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Key figures:

Capacity – 43,000

Seats for the disabled - 222

Parking slots – більше 2,000

Opened  – September 20, 2010

Municipal Stadium Poznan is the first of the Polish stadiums to have been prepared for EURO 2012. The football facility, to be 18-storey building tall, opened September 20, 2010 with a concert of world-famous singer Sting. The show brought together more than 30,000 visitors.

Reconstruction of the stadium, built back in 1980, was associated not so much with the organization of EURO 2012, as with the needs of Poznan, its sports clubs and residents. Major works were aimed at increasing the stadium’s capacity and constructing roof over the stands. Employees added two stands to the existing two ones, each having 11,500 seats.

According to the reconstruction project, the stadium is completely covered with a roof. The roof consists of three sections, which can move on the principle of accordion. This part of the project is believed to be the most expensive and most difficult in the modernization. The frame of the entire roof structure is made ​​of steel (about 7,000 tons).

On zero level of the stadium there are a football pitch, rooms for the players of two teams, locker rooms for athletes and coaches, as well as showers, saunas, massage rooms. On the same floor there are arena’s technical support services.

The third level is organizational. It houses rooms for the press and the stadium’s employees, offices and warehouses. There are two conference halls for 25 and 50 persons, a photo studio. Two levels are designed for VIP persons: a hotel, two restaurants, two medical centers and other facilities.

After modernization the arena seats over 43,000 spectators. 480 people can be accommodated at 45 sky boxes, 1,100 seats are provided for the business sector, media zone operates separately.

Additionally, 222 seats at the stadium are intended for the disabled fans: 142 seats or wheelchair users and their companions; 40 - for people with partial or complete loss of hearing, 40 - for people with partial or complete loss of vision. For the latter special sportcasters will provide an individual match report.

Stadium operates 2 restaurants, bar, cafeteria and 27 catering stalls with 221 stands for sale. The arena’s parking space is capable of servicing over 2,000 cars.

During EURO 2012 the Elite football arena will host three Group C matches.

Customer construction– company “EURO Poznan 2012”

General designer - architect Wojciech Ryzynski

General contractor– “Hydrobudowa Polska SA”

Start of construction : June 2003

Commissioning : Spring  2011

Video:

http://www.2012.org.pl/en/infrastructure/stadia/city-stadium-in-poznan/live-videos-poznan.html