Stadion Stali Mielec
Reconstructed stadium, as it appeared in 2014
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| Full name | Stadion Stali Mielec |
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| Location | Mielec, Poland |
| Owner | City of Mielec |
| Capacity | 6,849 (after modernisation) |
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| Built | 1953 |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Renovated | 2013 |
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Stadion Stali Mielec at Solskiego 1 is a multi-use stadium in Mielec, Poland with a 6,849 seating capacity. It has been the home ground of FKS Stal Mielec since its opening in 1953. It is also used by the LKS Mielec athletic club.
The stadium has hosted numerous European Champions Cup, UEFA Cup, and Polish national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Most notably, the stadium hosted Real Madrid in the 1976–77 European Cup with a record attendance exceeding 40,000 spectators.
During the fall of communism in Poland, and the years of economic hardship that followed, the club's performance declined and the stadium lacked funding for maintenance and repair. The structure of the stadium gradually deteriorated until in 2007 when the Mielec City Council voted to draft the reconstruction of the stadium, and construction work followed in 2011-2013. The modernised stadium, while reduced in capacity, has already served to revitalise the club's performance with Stal Mielec advancing to the I Liga in 2016. Mielec City Council is currently looking for more sponsorship opportunities, with the possibility of leasing the naming rights of the stadium.
The stadium opened in November 1953 with the opening match between Stal Mielec and Garbarnia Kraków. The following year, two stands for 7,000 spectators were constructed. Along with the stands, two sports training fields, a volleyball field, basketball and tennis courts were also constructed. A race track, a high jumping area and other athletic displays emerged.
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