Silesian Stadium
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{{Infobox Stadium |
stadium_name = Silesian Stadium<br>''Stadion Śląski'' |
image = [[Image:Stadionslaki.JPG|240px]] |
fullname = Silesian Stadium<br>''Stadion Śląski'' |
nickname = Witches' Pot |
location = [[Chorzów]], Silesia, Poland |
built = [[1956]] |
opened = [[22 July]] [[1956]] |
owner = [[Silesian Voivodeship]]|
seating_capacity = 47,246<br/>(in the past 120,000) |
tenants = [[Poland national football team|Poland national team]]<br>[[Silesian national football team|Silesian national team]]¹<br>and:<br>[[Górnik Zabrze]]¹<br>[[GKS Katowice]]¹<br>[[Ruch Chorzów]]¹<br>[[Polonia Bytom]]¹<br>[[GKS Tychy]]¹<br>other club from [[Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union|USMU]]¹<br><small>¹ - only important matches</small> |
dimensions = 105 x 68 m |
}}
'''Silesian Stadium''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Stadion Śląski'') is a [[sport]] [[stadium]] located between [[Chorzów]] and [[Katowice]], [[Silesia]], [[Poland]]. It opened on [[22 July]] [[1956]] and has since hosted crowds of over 120,000 for both [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and [[motorcycle speedway]] world championships. It also hosts [[music festival]]s.
==History==
It was decided to build the Silesia Stadium in [[1950]] and Julian Brzuchowski was chosen as its designer. Silesia Stadium was completed in [[1956]], together with the [[Stadion Dziesięciolecia|10th Anniversary Stadium]] ({{lang-pl|Stadion Dziesięciolecia}}) in [[Warsaw]]. On 22 July 1956, it hosted its first event - a friendly game with the [[East Germany national football team]] (2:0 for the Germans). Electric lighting was installed in [[1959]].
Initially designed to hold 87,000 people, it was often filled by crowds ranging between 90,000 and 100,000. On [[September 18]], [[1963]], it held a record number of spectators (120,000) during a [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] match between [[Górnik Zabrze]] and [[FK Austria Wien]]. However, the enforcement of international security standards forced the stadium's authorities to reduce its number of seats.
In [[1993]], the stadium was designated as the official home stadium of the [[Polish national football team]]. In the 1990s, the stadium was converted to an all-seater stadium, reducing the capacity to 47,246. Currently, there are plans to expand its capacity to 60,000 and to construct a roof over the stadium.
==Events==
===Football===
====Poland national football team====
[[Image:Stadion w Chorzowie. Mecz reprezentacji Polski z Norwegią..jpg|thumb|right|250px|Poland vs Norway football match at Silesia Stadium in 2001]]
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color: #DCDCDC;"
! No. !! Date !! Match !! Result !! Turnout
|-
| 1
| [[22 July]] [[1956]]
| [[Poland national football team|Poland]] – [[East Germany national football team|GDR]]
| 0:2
| 90 000
|-
| 2
| [[20 October]] [[1957]]
| Poland – [[USSR national football team|USSR]]
| 2:1
| 100 000
|-
| 3
| [[11 May]] [[1958]]
| Poland – [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]]
| 2:2
| 80 000
|-
| 4
| [[14 September]] [[1958]]
| Poland – [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
| 1:3
| 90 000
|-
| 5
| [[28 June]] [[1959]]
| Poland – [[Spain national football team|Spain]]
| 2:4
| 100 000
|-
| 6
| [[8 November]] [[1959]]
| Poland – [[Finland national football team|Finland]]
| 6:2
| 22 000
|-
| 7
| [[26 June]] [[1960]]
| Poland – [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]
| 4:0
| 25 000
|-
| 8
| [[25 June]] [[1961]]
| Poland – [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]
| 1:1
| 100 000
|-
| 9
| [[5 November]] [[1961]]
| Poland – [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| 5:0
| 10 000
|-
| 10
| [[10 October]] [[1962]]
| Poland – [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| 0:2
| 50 000
|-
| 11
| [[2 June]] [[1963]]
| Poland – [[Romania national football team|Romania]]
| 1:1
| 40 000
|-
| 12
| [[23 May]] [[1965]]
| Poland – [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| 1:1
| 80 000
|-
| 13
| [[3 May]] [[1966]]
| Poland – [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
| 1:1
| 95 000
|-
| 14
| [[5 July]] [[1966]]
| Poland – [[England national football team|England]]
| 0:1
| 70 000
|-
| 15
| [[21 May]] [[1967]]
| Poland – [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| 3:1
| 65 000
|-
| 16
| [[24 April]] [[1968]]
| Poland – [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
| 8:0
| 35 000
|-
| 17
| [[30 October]] [[1968]]
| Poland – [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]]
| 1:0
| 18 000
|-
| 18
| [[7 September]] [[1969]]
| Poland – [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| 2:1
| 85 000
|-
| 19
| [[14 October]] [[1970]]
| Poland – [[Albania national football team|Albania]]
| 3:0
| 10 000
|-
| 20
| [[6 June]] [[1973]]
| Poland – [[England national football team|England]]
| 2:0
| 90 000
|-
| 21
| [[26 September]] [[1973]]
| Poland – [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| 3:0
| 90 000
|-
| 22
| [[10 September]] [[1975]]
| Poland – [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| 4:1
| 85 000
|-
| 23
| [[24 March]] [[1976]]
