# Silesian Stadium

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{{Short description|Stadium in Chorzów, Poland}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = 
| image = Widok bramka.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = '''[UEFA Category 4 Stadium](/source/UEFA_stadium_categories)'''<br />12px12px12px12px
| fullname = Silesian Stadium<br />(pl. Stadion Śląski)
| location = ul. Katowicka 10<br />41-500 [Chorzów](/source/Chorz%C3%B3w)<br />[Silesia](/source/Silesian_Voivodeship), Poland
| built = 1951–1956
| expanded = 2009–2017
| opened = 22 July 1956<br />1 October 2017
| construction_cost = c. 650 million PLN<br />c. 155 million [€](/source/Euro)
| architect = GMP Architekten
| owner = [Silesian Regional Assembly](/source/Silesian_Regional_Assembly)
| operator = Stadion Śląski Sp. z o.o.
| seating_capacity = 54,378
| record_attendance = {{formatnum:130000}} ([1973 Speedway World Championship](/source/1973_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship)<br />2 September 1973)
| tenants = [Ruch Chorzów](/source/Ruch_Chorz%C3%B3w)<br />[Poland national football team](/source/Poland_national_football_team) (1956–2009, 2018– )
| dimensions = 105 x 68 m
| surface = Grass
| website = [https://stadionslaski.pl/ Official Website]
| nickname = "Kocioł Czarownic" (Witches' Cauldron)
| logo_image = Stadion-slaski-logo.svg
}}

The '''Silesian Stadium''' ({{langx|pl|Stadion Śląski}}; <small>Polish</small>: {{IPAc-pl|'|s|t|a|d|j|o|n|-|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|J|i}}) is a [sport](/source/sport) [stadium](/source/stadium) located on the premises of [Silesian Park](/source/Silesian_Park) in [Chorzów](/source/Chorz%C3%B3w), Poland. The stadium has a fully covered capacity of 54,378,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stadion Śląski – StadiumDB.com |url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/pol/stadion_slaski |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=stadiumdb.com}}</ref> after refurbishment completed in October 2017. The stadium hosted many [Poland national football team](/source/Poland_national_football_team) matches and for many decades was Poland's national stadium. After the [National Stadium](/source/Kazimierz_G%C3%B3rski_National_Stadium) in [Warsaw](/source/Warsaw) was completed, the Silesian Stadium lost that role. The stadium was not in operation between 2009 and 2017 due to its ongoing reconstruction.

Silesian Stadium is a [UEFA](/source/UEFA) [Category 4 stadium](/source/Category_4_stadium)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dziennikzachodni.pl/sport/stadion-slaski/a/stadion-slaski-w-najwyzszej-kategorii-wedlug-uefa-co-to-znaczy,12749518/|title=Stadion Śląski w najwyższej kategorii według UEFA! Co to znaczy?|date=9 December 2017|publisher=Dziennik Zachodni|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> and hosts the annual [Kamila Skolimowska Memorial](/source/Kamila_Skolimowska_Memorial), a [Diamond League](/source/Diamond_League) meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://silesia.diamondleague.com/news/silesia/in-the-diamond-league-for-good-silesian-stadium-making-athletics-history/ |title=IN THE DIAMOND LEAGUE FOR GOOD! SILESIAN STADIUM MAKING ATHLETICS HISTORY! |website=silesia.diamondleague.com |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> The stadium hosted the athletics events of the [2023 European Games](/source/2023_European_Games) and is set to host the [2028 European Athletics Championships](/source/2028_European_Athletics_Championships).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/lekkoatletyka/polska-organizatorem-lekkoatletycznych-mistrzostw-europy-w-2028-roku/zdjhly7 |language = pl |title=CZEGOŚ TAKIEGO JESZCZE U NAS NIE BYŁO! POLSKA ORGANIZATOREM LEKKOATLETYCZNYCH MISTRZOSTW EUROPY W 2028 ROKU |date = 30 May 2021 | access-date = 30 May 2021}}</ref>

==History==
In 1950, as a part of an ambitious project to build [Silesian Park](/source/Silesian_Park), plans for Silesian Stadium were drawn up by Julian Brzuchowski.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inyourpocket.com/katowice/Silesian-Stadium_72617f|title=Silesian Stadium: Back in Business!|publisher=InYourPocket|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> Construction began in 1951, and the stadium opened in 1956. The stadium was inaugurated on 22 July 1956 with a match against [East Germany](/source/East_Germany).

