{{Short description|Polish motorcycle speedway and football stadium}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use British English|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox motorsport venue | image = File:Amfiteatr i główna.JPG | location = Gliwicka 72, 44-200 Rybnik, Poland | coordinates = {{coord|50|06|31|N|18|32|53|E|}} | opened = June 1939 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | surface = | operator = [[KS ROW Rybnik]]<br>[[Motorcycle speedway]] | capacity = 10,304 | record_time = 62.1 sec | record_driver = [[Grzegorz Zengota]] | record_car = | record_year = 16 April 2022 | length_km = 0.357 }}
'''Rybnik Stadium''' (Polish - '''Stadion Miejski w Rybniku''') is a [[motorcycle speedway]] and association football stadium located in the northern part of [[Rybnik]] off Gliwicka 72.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cityseeker.com/rybnik/754342-mosir-rybnik-stadium |title=MOSiR Rybnik Stadium |website=City Seeker |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> The stadium is the home arena of Polish speedway team [[KS ROW Rybnik]] who compete in the [[Team Speedway Polish Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://row.rybnik.com.pl/o-klubie/ludzie-klubu |title=Siedziba Spółki KS ROW Rybnik SA i Stowarzyszenia Żużlowy Klub Sportowy "ROW Rybnik" |website=KS ROW Rybnik |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> The capacity is 10,304 (all seated) and the stadium forms part of the wider complex known as the Municipal Sports and Recreation Center.<ref name=MR>{{cite web|url=https://mosir.rybnik.pl/o-nas/historia-mosir |title=Historia MOSiR |website=MOSiR Rybnik |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=MR/>
The stadium has hosted concerts and major speedway events including -
*[[1969 Speedway World Team Cup]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|page=98|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}</ref> *[[1971 Speedway World Pairs Championship]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|pages=25-26|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref> *[[1985 Speedway World Pairs Championship]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results|year=1987|page=290|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|isbn=0-85112-492-5}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Motorcycle speedway tracks in Poland}} [[Category:Speedway venues in Poland]]
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