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Kazimierz Górski Stadium
Kazimierz Górski Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego), known for sponsorship reasons as the Orlen Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego since March 2023, is a football stadium in Płock, Poland. It is the home of Wisła Płock. The stadium is also known as the Wisła Płock Stadium in connection with its most common host, or Orlen Stadion as its short commercial name.

Stadium characteristics

Old stadium

The stadium was built in 1973. It was designed by Jacek Kwieciński i Janusz Mariański. It was estimated that it could held up to 30,000 spectators, but in 1996 capacity was reduced to 10,978.

Stadium before renovation (2009)

New stadium

In 2019 it was announced that the stadium will be majorly reconstructed. The design was drawn by Perbo Group and the construction was held by Mirbus S.A. It started in 2020 and completed in 2023. Current it holds 15,004 spectators and meets UEFA Category 3 criteria. The construction costed PLN 166 million (US$44 million).

Name

It is named after Kazimierz Górski since 2004. In March 2023 PKN Orlen signed a five-year sponsorship deal. While keeping Kazimierz Górski as its patron, the full commercial name of the stadium is Orlen Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego.

Poland national team matches

At the old stadium, the Poland national football team has played two friendly matches. At the new stadium, the Poland national under-21 football team has played a qualifying match for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Nr Competition Date Opponent Attendance Result Scorers for Poland
1. Friendly 16 November 2003  Serbia and Montenegro 9,000 4–3 Andrzej Niedzielan, Grzegorz Rasiak, Kamil Kosowski, Maciej Żurawski
2. Friendly 31 March 2004  United States 10,000 0–1 –
3. 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 September 2023  Kosovo 6,265 3–0 Ariel Mosor, Michał Rakoczy twice

References

  1. ^ "Wyborcza.pl".
  2. ^ Agnieszka Stachurska (2 February 2017). "Historia płockiego stadionu na fotografiach" (in Polish). petronews.pl. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Stadion". Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "New construction: Demolition in Płock ongoing". Stadiumdb.com. 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Oto ORLEN Stadion. Kosztował 170 milionów złotych. "Inwestycja na lata"" (in Polish). sport.pl. 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ Domańska, Małgorzata (2004-04-15). "Bramki są dwie, a stadion Górskiego" (PDF). Sygnały Płockie – Pismo Urzędu Miasta Płock (in Polish). 8 (108 ed.). Płock: „Iwanowski” Wydawnictwo i Poligrafia: 16. ISSN 1425-5235. Retrieved 2010-08-23.

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