Stadion SOSiR (Słubice)

The SOSiR Stadium (pol. Stadion SOSiR) (locally known as the Lubusz Stadium (pol. Stadion Lubuski) or Polonia Stadium (pol. Stadion Polonii)) is a multi-purpose stadium in Słubice, Poland, home of the IV liga football club Polonia Słubice. It is located just east of the Oder river close to the German border.

Brandenburgian gymnastics festival, July 1930
Stadion SOSiR
"Polonia Stadium"
"Lubusz Stadium"
SOSiR Stadium in Słubice
Full nameStadion Słubickiego Ośrodka Sportu i Rekreacji w Słubicach
Former namesOstmarkstadion
OSiR Stadium
LocationSłubice, Poland
Coordinates52°20′42.03″N 14°35′23.63″E
OwnerSOSiR Słubice
Capacity7,000 (4,000 seated)
Field size106 × 60 m [1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1914
OpenedMay 1927
Renovated2003
Tenants
MKS Polonia Słubice

Building work on the 16-acre (65,000 m2) complex employing Russian prisoners of war commenced in spring of 1914, when present-day Słubice was still part of German Frankfurt (Oder), but due to the effects of World War I wasn't completed until 1927. Despite its name and contrary to common belief, the Olympic Stadium (originally named Ostmarkstadion) was not built for the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

With the implementation of the Oder–Neisse line, the area passed to the Republic of Poland in 1945. The stadium underwent a complete refurbishment in 2003. It now counts as one of the oldest stadia in Poland with its historical south-eastern tribune reminiscent of an amphitheatre.

References

  1. "Stadion". MKS Polonia Słubice (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  2. "Ruine am Stadion". opencaching.de (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2010.
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