Stadion Miejski im. Piotra Wieczorka w Gliwicach (English: Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium in Gliwice), also known as Stadion Piasta Gliwice (English: Piast Gliwice Stadium), is a football-specificstadium located in Gliwice, Poland. It is the home ground of Piast Gliwice. The stadium holds 10,037 spectators.[2] The stadium underwent a complete reconstruction which took place from September 2010 to July 2011 including the building of four new fully covered and all-seated stands.
The first sport venue in the present day stadium location was built in the mid-twenties of the last century. Certainly, the stadium already existed in 1926 but exact date of its construction is unknown. The stadium was modernized and rebuilt several times. Before the Second World War, the object was a home ground of SpVgg Vorwärts-Rasensport and in 1941 the stands could hold 15,000 spectators.[citation needed]
After Gliwice was placed under Polish administration in 1945, the stadium was used as a home ground of Budowlani Gliwice (also known as Lechia). In 1956, following the merger of three clubs located in Gliwice - GKS Gliwice has been formed. Meanwhile Piast played their matches on other stadium located at Robotnicza street. In the year 1964, the two clubs merged, resulting in the GKS "Piast" Gliwice has been established. Piast has been promoted to Polish Second League for the first time in history in 1957. Initially matches were played on stadium located at Robotnicza street but eventually the team moved to the present day stadium location at Okrzei street.[3]
After the reactivation of the senior Piast Gliwice team in 1997, all league matches and cup were played on the stadium located at Okrzei street. In 2006 floodlights masts was installed on the stadium for the first time, which was inaugurated exactly on 21 July 2006.[4] On this occasion, a friendly match between Piast and Pogoń Szczecin was played. In 2008, Piast Gliwice gained promotion to the Ekstraklasa for the first time in its history. The team was forced to playing their official matches at the MOSiR Stadium located in Wodzislaw Slaski, because stadium at Okrzei street does not meet Ekstraklasa licensing requirements.[5] The first ever match in Ekstraklasa took place in Gliwice at April 3, 2009 when Piast won with its local rival – Górnik Zabrze 1:0.[6]
New stadiumedit
In September 2010, construction of the current, new Piast stadium began. The old structures were completely demolished, and in the same place a new stadium was built. The stadium was designed by the German company Bremer AG. The whole structure is almost an exact copy of the German Benteler-Arena (previously known as Energieteam Arena), which is a home ground of SC Paderborn 07. The general contractor of the stadium was Polimex-Mostostal. The cost of construction was 54 137 254 PLN. (about 13 mln €).[7]
From 2019, the stadium is named after Piotr Wieczorek (1963–2019), former vice-president of Gliwice, who contributed to the reconstruction of Piast Gliwice and was responsible for many large projects in the city.[8][9]
Referencesedit
^"Design: Stadion Piasta –". Stadiumdb.com. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^"Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach (Stadion Piasta Gliwice)". Stadiony.net. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^"Stadion, ul Okrzei". piast.gliwice.pl. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^"Maszty oświetleniowe. Stadion Piast w Gliwicach. (2006)". kromiss-bis.pl. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^"Piast nadal będzie grał w Wodzisławiu". futbol.pl. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka w Gliwicach English Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium in Gliwice also known as Stadion Piasta Gliwice English Piast Gliwice Stadium is a football specific stadium located in Gliwice Poland It is the home ground of Piast Gliwice The stadium holds 10 037 spectators 2 The stadium underwent a complete reconstruction which took place from September 2010 to July 2011 including the building of four new fully covered and all seated stands Stadion Miejski im Piotra WieczorkaPiast Gliwice StadiumFull nameStadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka w GliwicachLocationUlica Okrzei 20 44 10 Gliwice PolandOwnerCity of GliwiceOperatorPiast