Stadion Miejskiego Ośrodka Sportu i Rekreacji w Stalowej Woli, commonly referred to as Stadion MOSiR, is a sports

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 ...

and former football stadium in

Stalowa Wola Stalowa Wola () is the largest city and capital of Stalowa Wola County with a population of 58,545 inhabitants, as of 31 December 2021. It is located in southeastern Poland in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. The city lies in historic Lesser Polan ...

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. It was the home for

Stal Stalowa Wola Stal Stalowa Wola Piłkarska Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Stal Stalowa Wola (), is a Polish professional football club based in Stalowa Wola, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Founded in 1938, the club competes in the III liga, group IV, ...

until the club moved to the

Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej ''( eng, Subcarpathian Football Center)'', shortly PCPN, also known as Stadion Miejski w Stalowej Woli ''( eng, Municipal Stadium in Stalowa Wola)'' and Stadion Stali Stalowa Wola ''( eng, Stal Stalowa Wola Stadi ...

in 2020. Currently, the Stalowa Wola's supervises, among others, the athletics stadium located in the vicinity of the

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and sports halls near Hutnicza Street.

History

The stadium was one of the first buildings in Stalowa Wola built in the late 1930s, with a maximum capacity of 12,000. The stadium was renovated in 1968 and 2006. In 1994 it hosted

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, in the

's 1–0

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victory in front of the record 12,000 attendance. After the seats were installed, the stadium's capacity was reduced to 10,000. At the time of the demolition of the last stands, the capacity was 2,937. The demolition works lasted until 2016. Then, in 2016, the construction of the

began. Until the opening of the new arena in 2020, a tiny fragment of the arch with the visitors sector has been preserved. In July 2020, the Subcarpathian

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qualifying meeting was held at the Stadion MOSiR.

References

External links

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MOSiR Stalowa Wola website
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Stadion MOSiR (Stalowa Wola) at stadiony.net
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Stal Stalowa Wola Sports venues in Podkarpackie Voivodeship