The Władysław Król Municipal Stadium (Polish: Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla),[1][2] also known as the ŁKS Municipal Stadium (Polish: Stadion Miejski ŁKS), is a football stadium in Łódź, Poland. The stadium has a capacity of 18,029 seats.
Stadion ŁKS | |
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| Location | Łódź, Poland |
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| Owner | Łódź City Council |
| Capacity | 18,029 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1924 2022 |
| Tenants | |
| ŁKS Łódź | |
History
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The ground has hosted football games since 1924. The original stadium, built for association football club ŁKS Łódź, had a combination of grandstands and standing areas, and hosted a maximum crowd of 45,000 on August 21, 1971, when ŁKS Łódź and Polonia Bytom played to a 0–0 draw. The stands were renovated at various times, and by 2001 the field had seating for 12,160 fans, in sections built in various time periods.[3]
A new stadium was planned on the same site.[4] In November 2013 a contract was finally signed to begin construction of the new stadium with Mirbud, with completion within 20 months. Initially only one stand with a capacity of 5,700 seats was built.[5]
The construction of the remaining three tribunes started in September 2019.[6] The completed stadium was opened in 2022.
On 24 May 2021, the President of the City of Łódź Hanna Zdanowska signed a bylaw granting the Municipal Stadium named after pre-war footballer and hockey player Władysław Król.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Stadion miejski im. Władysława Króla" [Władysław Król Municipal Stadium]. Łódź Municipal Office (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla Łódź Unii Lubelskiej 2" [Władysław Król Municipal Stadium, Łódź, 2 Unii Lubelskiej Street]. www.urbanity.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Łódzki Klub Sportowy" [Łódź Sports Club]. ŁKS Łódź (in Polish). 2001. Archived from the original on 2003-08-15. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
(translated)MAIN STAND: 9,460 (Chairs and benches) |"GALERA": 2,700 (High back chairs)
- ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska. "Sport w WP SportoweFakty - wiadomości sportowe, relacje na żywo, wyniki". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
- ^ "Homepage | MIRBUD S.A." mirbud.pl.
- ^ "Poland: Łódź signs contract for third stadium". stadiumdb.com. 5 June 2019.
- ^ "JUŻ OFICJALNIE. GRAMY NA STADIONIE MIEJSKIM IM. WŁADYSŁAWA KRÓLA!". ŁKS Łódź (in Polish).