Stadium in August 2007 | |
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Former names | Stadion im. 22 lipca |
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Location | Poznań, Poland. |
Coordinates | 52°23′37″N 16°55′52″E / 52.39361°N 16.93111°E |
Owner | TK Development |
Capacity | 60,000 |
Record attendance | 80,000 (Peace Race stage) |
Construction | |
Built | 1929 |
Opened | 1929 1957 |
Renovated | 1938-1941 1946, 1950-1957 1974 |
Expanded | 1950-1957 |
Closed | 1937 1998 |
Tenants | |
Warta Poznań (main tenant; 1929-1938, 1946-1950, 1957-1998) Lech Poznań (sporadically; 1950s-1970s) |
The Edmund Szyc Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Edmunda Szyca) is a ruined multi-purpose stadium in Poznań, Poland, named after Edmund Szyc, one of the founders of Warta Poznań.[1] The stadium opened in 1929 during the "Comprehensive National Exhibition" (Powszechna Wystawa Krajowa) and had a capacity of 60,000 people.[2] It is the historical home of football team Warta Poznań.[3]
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