Oporowska Stadium

Oporowska Stadium
	Entrance to the Oporowska Stadium
Earlier names
	Sportpark Gräbschen
Data
place	ul.Oporowska 62, 53-434 Wroclaw , Poland;
Coordinates	51 ° 5 '46 " N , 16 ° 59' 48" E Coordinates: 51 ° 5 '46 " N , 16 ° 59' 48" E
owner	WKS Śląsk Wrocław SA
opening	1926
Renovations	2011
surface	Natural grass
capacity	08,346 places (since 2012) ; 27,000 places (1983) ; 15,000 places (1932)
playing area	105 × 68 m
Societies)
	Śląsk Wrocław II ( 3rd division );
Events
	Games of the Breslauer SpVgg 02 (until 1945); Games from Śląsk Wrocław (until 2011); Final Four of the IFAF Europe Champions League 2016;

The Oporowska Stadium , formerly Sportpark Gräbschen, is a football stadium in the city of Wroclaw in the Polish Lower Silesian Voivodeship . The venue is used for the home games of the second team of the Śląsk Wrocław football club (Śląsk Wrocław II) in the fourth highest division, the third division . The first team played in the stadium until 2011, after which the team moved to the newly built Miejski stadium .

Geographical location

Gräbschen southwest of Breslau on a map from approx. 1905

The village is located about five kilometers southwest of the city center of Wroclaw.

history

Sportpark Gräbschen

The Sportpark Gräbschen was built for workers' sports in 1926 when the city was still part of the German Empire . The facility is located in the southwest of Wroclaw in the Gräbschen district (in Polish: Grabiszyn ), which gave the stadium its name. The Breslauer SpVgg 02 was able to use the pitch for their home games until 1945 after the synchronization.

Oporowska Stadium

The stadium was rebuilt in 2011 and now has a capacity of 8,346 spectators. The floodlight system provides 1,400 lux and the pitch with underfloor heating has the standard size of 105 × 68 meters.

From July 22nd to 24th, 2016 the Final Four of the IFAF Europe Champions League took place in the stadium with the teams Wrocław Panthers, Milano Seamen, Vienna Danube Dragons and Istanbul Koç Rams.

Grandstands

Uncovered grandstand: 3,982 seats
Covered grandstand: 2,784 seats
North stand: 1,104 seats
Guest stand: 476 seats

Web links

slaskwroclaw.pl: Stadium on the Śląsk Wrocław website (Polish)
stadiumdb.com: Stadion Śląska Wrocław (Stadion przy Oporowskiej) (English)
europlan-online.de: Śląska Stadium (Oporowska Stadium) - Wrocław
Stadium WKS Śląsk - Sportpark Gräbschen na portalu polska-org.pl (Polish)

Individual evidence

↑ slaskwroclaw.pl: data on the stadium (Polish)
↑ ifafeurope.org: Final Four of the IFAF Europe Champions League (English)

[1] slaskwroclaw.pl: data on the stadium (Polish)

[2] urope.org: Final Four of the IFAF Europe Champions League (English)