The Władysław Król Municipal Stadium (Polish: Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla),[1][2] also known as the ŁKS Municipal Stadium (Polish: Stadion Miejski ŁKS), is a football stadium in Łódź, Poland. The stadium has a capacity of 18,029 seats.
History
The original ground
The ground has hosted football games since 1924. The original stadium, built for association football club ŁKS Łódź, had a combination of grandstands and standing areas, and hosted a maximum crowd of 45,000 on August 21, 1971, when ŁKS Łódź and Polonia Bytom played to a 0–0 draw. The stands were renovated at various times, and by 2001 the field had seating for 12,160 fans, in sections built in various time periods.[3]
A new stadium was planned on the same site.[4] In November 2013 a contract was finally signed to begin construction of the new stadium with Mirbud, with completion within 20 months. Initially only one stand with a capacity of 5,700 seats was built.[5]
The construction of the remaining three tribunes started in September 2019.[6] The completed stadium was opened in 2022.
On 24 May 2021, the President of the City of Łódź Hanna Zdanowska signed a bylaw granting the Municipal Stadium named after pre-war footballer and hockey player Władysław Król.[7]
^"Łódzki Klub Sportowy" [Łódź Sports Club]. ŁKS Łódź (in Polish). 2001. Archived from the original on 2003-08-15. Retrieved 2020-12-15. (translated)MAIN STAND: 9,460 (Chairs and benches) |"GALERA": 2,700 (High back chairs)