In 1993, the stadium officially was branded as Polish national stadium, due to the state of the venue in [Warsaw](/source/Warsaw). The stadium regularly hosted football matches, as well as concerts and other events.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

===Modernization===
thumb|Football jerseys of the Polish national team in the locker room of the stadium
Beginning in 2009, the stadium underwent modernization in order to be a host stadium for [UEFA Euro 2012](/source/UEFA_Euro_2012) tournament. The rebuild included the construction of a 43,000 square metre roof, new stands, lighting, video screens and an improved sound system. The new roof collapsed in 2011 significantly delaying the project, which was finally completed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2017/06/poland_slaski_slowly_rising_for_glory_again|title=Poland: Śląski slowly rising to glory (?) again|publisher=Stadiumdb.com|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref>

The speedway track has been replaced with a traditional track that will allow Chorzów to host international athletics events. 

Though originally planned to be completed by autumn 2011 for 415 million złoty, the finishing touches were only completed in 2017 costing around 650 million złoty.

The venue was also shortlisted as the Polish candidate for [UEFA Euro 2020](/source/UEFA_Euro_2020).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/133255,Silesian-Stadium-picked-as-Euro-2020-candidate|title=Silesian Stadium picked as Euro 2020 candidate|publisher=Radio Poland|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref>

==Events==
===Football===
====Poland national football team====
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stadionslaski.pl/historia/ |title=Stadion Śląski |access-date=28 December 2019 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126115033/https://stadionslaski.pl/historia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=====Before renovation=====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
<!--SORTING FORMAT: "d.g", where d=POL goal difference+2 and g=POL goals scored, e.g. POL 2–1 XXX would be "3.2"-->
|- style="background:#dcdcdc;"
! No. !! Date !! Match !! Result !! Turnout
|-
| 1
| 22 July 1956
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|GDR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–2'''
| 90,000
|-
| 2
| 20 October 1957
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|URS}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–1'''
| 93,000
|-
| 3
| 11 May 1958
| {{fb|POL}} – {{flagicon|IRL}} [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team)
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''2–2'''
| 80,000
|-
| 4
| 14 September 1958
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|HUN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''1–3'''
| 90,000
|-
| 5
| 28 June 1959
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ESP}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''2–4'''
| 71,469
|-
| 6
| 8 November 1959
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|FIN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''6–2'''
| 22,000
|-
| 7
| 26 June 1960
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|BUL}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''4–0'''
| 25,000
|-
| 8
| 25 June 1961
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|YUG}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 57,000
|-
| 9
| 5 November 1961
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|DEN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''5–0'''
| 12,000
|-
| 10
| 10 October 1962
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|NIR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–2'''
| 31,496
|-
| 11
| 2 June 1963
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ROU}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 40,000
|-
| 12
| 23 May 1965
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|SCO}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 67,462
|-
| 13
| 3 May 1966
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|HUN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 95,000
|-
| 14
| 5 July 1966
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–1'''
| 70,000
|-
| 15
| 21 May 1967
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''3–1'''
| 57,050
|-
| 16
| 24 April 1968
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|TUR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''8–0'''
| 17,000
|-
| 17
| 30 October 1968
| {{fb|POL}} – {{flagicon|IRL}} [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team)
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''1–0'''
| 18,000
|-
| 18
| 7 September 1969
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|NED}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–1'''
| 85,000
|-
| 19
| 14 October 1970
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ALB}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''3–0'''
| 8,507
|-
| 20
| 6 June 1973
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–0'''
| 73,714
|-
| 21
| 26 September 1973
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|WAL}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''3–0'''
| 70,181
|-
| 22
| 10 September 1975
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|NED}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''4–1'''
| 70,409
|-
| 23
| 24,March 1976
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ARG}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''1–2'''
| 60,000
|-
| 24
| 21 September 1977
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|DEN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''4–1'''
| 80,000
|-
| 25
| 29 October 1977
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|POR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 80,000
|-
| 26
| 4 April 1979
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|HUN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 60,000
|-
| 27
| 2 May 1979
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|NED}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–0'''
| 71,298
|-
| 28
| 26 September 1979
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|GDR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 63,938
|-
| 29
| 6 June 1980
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|TCH}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 45,000
|-
| 30
| 2 May 1981
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|GDR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''1–0'''
| 74,000
|-
| 31
| 2 September 1981
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|GER}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–2'''
| 70,000
|-
| 32
| 22 May 1983
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|URS}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 69,044
|-
| 33
| 11 September 1985
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''0–0'''
| 68,978
|-
| 34
| 16 November 1985
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ITA}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''1–0'''
| 20,000
|-
| 35
| 19 October 1988
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ALB}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''1–0'''
| 35,000
|-
| 36
| 11 October 1989
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''0–0'''
| 32,423
|-
| 37
| 25 October 1989
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|SWE}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–2'''
| 12,000
|-
| 38
| 29 May 1993
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 65,000
|-
| 39
| 2 April 1997
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ITA}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''0–0'''
| 32,000
|-
| 40
| 31 May 1997
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–2'''
| 32,000
|-
| 41
| 27 May 1998
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|RUS}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''3–1'''
| 7,000
|-
| 42
| 31 March 1999
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|SWE}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–1'''
| 28,860
|-
| 43
| 1 September 2001
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|NOR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''3–0'''
| 42,500
|-
| 44
| 6 October 2001
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|UKR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 20,900
|-
| 45
| 29 March 2003
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|HUN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''0–0'''
| 42,200
|-
| 46
| 10 September 2003
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|SWE}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–2'''
| 18,500
|-
| 47
| 8 September 2004
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''1–2'''
| 38,000
|-
| 48
| 3 September 2005
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|AUT}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''3–2'''
| 40,000
|-
| 49
| 31 May 2006
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|COL}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''1–2'''
| 40,000
|-
| 50
| 11 October 2006
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|POR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–1'''
| 38,199
|-
| 51
| 17 November 2007
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–0'''
| 41,450
|-
| 52
| 1 June 2008
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|DEN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 35,000
|-
| 53
| 11 October 2008
| {{fb|POL}} – {{flagicon|CZE}} [Czechia](/source/Czechia_national_football_team)
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–1'''
| 38,293
|-
| 54
| 5 September 2009
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|NIR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| '''1–1'''
| 38,914
|-
| 55
| 14 October 2009
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|SVK}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–1'''
| 4,500
|-
|}

