Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biała)

Stadion Miejski w Bielsku-Białej

Location	Ulica Rychlińskiego 21,[1] Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Operator	Bielsko-Bialski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji (BBOSiR)[1]
Capacity	14,993[1]
Record attendance	13,745 (Poland U-20 v. England U-20, 23 March 2018)[2]
Construction
Opened	1927
Renovated	2012-2015
Tenants
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała BKS Stal Bielsko Biała Major sporting events hosted 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Stadion Miejski w Bielsku-Białej^[1] (English: Municipal Stadium in Bielsko-Biała) is a football stadium in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. It is the home ground of Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (since 1999) and BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała.

The stadium is also known as the Stadion Podbeskidzia Bielsko-Biała (English: Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Stadium) in connection with its most common host. Sometimes the stadium is called Stadion BBOSiR (English: BBOSiR Stadium) after the facility operator, but in fact the above-mentioned name refers to the stadium at ul. Młyńska 52 in Bielsko-Biała.^[3]

History[]

It was built in 1927, reconstructed 30 years later and rebuilt in 2015. Now the stadium is football-specific, although in the past it had athletic track. Since August 2012 venue was under another reconstruction that cost 75 million zł.^[4] The stadium was finished in June 2015 (although officially opened in October 2016) and its capacity increased to 14,993 seats.

International events[]

The stadium hosted two matches of 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship and several matches of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stadion Miejski in Bielsko-Biała.

External links[]

• Stadium profile at the stadiony.net (in Polish)

Coordinates: 49°49′02.71″N 19°03′15.36″E / 49.8174194°N 19.0542667°E / 49.8174194; 19.0542667

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