Stadion SOSiR (Słubice)
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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 A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...
in
Słubice Słubice () is a border town in the Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Located on the Oder river, it lies directly opposite the city of Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany, which it was a part of as ''Dammvorstadt'' until 1945. As of 2019, the town h ...
, Poland, home of the football club
Polonia Słubice Polonia Słubice is a Polish football club based in Słubice. They currently compete in IV liga Lubusz, after suffering relegation from group III of the III liga III liga (Trzecia liga), currently named Betclic III liga due to its sponsorsh ...
. It is located just east of the
Oder The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through wes ...
river close to the German border. Building work on the complex employing
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prisoners of war commenced in spring of 1914, when present-day Słubice was still part of German
Frankfurt (Oder) Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (, ; Central Marchian: ''Frankfort an de Oder,'' ) is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after Potsdam, Cottbus and Brandenburg an der Havel. With around 58,000 inh ...
, but due to the effects of
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wasn't completed until 1927. Despite its name and contrary to common belief, the Olympic Stadium (originally named ''Ostmarkstadion'') was not built for the
1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
. With the implementation of the
Oder–Neisse line The Oder–Neisse line (, ) is an unofficial term for the Germany–Poland border, modern border between Germany and Poland. The line generally follows the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, meeting the Baltic Sea in the north. A small portion ...
, the area passed to the
Republic of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
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 Tribune () was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome. The two most important were the Tribune of the Plebs, tribunes of the plebs and the military tribunes. For most of Roman history, a college of ten tribunes of the plebs ac ...
reminiscent of an
amphitheatre An amphitheatre (American English, U.S. English: amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ('), meani ...
.


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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 completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...
Sports venues in Lubusz Voivodeship