 000
33 11 September 1985 Poland – Belgium 0–0 75 000
34 16 November 1985 Poland – Italy 1–0 20 000
35 19 October 1988 Poland – Albania 1–0 35 000
36 11 October 1989 Poland – England 0–0 35 000
37 25 October 1989 Poland – Sweden 0–2 15 000
38 29 May 1993 Poland – England 1–1 65 000
39 2 April 1997 Poland – Italy 0–0 32 000
40 31 May 1997 Poland – England 0–2 30 000
41 27 May 1998 Poland – Russia 3–1 8 000
42 31 March 1999 Poland – Sweden 0–1 28 000
43 1 September 2001 Poland – Norway 3–0 43 000
44 6 October 2001 Poland – Ukraine 1–1 25 000
45 29 March 2003 Poland – Hungary 0–0 47 000
46 10 September 2003 Poland – Sweden 0–2 20 000
47 8 September 2004 Poland – England 1–2 45 000
48 3 September 2005 Poland – Austria 3–2 45 000
49 31 May 2006 Poland – Colombia 1–2 40 000
50 11 October 2006 Poland – Portugal 2–1 45 000
51 17 November 2007 Poland – Belgium 2–0 47 000
52 1 June 2008 Poland – Denmark 1–1 35 000
53 11 October 2008 Poland – Czech Republic 2–1 47 000
54 5 September 2009 Poland – Northern Ireland 1–1 45 000
55 14 October 2009 Poland – Slovakia 0–1 4 000


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Club football

Numerous Ekstraklasa matches have been played - mostly by the local team Ruch Chorzów, especially for the The Grest Silesian Derby matches against neighbours Górnik Zabrze due to extra interest from the fans.[5] However Polonia Bytom have also used the venue as the home ground in the past.[6] Górnik Zabrze, GKS Tychy, Polonia Bytom, Ruch Chorzów and GKS Katowice have used the stadium for European matches.[7]

As it used to be the only national stadium with such a large capacity in the country for numerous years, Polish Cup matches have been frequently hosted there too,[8] especially the final matches.[9]

Speedway

The football pitch at the Silesia Stadium is surrounded by a 384 metres (420 yards) long Motorcycle speedway track. The first World Final held at the stadium in 1973, was run in front of the largest crowd in world speedway history.[10]

English speedway 'golden boy' Peter Collins won the 1976 World Final at Silesian.[11]

Ivan Mauger won the 1979 World Final at the stadium. [12]

The last ever World Final staged at the stadium was won by Denmark's Hans Nielsen in 1986. [citation needed]

Silesian also hosted the Final of the 1974 Speedway World Team Cup, won by England, as well as the Final of both the 1978 and 1981 World Pairs Championships.[13]

Concerts

The stadium has hosted concerts by famous artists, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, and U2.[14]

Other

In 2009, it was the venue of performances by Monster Jam.[15][16]

Orlen Monster Jam

References

  1. ^ "Modernization". stadionslaski.pl. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Stadiums in Poland: Slaskie". World Stadiums. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Nowy Stadion Śląski robi wrażenie (wideo)" (in Polish). Sport.pl. Retrieved 2013-10-10. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/1956-1960.html
  5. ^ http://www.dziennikzachodni.pl/sport/pilka-nozna/gornik-zabrze/a/gornik-ruch-02-wielkie-derby-slaska-dla-niebieskich-zdjecia-relacja-wideo,9418738/
  6. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/mecze_ekstraklasy.html
  7. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/europejskie_puchary.html
  8. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/mecze_ekstraklasy.html
  9. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/finaly_pucharu_polski.html
  10. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html
  11. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html
  12. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html
  13. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html
  14. ^ http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/koncerty.html
  15. ^ http://www.belzebubs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67
  16. ^ http://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/chorzow-oszalal-na-punkcie-monster-jam-zdjecia,3023028,art,t,id,tm.html
  • Gazeta Wyborcza
    • "Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 1, 26 czerwca 2006, page: 1, 2, 3, 4
    • "Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 3, 10 lipca 2006, page: 1, 2, 3, 4
    • "Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 4, 17 lipca 2006, page: 1, 2, 3, 4

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