Władysław Król Stadium Explained

Nickname:Stadion ŁKS
Location:Łódź, Poland
Opened:1924
2022
Owner:Łódź City Council
Surface:Grass
Tenants:ŁKS Łódź
Seating Capacity:18,029

The Władysław Król Municipal Stadium (Polish: Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla), also known as the ŁKS Municipal Stadium (Polish: Stadion Miejski ŁKS), is a football stadium in Łódź, Poland. The stadium has a capacity of 18,029 seats.

History

The ground has hosted football games since 1924. The original stadium, built for association football club ŁKS Łódź, had a combination of grandstands and standing areas, and hosted a maximum crowd of 45,000 on August 21, 1971, when ŁKS Łódź and Polonia Bytom played to a 0–0 draw. The stands were renovated at various times, and by 2001 the field had seating for 12,160 fans, in sections built in various time periods.[1]

A new stadium was planned on the same site.[2] In November 2013 a contract was finally signed to begin construction of the new stadium with Mirbud, with completion within 20 months. Initially only one stand with a capacity of 5,700 seats was built.[3]

The construction of the remaining three tribunes started in September 2019.[4] The completed stadium was opened in 2022.

On 24 May 2021, the President of the City of Łódź Hanna Zdanowska signed a bylaw granting the Stadion Miejski named after pre-war footballer and hockey player Władysław Król.[5]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Łódzki Klub Sportowy . pl . Łódź Sports Club . . 2001 . 2020-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030815222941/http://www.lkslodz.pl/klub.php . 2003-08-15 . dead . (translated)MAIN STAND: 9,460 (Chairs and benches) "GALERA": 2,700 (High back chairs).
  2. Web site: Sport w WP SportoweFakty - wiadomości sportowe, relacje na żywo, wyniki. Wirtualna Polska. Media. sportowefakty.wp.pl.
  3. Web site: Homepage | MIRBUD S.A.. mirbud.pl.
  4. Web site: Poland: Łódź signs contract for third stadium. stadiumdb.com. 5 June 2019.
  5. Web site: JUŻ OFICJALNIE. GRAMY NA STADIONIE MIEJSKIM IM. WŁADYSŁAWA KRÓLA!. ŁKS Łódź. pl.