Stadion Energa Gdańsk

Soccer / Football

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Updated On : 07 Feb, 2020

	Location	Gdańsk, Poland
	Venue Type	Outdoor
	Capacity	41,620
	Surface Type	Grass

Trivia

The opening match was ended with a 1–1 draw between Lechia Gdańsk and KS Cracovia.
Tamil film Mersal's song 'Macho' was shot here.
The stadium will host the much-awaited 2020 UEFA Europa League Final due to UEFA sponsorship regulations.

The Stadion Energa Gdańsk previously known as the Baltic Arena and PGE Arena Gdańsk is a football stadium in Gdańsk region of Poland and located on ul Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk close to the Baltic Sea in the city. The stadium’s construction was started in 2008 and was completed around mid-2011, with costing approximately EUR € 204 million. It is the home stadium of Lechia Gdańsk currently playing in the Ekstraklasa. The Stadium’s capacity of the stands is approx. 42,000 spectators, with all seated and roofed. The Stadion Energa Gdańsk is the biggest arena in Ekstraklasa and the third-largest stadium in the country.

Significance

The first international match was held between Poland-Germany on 6 September 2011 and finished with 2-2.
The stadium was moreover one of the assigned venues for the finals of UEFA Euro 2012, hosted four matches during the competition, includes three matches in Group C, and one quarterfinal was played at the stadium.
Based on sponsorship agreement with the PGE Group, the official name of the stadium was changed to PGE Arena Gdańsk. The contract finished, however, on 30 September 2015, after PGE chose not to resume the contract. On 9 November Energa was revealed as the new stadium's sponsor.
The Stadion Energa Gdańsk is used mostly for football matches.

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