Edmund Szyc Stadium

Stadion im. Edmunda Szyca
Stadium in August 2007
Former names Stadion im. 22 lipca
Location Poznań, Poland.
Coordinates 52°23′37″N 16°55′52″E / 52.39361°N 16.93111°E / 52.39361; 16.93111Coordinates: 52°23′37″N 16°55′52″E / 52.39361°N 16.93111°E / 52.39361; 16.93111
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)

Edmund Szyc Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Edmunda Szyca) is a ruined multi-purpose stadium in Poznań, Poland, named after Edmund Szyc, one of 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]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/magazyn/a/warta-byla-sensem-istnienia-mojego-ojca,9812776/2/
  2. ↑ "Stadion im. Edmunda Szyca". Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ↑ http://magazyn.wp.pl/artykul/widok-jak-z-horroru-w-samym-centrum-miasta-stadion-ktory-straszy-od-lat


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