Rybnik Municipal Stadium

Polish motorcycle speedway and football stadium

50°06′31″N 18°32′53″E / 50.10861°N 18.54806°E / 50.10861; 18.54806Capacity10,304OperatorKS ROW Rybnik
Motorcycle speedwayOpenedJune 1939Length(357 metres) 0.357 kmRace lap record62.1 sec (Grzegorz Zengota, , 16 April 2022)

Rybnik Municipal Stadium (Polish - Stadion Miejski w Rybniku) is a motorcycle speedway and association football stadium located in the northern part of Rybnik off Gliwicka 72.^[1] The stadium is the home arena of Polish speedway team KS ROW Rybnik who compete in the Team Speedway Polish Championship.^[2] The capacity is 10,304 (all seated) and the stadium forms part of the wider complex known as the Municipal Sports and Recreation Center.^[3]

History

The stadium opened in June 1939 and underwent significant redevelopment in the winter of 2000, the track was rebuilt, a new drainage system was installed and renovation of the stands took place. Further improvements were made to the football pitch in 2013 to meet the requirements of the Polish Football Association.^[3]

The stadium has hosted concerts and major speedway events including -

References

^ "MOSiR Rybnik Stadium". City Seeker. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Siedziba Spółki KS ROW Rybnik SA i Stowarzyszenia Żużlowy Klub Sportowy "ROW Rybnik"". KS ROW Rybnik. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Historia MOSiR". MOSiR Rybnik. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. p. 290. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.