GliwiceCapacity10 037 1 Record attendance9 913 Piast Gliwice Lech Poznan 19 May 2019 citation needed Field size105 m 68 m 344 ft 223 ft SurfacegrassConstructionOpenedBefore 1926Renovated2010 2011Construction costPLN 54 137 254ArchitectBremer AGTenantsPiast Gliwice 1956 present Websitewww wbr piast gliwice wbr eu Contents 1 Stadium history 2 New stadium 3 Stadium patron 4 References 5 External linksStadium history editThe first sport venue in the present day stadium location was built in the mid twenties of the last century Certainly the stadium already existed in 1926 but exact date of its construction is unknown The stadium was modernized and rebuilt several times Before the Second World War the object was a home ground of SpVgg Vorwarts Rasensport and in 1941 the stands could hold 15 000 spectators citation needed After Gliwice was placed under Polish administration in 1945 the stadium was used as a home ground of Budowlani Gliwice also known as Lechia In 1956 following the merger of three clubs located in Gliwice GKS Gliwice has been formed Meanwhile Piast played their matches on other stadium located at Robotnicza street In the year 1964 the two clubs merged resulting in the GKS Piast Gliwice has been established Piast has been promoted to Polish Second League for the first time in history in 1957 Initially matches were played on stadium located at Robotnicza street but eventually the team moved to the present day stadium location at Okrzei street 3 After the reactivation of the senior Piast Gliwice team in 1997 all league matches and cup were played on the stadium located at Okrzei street In 2006 floodlights masts was installed on the stadium for the first time which was inaugurated exactly on 21 July 2006 4 On this occasion a friendly match between Piast and Pogon Szczecin was played In 2008 Piast Gliwice gained promotion to the Ekstraklasa for the first time in its history The team was forced to playing their official matches at the MOSiR Stadium located in Wodzislaw Slaski because stadium at Okrzei street does not meet Ekstraklasa licensing requirements 5 The first ever match in Ekstraklasa took place in Gliwice at April 3 2009 when Piast won with its local rival Gornik Zabrze 1 0 6 New stadium editIn September 2010 construction of the current new Piast stadium began The old structures were completely demolished and in the same place a new stadium was built The stadium was designed by the German company Bremer AG The whole structure is almost an exact copy of the German Benteler Arena previously known as Energieteam Arena which is a home ground of SC Paderborn 07 The general contractor of the stadium was Polimex Mostostal The cost of construction was 54 137 254 PLN about 13 mln 7 The first official football event on the new Piast Stadium took place on November 5 2011 citation needed An inaugural match between Piast Gliwice and Wisla Plock took place then citation needed Piast won the match by 2 1 and the first player to score a goal was Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes citation needed Stadium patron editFrom 2019 the stadium is named after Piotr Wieczorek 1963 2019 former vice president of Gliwice who contributed to the reconstruction of Piast Gliwice and was responsible for many large projects in the city 8 9 References edit Design Stadion Piasta Stadiumdb com 28 September 2010 Retrieved 22 August 2022 Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach Stadion Piasta Gliwice Stadiony net Retrieved 20 April 2013 Stadion ul Okrzei piast gliwice pl Retrieved 20 April 2013 Maszty oswietleniowe Stadion Piast w Gliwicach 2006 kromiss bis pl Retrieved 20 April 2013 Piast nadal bedzie gral w Wodzislawiu futbol pl Retrieved 20 April 2013 Piast Gliwice Gnik Zabrze 1 0 90minut pl Retrieved 20 April 2013 Stadion Piasta Gliwice arenysportowe eu Retrieved 20 April 2013 Gliwice Stadion imienia zmarlego wiceprezydenta stadiony net Retrieved 16 March 2021 Wymiana murawy na Stadionie Miejskim w Gliwicach piast gliwce eu Retrieved 16 March 2021 External links editStadium information at official club page Stadium information at Stadiony net 50 18 24 N 18 41 45 E 50 306583 N 18 695866 E 50 306583 18 695866 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stadion Miejski im Piotra Wieczorka amp oldid 1185447513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
