Stadium
The national football team of Poland does not have one set stadium where it plays its matches. Various cities have been granted hosting duties, including Bydgoszcz, Chorzów, Gdańsk, Kielce, Kraków, Łódź, Poznań, Szczecin, Wrocław and Warsaw.
In recent years, many of Poland's most important matches have been played in the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów. The stadium was built in 1956 and seats 47,246 people. The record attendance came on October 20, 1956 when 100,000 fans witnessed a game between Poland and the Soviet Union, with Poland achieving a 2–1 victory. This holds the record for the most spectators to watch the Polish national football team. The stadium is currently being renovated to seat 55,210. In 1993, the stadium was designated as the official home stadium of the Polish national football team.
A new National Stadium was constructed in Warsaw with an expected capacity of 58,145 seats. Following Euro 2012, this stadium will be used as the venue for some matches of the Polish national team. The president of the Polish Football Association, Grzegorz Lato, stated in 2011 that the Warsaw stadium would not be the official national stadium. The official stadium is the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów.
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