Bielsko-Biała Stadium
Location | Ulica Rychlińskiego 21,[1] Bielsko-Biała, Poland |
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Operator | Bielsko-Bialski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji (BBOSiR)[1] |
Capacity | 15,076 |
Record attendance | 13,745 (Poland U-20 v. England U-20, 23 March 2018)[2] |
Construction | |
Opened | 1927 |
Renovated | 2012-2015 |
Tenants | |
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała BKS Stal Bielsko Biała
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Stadion Miejski w Bielsku-Białej[1] (English: Bielsko-Biała Municipal Stadium) is a football stadium in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. It is the home ground of Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (since 1999) and BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała.
The stadium is also known as the Stadion Podbeskidzia Bielsko-Biała (English: Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Stadium) in connection with its most common host. Sometimes the stadium is called Stadion BBOSiR (English: BBOSiR Stadium) after the facility operator, but in fact the above-mentioned name refers to the stadium at ul. Młyńska 52 in Bielsko-Biała.[3]
History
[edit]It was built in 1927, reconstructed 30 years later and rebuilt in 2015. Now the stadium is football-specific, although in the past it had athletic track. Since August 2012 venue was under another reconstruction that cost 75 million zł.[4] The stadium was finished in June 2015 (although officially opened in October 2016) and its capacity increased to 14,993 seats.
International events
[edit]The stadium hosted two matches of 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship and several matches of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Obiekt: Stadion Miejski". BBOSIR Bielsko (in Polish).
- ^ "Stadion". Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (in Polish).
- ^ "Ważna współpraca w polskim sporcie. PZU sponsorem tytularnym Amp Futbol Ekstraklasy". Przegląd Sportowy. June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Stadion Miejski w Bielsku-Białej". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- Stadium profile at the stadiony.net (in Polish)
49°49′02.71″N 19°03′15.36″E / 49.8174194°N 19.0542667°E