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PGE Arena Gdańsk

PGE Arena Gdańsk
UEFA Category 4 Stadium

Map
Full namePGE Arena Gdańsk
Former namesBaltic Arena
Locationul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1, 80-560 Gdańsk, Poland
Coordinates54°23′24″N 18°38′25″E / 54.39000°N 18.64028°E / 54.39000; 18.64028
OwnerCity of Gdańsk
OperatorLechia Gdańsk Operator
Capacity43,615
Record attendance38,869 (Spain - Italy, 10 June 2012)
Field size105 × 68 metres
SurfaceField (Grass)
Construction
Broke ground2008
Built2008 - 2011
Opened14 August 2011
Construction cost775 million PLN
ArchitectRKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky
Structural engineerBollinger+Grohmann
Tenants
Euro 2012
Lechia Gdańsk
Website
Official Website

The PGE Arena Gdańsk (Polish pronunciation: [ˌpɛ.ɡʲɛ.ˈʔɛ a.ˈrɛ.na ˈɡdaɲsk]), previously called the Baltic Arena, is a football stadium in Gdańsk (Danzig), Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Lechia Gdańsk. The Stadium is located on ul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk ("Generations of Lechia Gdańsk street") in the northern part of the city (Letnica district).[1] The capacity of the stands is 43,615 spectators, all seated and roofed. PGE Arena Gdańsk is the largest arena in Ekstraklasa and the third largest in the country (after National Stadium and Silesia Stadium).

Construction of the stadium started in 2008 and was completed mid-2011.[2] The opening match was between Lechia Gdańsk and Cracovia and ended with 1–1 draw.[3] The first international match, Poland - Germany, took place on 6 September 2011 and ended 2-2. The match was relocated from Warsaw because the National Stadium was not ready. PGE Arena is used by Lechia Gdańsk since “White-green” relocated there form MOSiR Stadium.

The stadium is also one of the designated venues for the finals of Euro 2012. It will host four matches during the tournament. Three matches in Group C and one quarterfinal are to be played here.[4]

Since 2010 the official name of the stadium is PGE Arena Gdańsk on the basis of a sponsorship agreement with Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE Group).[5]

Stadium characteristics

Overall

This stadium is a football-specific stadium, which means that the turf is not ejected or changeable. For that reason it also lacks an athletics track (running). The stadium has dimensions 236 meters long, 203 meters wide and 45 meters height.

Main stand before inaugural match

PGE Area’s exterior is designed to resemble amber which has long been extracted on the Baltic coast. Whole roof construction is based on 82 girders. Roof structure has totally area of 44 000 m². The facade and the roof are covered with 18 000 plates of polycarbonate multiwall sheet, in 6 shades, with a total area of 4.5 hectares. Two logos (placed on the western and eastern side of the stadium), are made in LED technology, with a height of 8 meters and length of 35 meters.[6]

Main entrance

The pitch has dimensions of 105x68 meters, and its distance from the grandstand is 10.5 m behind the goals, and 8.5 m from the side lines.[7] PGE Arena grandstands under the standards of FIFA and UEFA are covered, the center which is hovering over the field however will be uncovered. The issue of installing a sliding roof was considered, but the idea was abandoned due to costs and limited time to complete the construction. Remaining space is reserved for the other participants of the event (staff, etc.). The stadium meets the criteria for UEFA Category 4.

Capacity

Stadium capacity is 43,615 seats during league matches. However the total number of seats (gross) is approximately 44,000. During the UEFA European Football Championship in 2012 capacity will be reduced to approximately 40 000 seats.[8]

At the stadium there are 40 boxes behind glass where full catering is provided (so-called sky-boxes). Eight of which have an area of 60 m² (646 ft²) and the remaining 32 have an area of 30 m² (323 ft²).[7] In addition to the sky-boxes, stadium offers 1383 seats of higher standard (VIP places) for the more affluent guests. Each of them is equipped with comfortable seat and located just below the sky-boxes. Both sky-boxes and VIP places have a separate entrance with dedicated foyer.[9]

The seats on the PGE Arena was provided by Polish company Forum Seating belonging to the Nowy Styl Group located in Krosno.[10] Moreover the stadium has 50 extra seats for disabled persons.

Name

In December 2009, the stadium’s name was purchased by the Polish Energy Group (PGE) for 35 million złoty (about 8.5 million euro) for a duration of five years.[11] The city of Gdańsk sold the naming rights in order to cover some of the costs of its construction. The only stipulation was that the name must include the word "Arena". The oil firm Lotos and PGE were the final competitors for the sponsorship contract which also includes the display of the firm’s logo in at least two locations at the top of the stadium, along with internal advertisements. The stadium was originally known as the Baltic Arena.

