Florian Krygier Stadium

Stadium Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera
	Papricana
	Florian Krygier Stadium (2009)
Earlier names
	Stadium Miejski w Szczecinie (until 2004)
Data
place	Mieczysława Karłowicza 28 71-899 Szczecin , Poland;
Coordinates	53 ° 26 '11.4 " N , 14 ° 31' 7.6" E Coordinates: 53 ° 26 '11.4 " N , 14 ° 31' 7.6" E
owner	City of Szczecin
operator	MOSRiR Szczecin ( Miejski Ośrodek Sportu, Rekreacji i Rehabilitacji w Szczecinie )
opening	October 5, 1925
Renovations	2002, 2019-2022 (planned)
demolition	April 2019 (start)
surface	Natural grass
capacity	18,027 places (until March 2019) ; 4,197 places (due to the renovation) ; 20,500 places (from 2022, planned)
playing area	105 × 68 m
Societies)
	Pogoń Szczecin;
Events
	Polish Athletics Championships 1965;

The Stadion Florian Krygier (officially: Stadion Miejski in Floriana Krygiera. , German Municipal Stadium named Florian Krygier ) is a work in rebuilding football stadium in the seventh-largest Polish city of Szczecin ( Polish Szczecin ). The complex dates from the time when the city was still part of the German Empire . Currently, the horseshoe-shaped stadium of Pogoń Stettin ( Polish: Pogoń Szczecin ) from the highest Polish football league, the Ekstraklasa , is in use. Until it was demolished, it offered 18,027 seats, 1,572 of which were covered. There were 1,000 seats available for the guest fans.

history

Football has been played at the current stadium location since 1914, and an old gravel pit was converted into a football field. The stadium was inaugurated on October 5, 1925. At that time the venue had space for 15,000 visitors and had an athletics facility . Until 1945 it was called "Rühl-Kampfbahn". Hugo Rühl (* 1845; † 1922) was a German gymnastics teacher and sports official . After being destroyed in World War II , it was rebuilt as a municipal stadium in 1949 . In 1955 a floodlight system was installed in the Szczecin stadium for the first time . On March 15, 1959, the stadium celebrated first division with a game against Gwardia Warsaw .

On September 4, 1963, the Polish national football team won an international match against Norway 9-0 in the stadium . It was the highest victory of the Poles in international history and the record was valid until 10-0 on April 1, 2009 against San Marino . In 1965, the Polish Athletics Championships took place in the Pogoń Stadium .

Out of financial difficulties, the then club MKS Pogoń Stettin sold the stadium, which had been in club ownership since the 1950s, to the city in 1989. In 1995 almost 18,000 plastic seats were installed in the stadium. The stadium was the first Polish venue to be fully equipped with plastic seats. In 2001 a new floodlight system with 2,300 lux illuminance was installed. The roofing of the stadium began in 2003, but apart from a small part over sectors 4 and 5 of the main stand, work was not continued for various reasons.

On July 26, 2004, the City Council of Szczecin decided to rename the stadium. Since the 2004/05 season it has been named in honor of the former coach Florian Krygier . In 2005 the playing field received underfloor heating and in 2007 a new scoreboard was installed. The facility was renovated from 2009 to 2010. In the course of this, the changing rooms were renewed and a press and VIP building was built. In 2013 the stadium seating was renewed.

New building

The Szczecin stadium will be rebuilt and the grandstands will be completely covered. On March 10, 2019, the game between Pogoń Stettin and Zagłębie Lubin was the last game in the over 90-year-old venue before the demolition work began in April. First the south stand on the long side and the west curve were demolished. The north stand with 4,800 seats and the VIP and press area remained in place for the time being to continue the game. The two new ranks should be handed over in autumn 2020. After that, the north rank will be renewed. It is still unclear when the previously open side in the east will be closed. The budget for the entire construction project is 364.4 million PLN (approximately 84.1 million euros ). In addition to the stadium with 20,500 seats, a training academy with four playing fields (an artificial turf field with a roof in the cold months and three hybrid turf fields ) is to be built. The entire system should be operational by 2022.

In April 2019, the demolition work on the west and south sides began as planned. In October of that year, the first beams and rows of the future south stand were in position. After the foundation work , the concrete pillars of the roof were installed. In mid-December 2019, the two new ranks took shape. The first parts of the roof have been installed. In February 2020, the first phase of construction on the west stand is nearing its end. The last roof racks are currently being installed. The roof panels are then installed. Work on the other tiers has started. Work on the two other tiers has started with the foundations. This is followed by the construction of the grandstands. At this time, the finishing work on the first tiers should be carried out. The interior walls will be attached to the finished building next to the stadium and the sanitary and sewage technology will be installed. The renewal of the training area is also in full swing. The finished stadium will have a black facade.