poland12.com | EURO 2012 Krakow news | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana or Wisła Stadium in Krakow

Stadium:

Euro 2012:
Kraków is a reserve city for the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Wisła Stadium is the planned venue in the city, its design will probably change to match all requirements set by UEFA for host stadiums. Final design is known on May 2008. Capacity of the stadium is now planned at at least 33,680.

South Stand:
Before this investment the place was empty with only some 500 temporary guest section existing. Construction on the site started in November 2004 with striker Maciej Żurawski digging the first shovel. First supporters entered it when it was half-finished section in August 2005, for the game against Panathinaikos in Champions League qualifiers. The total construction ended in July 2007. Unfortunately the E Stand became known for design errors. The construction company found over 100 errors of different kind, which became a big issue in the club's policy towards the city of Krakow.

North Stand:
Construction on this part of the stadium, which is similar to the South Stand was started in 2006 and is definitively finished June 30th 2008. It holds 5,690 seats which in Spring is will become the new official fanatic section. Especially for the supporters, the middle sections have a white star symbol created of blue, red and white seats. Cost at 35mln PLN.

Media Building:
A special building is for the media, to hold press conferences, player presentations, etc. It is located in the South-western corner of the stadium. Cost was estimated at some 12mln PLN. Construction was started on September 3rd 2007 and ended in mid-December 2007.