| Poland – [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| 1:2
| 60 000
|-
| 24
| [[21 September]] [[1977]]
| Poland – [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| 4:1
| 80 000
|-
| 25
| [[29 September]] [[1977]]
| Poland – [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
| 1:1
| 80 000
|-
| 26
| [[4 April]] [[1979]]
| Poland – [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
| 1:1
| 60 000
|-
| 27
| [[2 May]] [[1979]]
| Poland – [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| 2:0
| 85 000
|-
| 28
| [[26 September]] [[1979]]
| Poland – [[East Germany national football team|GDR]]
| 1:1
| 70 000
|-
| 29
| [[6 June]] [[1980]]
| Poland – [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]
| 1:1
| 45 000
|-
| 30
| [[2 May]] [[1981]]
| Poland – [[East Germany national football team|GDR]]
| 1:0
| 80 000
|-
| 31
| [[2 September]] [[1981]]
| Poland – [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
| 0:2
| 70 000
|-
| 32
| [[22 May]] [[1983]]
| Poland – [[USSR national football team|USSR]]
| 1:1
| 75 000
|-
| 33
| [[11 September]] [[1985]]
| Poland – [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| 0:0
| 75 000
|-
| 34
| [[16 November]] [[1985]]
| Poland – [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| 1:0
| 20 000
|-
| 35
| [[19 October]] [[1988]]
| Poland – [[Albania national football team|Albania]]
| 1:0
| 35 000
|-
| 36
| [[11 October]] [[1989]]
| Poland – [[England national football team|England]]
| 0:0
| 35 000
|-
| 37
| [[25 October]] [[1989]]
| Poland – [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| 0:2
| 15 000
|-
| 38
| [[29 May]] [[1993]]
| Poland – [[England national football team|England]]
| 1:1
| 65 000
|-
| 39
| [[2 April]] [[1997]]
| Poland – [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
| 0:0
| 32 000
|-
| 40
| [[31 May]] [[1997]]
| Poland – [[England national football team|England]]
| 0:2
| 30 000
|-
| 41
| [[27 May]] [[1998]]
| Poland – [[Russia national football team|Russia]]
| 3:1
| 8 000
|-
| 42
| [[31 March]] [[1999]]
| Poland – [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]
| 0:1
| 30 000
|-
| 43
| [[1 September]] [[2001]]
| Poland – [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
| 3:0
| 42 000
|-
| 44
| [[6 October]] [[2001]]
| Poland – [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]
| 1:1
| 35 000
|-
| 45
| [[29 March]] [[2003]]
| Poland – [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
| 0:0
| 47 000
|-
| 46
| [[10 September]] [[2003]]
| Poland – [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]
| 0:2
| 20 000
|-
| 47
| [[8 September]] [[2004]]
| Poland – [[England national football team|England]]
| 1:2
| 45 000
|-
| 48
| [[3 September]] [[2005]]
| Poland – [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| 3:2
| 45 000
|-
| 49
| [[31 May]] [[2006]]
| Poland – [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]
| 1:2
| 40 000
|-
| 50
| [[11 October]] [[2006]]
| Poland – [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
| 2:1
| 44 000
|-
| 51
| [[17 November]] [[2007]]
| Poland – [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| 2:0
| 47 000
|}
====Cup games====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color: #DCDCDC;"
! No. !! Cup !! Date !! Match !! Result !! Turnout
|-
| 1
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[13 September]] [[1961]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Tottenham Hotspur]]
| 4:0
| 80 000
|-
| 2
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[12 September]] [[1962]]
| [[Polonia Bytom]] – [[Panathinaikos|Panathinaikos Athens]]
| 2:1
| 30 000
|-
| 3
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[18 November]] [[1962]]
| [[Polonia Bytom]] – [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray S.K. Istanbul]]
| 1:0
| 10 000
|-
| 4
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[18 September]] [[1963]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[FK Austria Wien]]
| 1:0
| 120 000
|-
| 5
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[13 November]] [[1963]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Dukla Praha]]
| 2:0
| 100 000
|-
| 6
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[20 September]] [[1964]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Dukla Praha]]
| 3:0
| 80 000
|-
| 7
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[22 September]] [[1965]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[LASK Linz]]
| 2:1
| 60 000
|-
| 8
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[28 November]] [[1965]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[AC Sparta Praha]]
| 1:2
| 35 000
|-
| 9
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[20 September]] [[1967]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]]
| 3:0
| 45 000
|-
| 10
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[9 November]] [[1967]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[FC Dynamo Kyiv]]
| 1:1
| 100 000
|-
| 11
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[13 March]] [[1968]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Manchester United]]
| 1:0
| 90 000
|-
| 12
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA CWC]]
| [[1 October]] [[1969]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Olympiakos Pireus]]
