Arena Lublin Explained

Arena Lublin
Broke Ground:December 2012
Built:2011–2014
Opened:9 October 2014
Operator:MOSiR Lublin
Surface:Field (Grass)
Capacity:15,243
Record Attendance:14,914 (Motor Lublin vs Legia Warsaw), 2021–22 Polish Cup Round of 16[1]
Dimensions:105mx68mm (344feetx223feetm)
Website:Official Website
Tenants:Motor Lublin (2014−present)
Górnik Łęczna (2016−2017)
KS Lublinianka (2015−2016)

The Arena Lublin is a football stadium located in Lublin, Poland. It is the home ground of Motor Lublin. The stadium holds 15,243 people.[2]

History

On September 2, 2011, the Budimex company signed an investment contract. Budimex undertook to build a stadium for PLN 136,207 by September 2013, and the first visuals and work schedule appeared 3–4 weeks from the date of signing the contract. The stadium was designed by the award-winning Estudio Lamela architectural office, which in the early 1990s prepared plans to modernize and enlarge Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid and designed the new Cracovia stadium. The main construction works were planned to start in the spring of 2012, but later the city decided to redesign the facility so as to increase the commercial space for lease. The first shovel on the construction site was driven in December 2012, and the final construction date was June 2014.

In the first football match at Arena Lublin, played on October 9, 2014, the Polish and Italian teams u-20 faced, as Poland won 2–1, and Mariusz Stępiński scored the first historic goal at the new stadium. The game was watched by 13,850 viewers.

The first match for points was played on October 25, 2014, where two clubs from Lublin faced each other in the Lublin-Podkarpackie III liga championship game: Motor and Lublinianka. The match ended with the score 1–1, and the first historic goal in the match of club teams was scored by Lublinianka's captain, Erwin Sobiech in the 45th minute of the match. The game was watched by 6,500 spectators. It was also the city's first derby played under artificial lighting.

It hosted the 2019–20 Polish Cup final game.[3] It was the arena for the 2020–21 final as well.[4]

International events

It was one of the venues for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 24 March 2021, the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match Estonia vs Czech Republic was played in the stadium, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Estonia.[5]

Motor matches with the highest attendance

NrAttendanceDateHostResultOpponentCompetitionSource
1. 891911.06.2016Motor Lublin0:1Olimpia ElblągII liga play-offs[6]
2.650025.10.2014Motor Lublin1:1KS LubliniankaIII liga[7]
3.602410.10.2015Motor Lublin0:2Śląsk WrocławFriendly[8]
4.578625.05.2016Motor Lublin2:0Polonia PrzemyślIII liga[9]
5.512718.06.2015Motor Lublin1:0KS LubliniankaIII liga[10]
6.457524.03.2018Motor Lublin1:2ResoviaIII liga[11]
7.434118.11.2017Motor Lublin0:0KSZO Ostrowiec ŚwiętokrzyskiIII liga[12]
8.420713.05.2016Motor Lublin2:2Avia ŚwidnikIII liga[13]
9.419011.05.2019Motor Lublin1:1Stal RzeszówIII liga[14]
10.41719.06.2018Motor Lublin1:0Avia ŚwidnikIII liga[15]

See also

References

51.2319°N 22.5575°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fortuna Puchar Polski. Święto w Lublinie i rekord na stadionie. "Równa walka z mistrzem". pl. 2 December 2021. sport.tvp.pl.
  2. Web site: Arena Lublin. stadiony.net. December 11, 2014 . pl.
  3. Web site: Poznaliśmy sędziego finału Totolotek Pucharu Polski . PZPN . 20 July 2020 . 22 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Fortuna PP: Finał odbędzie się w Lublinie . 90minut.pl . 3 April 2021 . 4 April 2021 . pl.
  5. Web site: El. MŚ 2022: Mecz Estonia - Czechy zostanie rozegrany w Lublinie . . 19 March 2021. 20 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Motor Lublin - Olimpia Elbląg. 90minut.pl. 2017-11-26. pl.
  7. Web site: Motor Lublin - Lublinianka. 90minut.pl. 2017-11-26. pl.
  8. Web site: Motor Lublin - Śląsk Wrocław. 90minut.pl. 2017-11-26. pl.
  9. Web site: Motor Lublin - Polonia Przemyśl. 90minut.pl. 2017-11-26. pl.
  10. Web site: Motor Lublin - Lublinianka. 90minut.pl. 2017-11-26. pl.
  11. Web site: Motor Lublin - Resovia. 90minut.pl. 2018-04-01. pl.
  12. Web site: Motor Lublin - KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. 90minut.pl. 2017-11-26. pl.
  13. Web site: Motor Lublin - Avia Świdnik. 90minut.pl. 2017-11-26. pl.
  14. Web site: Motor Lublin - Stal Rzeszów. 90minut.pl. 2019-05-21. pl.
  15. Web site: Motor Lublin - Avia Świdnik. 90minut.pl. 2017-06-10. pl.