The SOSiR Stadium ''(pol. Stadion SOSiR)'' (locally known as the ''Lubusz Stadium'' ''(pol. Stadion Lubuski)'' or Polonia Stadium ''(pol. Stadion Polonii)'') is a multi-purpose stadium in Słubice, Poland, home of the football club

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. It is located just east of the

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river close to the German border. Building work on the complex employing Russian prisoners of war commenced in spring of 1914, when present-day Słubice was still part of German

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, but due to the effects of World War I wasn't completed until 1927. Despite its name and contrary to common belief, the Olympic Stadium (originally named ''Ostmarkstadion'') was not built for the

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. With the implementation of the Oder–Neisse line, the area passed to the

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in 1945. The stadium underwent a complete refurbishment in 2003. It now counts as one of the oldest stadia in Poland with its historical south-eastern tribune reminiscent of an amphitheatre.

References

External links

Słubicki Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji – Owners of the Lubusz Stadium
{{DEFAULTSORT:OSiR Stadium in Slubice Slubice

Stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Sports venues in Lubusz Voivodeship