| 5:0
| 30 000
|-
| 13
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA CWC]]
| [[12 November]] [[1969]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| 3:1
| 80 000
|-
| 14
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA CWC]]
| [[18 March]] [[1970]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[PFC Levski Sofia]]
| 2:1
| 100 000
|-
| 15
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA CWC]]
| [[15 April]] [[1970]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[AS Roma]]
| 2:2
| 100 000
|-
| 16
| [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|ICFC]]
| [[16 September]] [[1970]]
| [[GKS Katowice]] – [[FC Barcelona]]
| 0:1
| 85 000
|-
| 17
| [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|ICFC]]
| [[16 September]] [[1970]]
| [[Ruch Chorzów]] – [[ACF Fiorentina]]
| 1:1
| 85 000
|-
| 18
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA CWC]]
| [[9 November]] [[1971]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Manchester City]]
| 2:0
| 90 000
|-
| 19
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[29 September]] [[1971]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Olympique de Marseille]]
| 1:1
| 70 000
|-
| 20
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[8 November]] [[1972]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[FC Dynamo Kyiv]]
| 2:1
| 70 000
|-
| 21
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[18 September]] [[1985]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[FC Bayern Munich]]
| 1:2
| 60 000
|-
| 22
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA CWC]]
| [[2 October]] [[1986]]
| [[GKS Katowice]] – [[Fram Reykjavik]]
| 1:0
| 20 000
|-
| 23
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA CWC]]
| [[22 October]] [[1986]]
| [[GKS Katowice]] – [[FC Sion]]
| 2:2
| 10 000
|-
| 24
| [[UEFA Cup]]
| [[5 October]] [[1988]]
| [[GKS Katowice]] – [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| 2:4
| 30 000
|-
| 25
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[26 October]] [[1988]]
| [[Górnik Zabrze]] – [[Real Madrid]]
| 0:1
| 55 000
|-
| 26
| [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA CL]]
| [[13 September]] [[1989]]
| [[Ruch Chorzów]] – [[Sredec Sofia]]
| 1:1
| 15 000
|-
| 27
| [[UEFA Cup]]
| [[14 September]] [[2000]]
| [[Ruch Chorzów]] – [[F.C. Internazionale Milano]]
| 0:3
| 20 000
|-
| 28
| [[Ekstraklasa]]
| [[03 March]] [[2008]]
| [[Ruch Chorzów]] – [[Górnik Zabrze]]
| 3:2
| 40 000
|}
|}
====Other matches====
*[[22 July]] [[1974]] [[Silesia football team|Silesia]] vs [[Tanzania national football team|Tanzania]] was played at Silesia Stadium. Silesia won 7:2.
*1950s to now - [[Local derby|derby]] of Upper Silesia (more exactly derby of [[Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union]]) was played at the stadium.
===Speedway===
The grass of Silesia Stadium is surrounded by a speedway track.
Major events run at the Stadium in the past include:
:[[Speedway World Championship]]s:
:*individual: [[1973]], [[1976]], [[1979]] and [[1986]]
:*doubles: [[1978]] and [[1981]]
:*team: [[1974]]
:[[Speedway Grand Prix of Europe]]: [[2002]], [[2003]]
===Concerts===
Silesia Stadium has hosted a number of large concerts, including performances by [[Iron Maiden]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[AC/DC]], [[Metallica]], [[Nightwish]] and [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]. On [[5 July]] [[2005]], [[U2]] performed for a crowd of 80,000. In 2007, it was the venue of performances by [[Linkin Park]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] and [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]].
==References==
*<small>[http://sport.gazeta.pl/sport/1,65026,3502508.html "Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego"] (Half a century of the Silesian Stadium)
*<small>[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]
**<small>"Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 1, 26 czerwca 2006, page: [http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/pelny/131a389763b1b7bf.html 1], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=de08da4c2a9a00fa 2], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=d2b837c06671d52d 3], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=871311f47332eb4d 4]
**<small>"Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 3, 10 lipca 2006, page: [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=2d8b20b07aa62850 1], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=82da556a9b971dcb 2], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=7d38dcdc1d18896c 3], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=0962d0f505fc27eb 4]
**<small>"Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 4, 17 lipca 2006, page: [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=e31b370a0b1b9db6 1], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=62cc9f52f21c6bb2 2], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=cb76ed9c8843c3a3 3], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=a5f9516b25e09889 4]
</small>
==External links==
* {{pl icon}} [http://www.stadionslaski.pl Official Silesian Stadium Website]
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