Stadion Miejski (Kielce)

Arena Kielce
Suzuki Arena
Full name	Stadion Miejski w Kielcach
Location	Ks. P. Ściegiennego Str. 8; Kielce, Poland
Owner	City of Kielce
Operator	City of Kielce; and Korona Kielce
Capacity	15,500
Field size	105 m x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	2004
Built	2004–2006
Opened	1 April 2006
Construction cost	48 mln PLN
Architect	ATJ Architekci
Tenants
	Korona Kielce (2006–)

Stadion Miejski w Kielcach (Municipal Stadium in Kielce), named Suzuki Arena due to the sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kielce, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Korona Kielce. The stadium holds 15,500 and was built in 2006. At the time, it was one of the most modern football stadiums in Poland.

On the 1 April 2006, eighteen months to the day that construction started on the project, its inaugural match took place, an Ekstraklasa match between Korona and Zagłębie Lubin. The match finished in a 1–1 draw.

The old stadium of Korona is currently being used by Korona Kielce II (the reserve team).

Facts[edit]

Total capacity: 15 500
Capacity on international matches: 14 525
Sitting places: 13 823
"Młyn": 500–1 800
Sector for visitors: 777
Family sector: 545
Free admission cards: 320
Youth teams sector: 320
Sector for VIPs: 104
Places for press: 54
Club: Korona Kielce
Illumination: 1 411 lux
Inauguration: 01/04/2006 (Korona Kielce vs. Zagłębie Lubin 1–1)
Record attendance: 15 500 (Korona Kielce vs. Legia Warszawa 3–1, 23/09/2006)
Project: ATJ Architekci
Cost: 48 million PLN
Construction period: 22/11/2004–01/04/2006
Address: Ściegiennego 8, Kielce
Other: heated grass, covered

Matches of the Poland national team[edit]

So far the Poland national football team played 3 matches in the new Kielce stadium. The first was against Armenia during the qualification phase of Euro 2008. The second match was against San Marino during the qualifications for the 2010 World Cup. That game was notable for two reasons: 1) the Polish team achieved its highest victory ever, 10:0, beating its 46 years old record (a 9:0 victory against Norway in 1963). 2) Poland scored its fastest goal ever thanks to Rafał Boguski, who scored for 1-0 already in the 23rd second of the game.

A friendly match against Finland took place at the stadium on 23 May 2010.

Nr	Competition	Date	Opponent	Attendance	Result	Scorers for Poland
1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifications	28 March 2007	Armenia	15,500	1–0 (1–0)	Maciej Żurawski
2	FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifications	1 April 2009	San Marino	15,550	10–0 (4–0)	Ebi Smolarek 3, Rafał Boguski 2, Ireneusz Jeleń, Mariusz Lewandowski, Robert Lewandowski, Marek Saganowski, Michele Marani (o.g.)
3	Friendly	29 May 2010	Finland	14,000	0–0 (0–0)