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| Full name | Silesian Stadium (pl. Stadion Śląski) |
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| Location | ul. Katowicka 10 41-500 Chorzów Silesia, Poland |
| Owner | Silesian Regional Assembly |
| Operator | Stadion Śląski Sp. z o.o. |
| Capacity | 54,378 |
| Record attendance | 130,000 (1973 Speedway World Championship 2 September 1973) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Built | 1951–1956 |
| Opened | 22 July 1956 1 October 2017 |
| Expanded | 2009–2017 |
| Construction cost | c. 650 million PLN c. 155 million € |
| Architect | GMP Architekten |
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| Poland national football team (1956–2009, 2018– ) Ruch Chorzów KS Stadion Śląski Chorzów (a youth football academy club) | |
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The Silesian Stadium (Polish: Stadion Śląski) is a sport stadium located in Chorzów, Poland. The stadium has a capacity of 54,378, after refurbishment finished in October 2017. The stadium is the home stadium of Ruch Chorzów, and sometimes hosts the Polish national football team.
The stadium hosted the athletics events of the 2023 European Games and will host the 2028 European Athletics Championships. It has also hosted the multiple Speedway World Championship finals
It has also hosted concerts, including artists like The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, U2, Pearl Jam, Linkin Park, Iron Maiden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis, The Police, Behemoth, Rammstein, Slipknot, and Machine Head.
