Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biała)
Podbeskidzie Bielsko- Biała
- Games Podbeskidzie Bielsko- Biała
- U-18 European Football Championships 1978
The stadium Miejski is a football stadium in the Polish town of Bielsko- Biala. It can accommodate 4,279 spectators and is the club Podbeskidzie Bielsko- Biała as homestead.
History
The stadium Miejski to translate in German with about Municipal Stadium, in Bielsko- Biała, a city with about 170,000 inhabitants in the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland, was built in 1927 and opened a little later. Since the completion of the sports facility here carries the football club Podbeskidzie Bielsko- Biała of its home games. Podbeskidzie Bielsko- Biała was established in 1907, but came into its further development never big in the upper reaches of the Polish football in appearance. Only in 2011 succeeded as second in the league only behind 1 ŁKS Łódź the initial rise in the Ekstraklasa, the top division in the Polish club football. As a climber succeeded with twelfth surprisingly confident relegation, could reach the Podbeskidzie Bielsko- Biała in the second Erstligasaison. Thus, the stadium Miejski is also currently still the scene of playing the first Polish league.
However, at present is the construction of a new stadium for Podbeskidzie Bielsko- Biała in progress since the stadium Miejski with its mere 4,279 spectators, not the long term can serve as a venue in the Ekstraklasa. Therefore, the club management is planning the completion of a new stadium in order to establish itself with regard to the infrastructure in the first division of Poland and to be competitive. The opening of the new, larger arena that is being built since 2012, is planned for 2014. It will provide space for 15,000 spectators.
In 1978 took place in the stadium instead Miejski two games of the U-18 Football Championship, in which the Soviet Union was able to secure the title after the national team of Yugoslavia was defeated 3-0 in the final in Krakow. Hosts Poland landed at the end of third place. The stadium Miejski in Bielsko- Biała served as venue for two group matches, the knockout matches were all held in Krakow.