Kielce Stadium Explained

Nickname:Suzuki Arena
Fullname:Stadion Miejski w Kielcach
Location:Ks. P. Ściegiennego Str. 8
Kielce, Poland
Broke Ground:2004
Built:2004–2006
Opened:1 April 2006[1]
Owner:City of Kielce
Operator:City of Kielce
and Korona Kielce
Surface:Grass
Dimensions:105 m x 68 m
Construction Cost:48 mln PLN
Architect:ATJ Architekci
Tenants:Korona Kielce (2006–)
Seating Capacity:15,500

The Kielce Stadium, named Suzuki Arena due to the sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kielce, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Korona Kielce. The stadium holds 15,500 and was built in 2006. At the time, it was one of the most modern football stadiums in Poland.

On the 1 April 2006, eighteen months to the day that construction started on the project, its inaugural match took place, an Ekstraklasa match between Korona and Zagłębie Lubin. The match finished in a 1–1 draw.

The old stadium of Korona is currently being used by Korona Kielce II (the reserve team).

Facts

Matches of the Poland national team

So far the Poland national football team played 3 matches in the new Kielce stadium. The first was against Armenia during the qualification phase of Euro 2008. The second match was against San Marino during the qualifications for the 2010 World Cup. That game was notable for two reasons: 1) the Polish team achieved its highest victory ever, 10:0, beating its 46 years old record (a 9:0 victory against Norway in 1963).2) Poland scored its fastest goal ever thanks to Rafał Boguski, who scored for 1-0 already in the 23rd second of the game.

A friendly match against Finland took place at the stadium on 23 May 2010.

NrCompetitionDateOpponentAttendanceResultScorers for Poland
1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifications28 March 200715,5001–0 (1–0)Maciej Żurawski
2FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifications1 April 200915,55010–0 (4–0)Ebi Smolarek 3, Rafał Boguski 2, Ireneusz Jeleń, Mariusz Lewandowski, Robert Lewandowski, Marek Saganowski, Michele Marani (o.g.)
3Friendly29 May 201014,0000–0 (0–0)

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kolporter Arena. 18 August 2017. soccerway.