Municipal Stadium - Wroclaw
The Municipal Stadium is located in the Polish city of Wroclaw, which is in the south west of Poland. The city is the fourth largest in Poland with a population of just over 630,000. Construction of the stadium began in 2009 and was completed in September 2011. Poland played their first match in the stadium against Italy in November 2011.
The venue can hold up to 44,416 spectators but will be reduced to 40,000 for the European Championships.
Euro 2012 Matches at Municipal Stadium
The stadium has been scheduled to be used for three Group A matches for Euro 2012:
- Russia v Czech Republic - Friday, 8th June (ITV 1, 19:45)
- Greece v Czech Republic - Tuesday, 12th June (ITV 1, 17:00)
- Czech Republic v Poland - Saturday, 16th June (BBC 1, 19:45)
Distances to other Euro 2012 Venues
Stadion Miejski, Poznan – 112 miles (180km)
National Stadium, Warsaw – 217 miles (350km)
PGE Arena, Gdansk – 311 miles (500km)
Ukraina Stadium, Lviv – 454 miles (730km)
Olymic Stadium, Kiev – 715 miles (1,150km)
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv – 1000 miles (1,610km)
Donbass Arena, Donetsk – 1218 miles (1,960km)
Stadium Trivia
- Field Dimensions: 105m x 68m
- Euro 2012 Capacity: 40,000