Stadion Miejski in Kraków

Wisła Kraków

The Wisla Stadium, which was until March 2008 also Wisła stadium or stadium named at the Reymont Street, is a pure football stadium in Krakow and the home stadium of the club Wisła Kraków. It is named after the former Cracow footballer Henryk Reyman.

The stadium was built in 1904-1914 and opened in its current form in 1954. Meanwhile, it holds 20,732 spectators, a record audience of over 45,000 followers was achieved in a UEFA Cup match in 1976 against Celtic Glasgow.

Position of the Wisła Stadium

The Wisła Stadium is located in the city center. It is located three kilometers from the main market and is located in the immediate vicinity of Jozef Kaluzy stadium, which is used by arch-rivals Cracovia Krakow. The stages of the two warring clubs are separated by a 48 -hectare green area, which is called " Błonia krakowskie ". On the Jozef Kaluzy Stadium on 2 April 2005, a spontaneous exhibition held with about 30,000 participants. The reason for this was the death of the Polish Pope John Paul II The main entrance to the stadium is accessible via the " Reymont Street ". Contains the complete club grounds of Wisła Kraków on this street. On the club grounds boast a club hotel, two sports halls, an open air swimming pool, two shops with souvenirs and tickets (basketball and football) and the association's own restaurant "u Wiślaków " ( at the Wislanern ). From the " Reymont Street " has access to the sectors A, B, C and D.

About the "road of the third maize " which is located opposite the " Reymont Street," the "Sector E" is entered from the audience. This is the gallery, which was built as the first part of the modernization. The grandstand has seating for 5,690 people, including 1,200 organized visiting fans.

Modernization of the Wisła Stadium

In November 2004, the modernization of the stadium began. The costs were assumed by the city of Krakow. The first phase of modernization took nearly a year and included the construction of a new covered stand behind a gate, which has a seating capacity for 5600 spectators. In the second phase of the renovation is a covered grandstand was built behind the other door, which also has space for 5600 people. On this platform, there is an article molded from the seats white star in red and blue background, which is the symbol of the club Wisła Kraków. Inside the gallery there is a club museum, where but is still under construction. In the third phase, a round press building was built in a corner of the stadium, which was completed in spring 2008. Phases 4 and 5 form the construction of two grandstands along the game field. A Tribune According to the current project is to have 12,000 seats on two tiers. The 12,000 rpm grandstand to be built on the site of the current grandstand. The construction work was completed on October 15, 2011. The final capacity of 33 268 spectators. The stadium was planned as a reserve venue for the Euro 2012.