Florian Kapała Stadium

The Florian Kapała Stadium (Polish: Stadion żużlowy im. Floriana Kapały Rawicz) is a 7,000-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the northwest area of Rawicz, Poland.[1][2]

Florian Kapała Stadium
The stadium in 2015
LocationGenerała Grota-Roweckiego 13, 63-900 Rawicz, Poland
Coordinates51°36′58″N 16°50′12″E / 51.61611°N 16.83667°E / 51.61611; 16.83667
Capacity7,000
Length(330 metres) 0.330 km

The venue is used by the speedway team Kolejarz Rawicz,[3] who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship.[4]

History

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The stadium was renamed in 2008

The stadium hosted speedway before World War II but it was not until 1948 that Kolejarz Rawicz became the tenants of the stadium.

On 26 March 2008, the club renamed their stadium to the Florian Kapała Stadium, named after a former rider Florian Kapała, who died in 2007.[5] Two months later on 22 May 2008, the venue hosted the 2008 Team Speedway Junior European Championship, which was the inaugural edition of the competition.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Stadion im. Floriana Kapały w Rawiczu". Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Stadion żużlowy im. Floriana Kapały Rawicz". Zuzelend. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Kapała has its stadium in Rawicz". Elka. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 36–37.
  5. ^ "Metalika Recycling Kolejarz Rawicz". Sportowe Katy. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ "European Junior (Under-19) Team Championship 2008 to 2011". International Speedway. Retrieved 16 November 2023.