Construction history

The stadium was built specifically for the UEFA European Football Championship, which will be held in 2012 in Poland. The first conceptual design of the stadium the city of Gdańsk presented before the tournament host's choice.[7] On 31 January 2008 architect who had designed the stadium was selected. It was a company of Rhode-Kellermann-Wawrowsky from Düsseldorf, who designed such stadiums like Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen and the AWD-Arena in Hannover.[12] First part of construction documents consisted of 92 volumes and the second one included next 137 volumes. Stadium specialist HPP Architects from Düsseldorf also contributed to the design development.

Facade of the stadium built with polycarbonate modules

On 2 April 2008, work began on preparing the ground for the construction of the stadium, including liquidation of allotments, felling of trees and shrubs.[13] On 15 December 2008 work started on the ground exchange and density of land for the construction of the stadium.[7]

The official opening of the offers from companies willing to build new stadium took place on 25 march 2009. The offers prices varies form about 522 mln zł to 635 mln zł. Two days later contract with company who introduced the cheapest offer was signed. It was consortium of companies: Hydrobudowa Polska S.A, Hydrobudowa 9, Alpine Bau Deutschland AG Berlin, Alpine Bau GmbH Austria, Alpine Construction Polska Sp. z o.o.[14]

PGE Arena Gdańsk

One of the most important days in history of PGE Arena was 28 May 2009 when the main construction began.[15] In mid-July the cornerstone was laid.[16] Within the next year main steel and concrete structure was completed and the ceremony of topping out took place at 24 July 2010.

The original date of completion of the stadium was the end of 2010. On 9 June 2011, a match between the national teams of Poland and France was planned.[17] Due to security reasons, the match was moved to Warsaw.[18]

The stadium was opened at 19 July 2011.[19] The first official football event on PGE Arena Gdańsk took place on August 14, 2011. The match between Lechia Gdańsk and KS Cracovia ended in 1:1 draw and the first goalscorer on the new stadium was Fred Benson.[20]

Euro 2012 matches

The stadium is one of the venues for the UEFA Euro 2012. Three group C matches are to be played there (with the other matches in that group played at City Stadium, Poznań), as well as one quarterfinal.

The following matches are to be played at the stadium during the UEFA Euro 2012:

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Scored
2012-06-10 18.00 Spain Spain 1:1 Italy Italy Group C Cesc Fàbregas
Antonio Di Natale
2012-06-14 20.45 Spain Spain 4:0 Republic of Ireland Ireland Group C Fernando Torres
David Silva
Cesc Fàbregas
2012-06-18 20.45 Croatia Croatia -:- Spain Spain Group C -
2012-06-22 20.45 Winner Group B -:- Runner-up Group A Quarter-finals -

Matches of the Polish national team

So far, Poland national football team played only 1 match on the new PGE Arena Gdańsk. The match against Germany national football team had been scheduled to be played in Warsaw but it was relocated to Gdańsk, because the National Stadium was not yet ready.

Nr Competition Date Opponent Attendance Result Scorers for Poland
1 Friendly 6 September 2011  Germany 38000 2:2 (0:0) Robert Lewandowski, Jakub Błaszczykowski

See also

References

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  2. ^ "PGE Arena Gdańsk". stadiony.net. stadiony.net. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  3. ^ "Remis na otwarcie Areny". giti. 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  4. ^ "Matches - Group Stage". UEFA. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  5. ^ "PGE kupił za 35 mln zł nazwę gdańskiego stadionu". WP. energetyka.wnp.pl. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  6. ^ "Gdańsk: Budowa PGE Areny przedłuży się". PAP. Dziennik Bałtycki. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  7. ^ a b c d "Stadion w liczbach". pgearena.gdansk.pl. Retrieved 2011-11-15. Cite error: The named reference "pgearena.gdansk.pl" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Rok 2011 pod znakiem nowych stadionów". Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  9. ^ "VIP obejrzy mecz w luksusie". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  10. ^ "Pierwsze krzesełka na gdańskiej arenie". WP. www.2012.org.pl. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  11. ^ "Stadion w Letnicy to już oficjalnie PGE Arena Gdańsk". Marzena Klimowicz-Sikorska. trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  12. ^ "Polacy i Niemcy zaprojektują Baltic Arenę". Jacek Stańczyk. trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  13. ^ "Pierwsza koparka na budowie Balic Areny". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  14. ^ "Znamy wykonawcę stadionu Balic Arena". wiadomosci24.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  15. ^ "Ruszyła budowa gdańskiej areny". 2012.org.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  16. ^ "Kamień węgielny już jest". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  17. ^ "Polska-Francja: będzie drogo. Rusza sprzedaż biletów". neo. trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  18. ^ "Mecz Polska – Francja jednak w Warszawie". trojmiasto.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  19. ^ "PGE Arena oddana do użytku". wp.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  20. ^ "Remis na otwarcie Areny". giti. 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
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