The SOSiR Stadium (pol. Stadion SOSiR) (locally known as the Lubusz Stadium (pol. Stadion Lubuski) or Polonia Stadium (pol. Stadion Polonii)) is a multi-purpose stadium in Słubice, Poland, home of the football club Polonia Słubice. It is located just east of the Oder river close to the German border.
"Polonia Stadium" "Lubusz Stadium" | |
SOSiR Stadium in Słubice | |
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Full name | Stadion Słubickiego Ośrodka Sportu i Rekreacji w Słubicach |
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Former names | Ostmarkstadion OSiR Stadium |
Location | Słubice, Poland |
Coordinates | 52°20′42.03″N 14°35′23.63″E / 52.3450083°N 14.5898972°E |
Owner | SOSiR Słubice |
Capacity | 6,000 (3,056 seated) |
Field size | 106 × 60 m [1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1914 |
Opened | May 1927 |
Renovated | 2003 |
Tenants | |
MKS Polonia Słubice |
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Building work on the 16-acre (65,000 m2) complex employing Russian prisoners of war commenced in spring of 1914, when present-day Słubice was still part of German Frankfurt (Oder), but due to the effects of World War I wasn't completed until 1927. Despite its name and contrary to common belief, the Olympic Stadium (originally named Ostmarkstadion) was not built for the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
With the implementation of the Oder–Neisse line, the area passed to the Republic of Poland in 1945. The stadium underwent a complete refurbishment in 2003. It now counts as one of the oldest stadia in Poland with its historical south-eastern tribune reminiscent of an amphitheatre.
References
edit- ^ "Stadion". MKS Polonia Słubice (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Ruine am Stadion". opencaching.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2010.