Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka

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Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka
Piast Gliwice Stadium
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Full nameStadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka w Gliwicach
LocationUlica Okrzei 20, 44-10 Gliwice, Poland
OwnerCity of Gliwice
OperatorPiast Gliwice
Capacity10,037[1]
Record attendance9,913 (Piast Gliwice - Lech Poznań, 19 May 2019)[citation needed]
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surfacegrass
Construction
OpenedBefore 1926
Renovated2010–2011
Construction costPLN 54 137 254
ArchitectBremer AG
Tenants
Piast Gliwice (1956–present)
Website
www.piast-gliwice.eu

Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka w Gliwicach (English: Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium in Gliwice), also known as Stadion Piasta Gliwice (English: Piast Gliwice Stadium), is a football-specific stadium located in Gliwice, Poland. It is the home ground of Piast Gliwice. The stadium holds 10,037 spectators.[2] The stadium underwent a complete reconstruction which took place from September 2010 to July 2011 including the building of four new fully covered and all-seated stands.

Stadium history

The first sport venue in the present day stadium location was built in the mid-twenties of the last century. Certainly, the stadium already existed in 1926 but exact date of its construction is unknown. The stadium was modernized and rebuilt several times. Before the

Second World War, the object was a home ground of SpVgg Vorwärts-Rasensport and in 1941 the stands could hold 15,000 spectators.[citation needed
]

After

Polish Second League for the first time in history in 1957. Initially matches were played on stadium located at Robotnicza street but eventually the team moved to the present day stadium location at Okrzei street.[3]

After the reactivation of the senior Piast Gliwice team in 1997, all league matches and cup were played on the stadium located at Okrzei street. In 2006 floodlights masts was installed on the stadium for the first time, which was inaugurated exactly on 21 July 2006.

Wodzislaw Slaski, because stadium at Okrzei street does not meet Ekstraklasa licensing requirements.[5]
The first ever match in Ekstraklasa took place in Gliwice at April 3, 2009 when Piast won with its local rival – Górnik Zabrze 1:0.[6]

New stadium

In September 2010, construction of the current, new Piast stadium began. The old structures were completely demolished, and in the same place a new stadium was built. The stadium was designed by the German company Bremer AG. The whole structure is almost an exact copy of the German

€).[7]

The first official football event on the new Piast Stadium took place on November 5, 2011.[

Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes.[citation needed
]

Stadium patron

From 2019, the stadium is named after Piotr Wieczorek (1963–2019), former vice-president of Gliwice, who contributed to the reconstruction of Piast Gliwice and was responsible for many large projects in the city.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Design: Stadion Piasta –". Stadiumdb.com. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach (Stadion Piasta Gliwice)". Stadiony.net. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Stadion, ul Okrzei". piast.gliwice.pl. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Maszty oświetleniowe. Stadion Piast w Gliwicach. (2006)". kromiss-bis.pl. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Piast nadal będzie grał w Wodzisławiu". futbol.pl. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Piast Gliwice - Gnik Zabrze 1- 0". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Stadion Piasta Gliwice". arenysportowe.eu. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Gliwice: Stadion imienia zmarłego wiceprezydenta". stadiony.net. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Wymiana murawy na Stadionie Miejskim w Gliwicach". piast-gliwce.eu. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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