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Polish Army Stadium
The Polish Army Stadium (Polish: Stadion Wojska Polskiego, pronounced [ˌstadjɔn ˌvɔjska pɔlˈskʲɛɡɔ]), official named the Marshall Józef Piłsudski Legia Warsaw Stadium (Polish: Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego), is an all-seater, highest fourth category football-specific stadium located at 3 Łazienkowska Street in the Śródmieście district, Powiśle area, within the square of the streets: Łazienkowska, Czerniakowska, Kusocińskiego and Myśliwiecka. It is the home ground of Legia Warsaw football club, who have been playing there since 9 August 1930.
The stadium underwent a two-stage, complete reconstruction in the years 2008–2011. Only a small part of the main building facade was preserved from the old construction (with another part being precisely reconstructed). With space for 31,103 spectators it is the 5th biggest football stadium in Ekstraklasa and the 7th biggest in the country. The stadium is equipped with a heated pitch, training pitch, underground parking, sport bar, club museum and other facilities.
The stadium, which for decades belonged to the Polish Armed Forces, is currently owned by the City of Warsaw.
In 1929, Legia obtained a subsidy that enabled the implementation of the plan to build a representative Military Stadium. The stadium was built according to the design of Maksymilian Dudryk-Darlewski. Under the main stand, which had a capacity of 5,000 people, there were club rooms, locker rooms, gymnasiums, sports magazines and a common room. There was a running track and a cycling track around the pitch. It officially opened on 9 August 1930.
The first motorcycle speedway was raced on 9 November 1930 and in 1933, the stadium was officially named the Polish Army Stadium. The stadium suffered damage during World War II and the offensive of the Red Army and the Polish Army in January 1945.
After the end of the war, the destroyed areas were rebuilt. At the end of the 1950s, attendance records were set at the Stadium when Legia won the Polish championship and qualified for European cups. The first record, 40,000 spectators was set on 19 September 1956 during the European Cup match between Legia Warszawa and Slovan Bratislava. In the 1960s, the stadium underwent one of the most significant modernisations in its history, able to accommodate a 25,000 seated audience and installing artificial lighting.
Speedway held significant fixtures at the stadium, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962 and 1964. At the end of 1987, at the Legia stadium, the speedway track was removed and the football field was widened.
The necessity to build a new stadium for Legia Warszawa players increased in the mid-1990s, when Legia had one of the most successful periods in its history. Championship of Poland (1994, 1995), Polish Cup (1995, 1997), semi-final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1991) and the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League (1996) strengthened the demand to modernize or even replace the old facility. Ultimately, however, until 1997 virtually nothing on this subject has been done.
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Polish Army Stadium
The Polish Army Stadium (Polish: Stadion Wojska Polskiego, pronounced [ˌstadjɔn ˌvɔjska pɔlˈskʲɛɡɔ]), official named the Marshall Józef Piłsudski Legia Warsaw Stadium (Polish: Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego), is an all-seater, highest fourth category football-specific stadium located at 3 Łazienkowska Street in the Śródmieście district, Powiśle area, within the square of the streets: Łazienkowska, Czerniakowska, Kusocińskiego and Myśliwiecka. It is the home ground of Legia Warsaw football club, who have been playing there since 9 August 1930.
The stadium underwent a two-stage, complete reconstruction in the years 2008–2011. Only a small part of the main building facade was preserved from the old construction (with another part being precisely reconstructed). With space for 31,103 spectators it is the 5th biggest football stadium in Ekstraklasa and the 7th biggest in the country. The stadium is equipped with a heated pitch, training pitch, underground parking, sport bar, club museum and other facilities.
The stadium, which for decades belonged to the Polish Armed Forces, is currently owned by the City of Warsaw.
In 1929, Legia obtained a subsidy that enabled the implementation of the plan to build a representative Military Stadium. The stadium was built according to the design of Maksymilian Dudryk-Darlewski. Under the main stand, which had a capacity of 5,000 people, there were club rooms, locker rooms, gymnasiums, sports magazines and a common room. There was a running track and a cycling track around the pitch. It officially opened on 9 August 1930.
The first motorcycle speedway was raced on 9 November 1930 and in 1933, the stadium was officially named the Polish Army Stadium. The stadium suffered damage during World War II and the offensive of the Red Army and the Polish Army in January 1945.
After the end of the war, the destroyed areas were rebuilt. At the end of the 1950s, attendance records were set at the Stadium when Legia won the Polish championship and qualified for European cups. The first record, 40,000 spectators was set on 19 September 1956 during the European Cup match between Legia Warszawa and Slovan Bratislava. In the 1960s, the stadium underwent one of the most significant modernisations in its history, able to accommodate a 25,000 seated audience and installing artificial lighting.
Speedway held significant fixtures at the stadium, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962 and 1964. At the end of 1987, at the Legia stadium, the speedway track was removed and the football field was widened.
The necessity to build a new stadium for Legia Warszawa players increased in the mid-1990s, when Legia had one of the most successful periods in its history. Championship of Poland (1994, 1995), Polish Cup (1995, 1997), semi-final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1991) and the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League (1996) strengthened the demand to modernize or even replace the old facility. Ultimately, however, until 1997 virtually nothing on this subject has been done.
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