Silesian Stadium
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The stadium Slaski (Polish, German: Silesian Stadium ) is a stadium in the Upper Silesian city of Chorzów, Poland. It is an official National Stadium. Used it for international matches of the Polish national team, concerts, international soccer games of the clubs in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Association.
History
From the 1950s to the 1980s, the derbies were held in Upper Silesia in this stadium.
The stadium was recently in remodeling and reached after completion of the modernization work has a capacity of 55 211 spectators and is now completely covered. Previously here had 47 246 spectators found. In the past, the Silesian Stadium summed up at the time of opening in 1956 officially 87,000 spectators. In the following years often came to 100,000 people to play at the stadium. On September 18, 1963, the record crowd was erected than 120,000 viewers watched the game from Gornik Zabrze against Austria Vienna during the European Cup of Champions 1963/64, followed, which was won by the home team 1-0. Two decades later, in the early nineties, the decision of the Polish Football Association, that the Silesian Stadium was to be the venue for home games of the Polish national football team in the future. For the sports facility was converted into an existing solely of stadium seats and reduced the capacity for security reasons on 47 246 places. Until the completion of the new national stadium in Warsaw played the selection of Poland in Chorzów.
Speedway
The playing field at the stadium is surrounded by a sand track.
The main speedway stadium events: