Stadium in Gdańsk (EURO 2012)
A municipal football stadium in Gdańsk's Letnica district at ul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1, built as one of the arenas for the UEFA Euro 2012 European Football Championship, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine. Construction began on 28 May 2009; the facility received its occupancy permit on 19 July 2011, against an originally assumed completion date of the end of 2010. The construction cost amounted to PLN 709 million. The stadium, with its characteristic amber façade and a capacity of approx. 41,600 seats, is owned by the City of Gdańsk and managed by the company Arena Gdańsk Operator sp. z o.o. During Euro 2012, three group-stage matches and one quarter-final were played here; the facility is the home stadium of Lechia Gdańsk. In subsequent years it operated under sponsorship names (PGE Arena, Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk).
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- Current
- stadion domowy Lechii Gdańsk, mecze Ekstraklasy, koncerty i imprezy masowe (since 2011)
- Capacity or target
- ok. 41 620 miejsc
- Unit
- seats
Timeline
Slip: +7 mo. vs. the original date
- Construction start28 May 2009
- Original date31 Dec 2010
- Delivery19 Jul 2011
Change history
- 19 Jul 2011stage: operational
- 28 May 2009stage: construction
Significance
The stadium in Gdańsk was one of four Polish arenas of the UEFA Euro 2012 European Championship and the largest sports and entertainment investment in Gdańsk's history, built in the Letnica district as city property. During the tournament the facility hosted three group-stage matches (including Spain–Italy) and the Germany–Greece quarter-final. After Euro 2012 the stadium, with a capacity of approx. 41,600 seats, became a permanent sports and concert arena of the Pomorskie region and the home stadium of Lechia Gdańsk; the first league match was played there on 14 August 2011. Managed by the municipal company Arena Gdańsk Operator, in subsequent years it operated under changing sponsorship names.
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- Wikipedia (pl)StatusCostConstruction startOriginal dateInvestorDelivery
Status · DeliveryStadion oddano do użytku dopiero 19 lipca 2011 roku
CostKoszt budowy wyniósł 709 mln zł
Construction start28 maja 2009 roku rozpoczęto budowę stadionu
Original datePierwotna planowana data ukończenia stadionu to koniec 2010 roku
InvestorStanowi własność miasta Gdańska, a jego głównym użytkownikiem jest klub piłkarski Lechia Gdańsk.
- Gdansk.pl (Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku)Jul 2021DeliverySchedule
Delivery · Schedule19 lipca 2011 roku stadion w Letnicy otrzymał pozwolenie na użytkowanie.
- Arena Gdańsk Operator sp. z o.o.StageUtilisation
Stage19 July 2011 – The stadium officially opened its doors to the public.
UtilisationThe first match in the history of the stadium, took place as part of the 3rd round of the T-Mobile Ekstraklasa between Lechia Gdańsk and Cracovia Kraków
- Gdansk.pl (Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku)Jun 2022
- Funding
FundingFundusze na finansowanie stadionów pochodziły zarówno z budżetu centralnego (budżetu państwa), jak i ze środków czterech miast-gospodarzy.
FundingStadion Miejski we Wrocławiu i gdańska PGE Arena kosztowały odpowiednio 904 i 709 mln zł – z czego mniej więcej jedną trzecią finansowały samorządy.