Kazimierz Górski Stadium

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Stadium in. Kazimierza Górskiego w Płocku
View from the main stand (July 2009)
View from the main stand (July 2009)
Data
place ul.Łukasiewicza 34 09-400 Płock , Poland
PolandPoland
Coordinates 52 ° 33 '43.2 "  N , 19 ° 41' 3.2"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 33 '43.2 "  N , 19 ° 41' 3.2"  E
owner City of Płock
opening June 9, 1973
Renovations 2020–2022 (planned)
surface Natural grass
capacity 10,978 seats (from the renovation)
15,000 seats (after the renovation)
playing area 105 m × 68 m
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Events

The Kazimierza Górskiego Stadium (full name: Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego w Płocku ; German  stadium named after Kazimierz Górski in Płock ) is a football stadium under renovation in the Polish city ​​of Płock , Masovian Voivodeship . It is the home ground of the Wisła Płock football club . It offered 10,978 seats on the two grandstands, plus 495 VIP seats and 50 press seats.

history

The local oil refinery (now part of PKN Orlen S.A. ) had the stadium built. After around five years of construction, the 10- hectare facility was completed in 1973 and inaugurated on June 9th of that year. The sports facility initially had an athletics facility . The visitor record that is still valid today was set on May 8, 1974. According to various estimates, between 26,000 and 30,000 spectators gathered around the stadium for an unofficial match between the Polish national football team and the Dutch club Twente Enschede . Two years later, a covered grandstand with office space was built. On June 11, 1991, Pope John Paul II visited the stadium and held Holy Mass there. The old wooden benches were replaced by plastic seats in 1996. In 1999 the Wisła Płock venue received an electronic display board . In the following year, a floodlight system with 1,800 lux illuminance was installed .

On November 16, 2003, the stadium in Płock was used for the first time as the venue for an international match for the Polish national football team. The friendly against Serbia and Montenegro ended 4-3. Since March 31, 2004, the stadium has been named after the Polish football player and coach Kazimierz Górski . On June 20 of that year, the facility was supplemented by an artificial turf field . In 2005 a new building with changing rooms was built behind the gate in the south. The field was equipped with underfloor heating in 2006. In 2007 PKN Orlen SA handed the facility over to the city. An air dome with a training pitch was added to the facility in 2013 . The old display board was replaced by a new display board with video wall in 2015 .

Since 2016 there have been plans to convert the Kazimierza Górskiego Stadium into a modern football arena with 10,000 to 15,000 covered seats and VIP boxes . On July 3, 2020, the building site was handed over to the construction company . All seats and removable parts were dismantled. On July 23, work began on the construction machinery to clear the site. Parts of the concrete rows were dismantled with a hydraulic hammer mounted on the excavator . Most of the west stand will be retained in order to be able to keep the game going. The contract with the general contractor Mirbud was signed at the end of November 2019. The company was the only bidder in the city's lengthy tender . The new football arena is to offer 15,000 seats and cost 166.5 million PLN (about 37.8 million euros ). Mirbud agreed to complete the construction within three years of the signing of the contract so that Wisła Płock would not have to rent another stadium outside the city. This would mean a completion date at the end of 2022.

Subdivision of the grandstands (before the renovation)

The two longitudinal stands were divided into ten blocks (A to J) until the renovation. Block E was reserved for the guest fans.

  • East Stand
    • Block A: 707 seats
    • Block B: 1,382 spaces
    • Block C: 1,572 seats
    • Block D: 1,342 places
    • Block E: 800 places
  • West stand
    • Block F: 848 seats
    • Block G: 1,200 seats
    • Block H: 394 and 595 places
    • Block I: 1,395 spaces
    • Block J: 744 spaces
  • VIP seats: 495 seats
  • Press spaces: 50 spaces

International matches

The Polish men's national football team played two international matches in the Płock stadium.

gallery

  • View of the stadium on the back straight (2007)

Web links

Commons : Kazimierza Górskiego Stadium  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stadium in. Kazimierza Górskiego (Wisły Płock Stadium). In: stadiumdb.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Kazimierza Górskiego Stadium. In: wisla-plock.pl. Wisła Płock , accessed on August 17, 2020 (Polish).
  3. ^ Wisły Płock Stadium. In: stadiumdb.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020 .
  4. ^ Nowy stadium Wisły Płock. In: urbanity.pl. Retrieved August 17, 2020 (Polish).
  5. ↑ New design: Finally a solid plan for Plock. In: stadiumdb.com. November 4, 2016, accessed on August 17, 2020 .
  6. ↑ New construction: Demolition in Płock ongoing. In: stadiumdb.com. August 15, 2020, accessed on August 17, 2020 .