Silesian Stadium 2064788 224547324 2008-07-09T10:19:33Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[ru:Шлёнск]] {{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] {{coor title dms|50|17|17.53|N|18|58|22.65|E|type:landmark}} [[Category:Chorzów]] [[Category:Football venues in Poland]] [[Category:National stadiums]] [[de:Schlesisches Stadion]] [[es:Estadio de Silesia]] [[fr:Stade de Silésie]] [[pl:Stadion Śląski]] [[pt:Stadion Śląski]] [[ru:Шлёнск]] [[szl:Stadjůn Ślůnski]]