Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium

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Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium
The stadium (east stand) in 2012
LocationHetmańska 69, 35-078 Rzeszów, Poland
Coordinates50°01′18″N 21°59′47″E / 50.02167°N 21.99639°E / 50.02167; 21.99639
Capacity12,000
Opened1955
Length(395 metres) 0.395 km

The Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium (Polish: Stadion Miejski Stal w Rzeszowie) is a 12,000-capacity motorcycle speedway and association football stadium in the southern area of Rzeszów, Poland.[1][2]

The venue is used by the speedway team Stal Rzeszów,[3] who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship[4] and the football clubs of Stal Rzeszów and Resovia.

History[edit]

west stand in 2009

Speedway arrived at the stadium in 1955 following the construction of a track surrounding a pitch, with the first speedway match taking place on 22 May 1955.[3] It was not until 2012 that major renovation began with a new east stand being built to add to the existing grandstand.[1]

In 2006, the Rzeszów municipality took ownership of the stadium to enable further redevelopment projects. In 2011, a new 4,700-seater covered stand was built and further phases are planned to increase the capacity to an all–seater 20,150 capacity stadium.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Stadion Miejski Stal w Rzeszowie (Stadion Stali Rzeszów)". StadiumDB. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Stadion Miejski w Rzeszowie". Zuzelend. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "H69 Speedway S.A." Stal Rzeszów speedway club. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe". Speedway Star page 36-37. 23 July 2022.