Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"

Football stadium in Częstochowa, Poland

Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków"
Construction
Stadium in 2021

Location	83 Bolesław Limanowski Street, Częstochowa, Poland^[1]
Owner	City of Częstochowa
Operator	Miejski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji w Częstochowie^[1]
Capacity	5,500
Surface	Grass
Built	1951–1955
Opened	July 22, 1955
Renovated	2020–21^[1]
Tenants
Raków Częstochowa, Gol Częstochowa

The Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków" (English: "Raków" Municipal Football Stadium) is a football stadium in Częstochowa, Poland. The venue is located at the 83 Bolesław Limanowski Street in the Raków district. It is the home ground of the Raków Częstochowa football club.^[1]

History

The Social Committee for Stadium Construction was established in 1951 on the initiative of Eng. Marian Zdunkiewicz. The facility was opened on July 22, 1955. In addition to the football field, a running track and an athletics hill were built. The capacity of the facility was approximately 8,000 people. The owner of the stadium was Huta Częstochowa. After 1985, an announcer's tower and a training ground were built to the east of the stadium. In 2003, the steelworks handed it over to the city.

After the promotion of the Raków team to the I liga in the 2016–17 season, the stadium was adapted to league requirements by roofing 588 seats, repairing damaged stands, replacing the seats, as well as installing artificial lighting of the field. In addition, training pitches with back-up facilities were created. In February 2019, the capacity was increased to 4,200 seats.

Along with the promotion of Raków to Ekstraklasa in the 2018–19 season, it was necessary to modernize the stadium in order to adapt it to the licensing requirements. In the years 2020–21, the stands with 5,500 seats were built, the turf heating system was installed and the facilities were rebuilt. The value of the investment is over PLN 17 million.

Major matches

1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship


5 May	Soviet Union	4–0	Greece
	Netherlands	1–0	Norway
7 May	Netherlands	2–2	Greece
9 May	Soviet Union	2–0	Netherlands
	Norway	2–1	Greece

Polish Cup

On April 10, 2019, a match of the Polish Cup semi-finals was played at the stadium, in which Raków Częstochowa lost 0–1 to Lechia Gdańsk. The meeting was watched by 4,820 people.

10 April 2019 (2019-04-10)

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Raków Częstochowa	0–1	Lechia Gdańsk
	Report	Sobiech 17'

Attendance: 4,820

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)

On April 6, 2022, a match of the Polish Cup semi-finals was played at the stadium, in which Raków Częstochowa win 1–0 to Legia Warsaw. The meeting was watched by 5,500 people.

6 April 2022 (2022-04-06)

18:00 CEST (UTC+2)