=====After renovation=====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#dcdcdc;"
! No. !! Date !! Match !! Result !! Turnout 
|-
| 1
| 27 March 2018
| {{fb|POL}} – {{flagicon|KOR}} [South Korea](/source/Republic_of_Korea_national_football_team)
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''3–2'''
| 53,129
|-
| 2
| 11 October 2018
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|POR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''2–3'''
| 48,783 
|-
| 3
| 14 October 2018
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|ITA}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''0–1'''
| 41,692 
|-
|4
| 11 November 2020
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|UKR}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–0'''
| 0{{efn|name=ATT|The match was played without an audience due to pandemic restrictions due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) throughout Poland.}}
|-
|5 
| 18 November 2020
| {{fb|POL}} – {{fb|NED}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| '''1–2'''
| 0{{efn|name=ATT}}
|-
|6 
| 29 March 2022
|{{fb|POL}} – {{fb|SWE}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–0'''
| 54,078 
|-
|7 
| 6 June 2025
|{{fb|POL}} – {{fb|MDA}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''2–0'''
| 36,357
|-
|8 
| 7 September 2025
|{{fb|POL}} – {{fb|FIN}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''3–1'''
| 50,897
|-
|9 
| 9 October 2025
|{{fb|POL}} – {{fb|NZL}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| '''1–0'''
| 30,412
|-
|}

====All-time results====
{{updated|match played 9 October 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Team
! Played
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! {{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}
|-
| {{fb|POL}}
| 64
| 29
| 18
| 17
| 104
| 64
| +40
|}

====Club football====
Numerous [Ekstraklasa](/source/Ekstraklasa) matches have been played - mostly by the local team [Ruch Chorzów](/source/Ruch_Chorz%C3%B3w), especially for the [Great Silesian Derby matches](/source/Local_derbies_in_Poland) against neighbours [Górnik Zabrze](/source/G%C3%B3rnik_Zabrze) due to extra interest from the fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dziennikzachodni.pl/sport/pilka-nozna/gornik-zabrze/a/gornik-ruch-02-wielkie-derby-slaska-dla-niebieskich-zdjecia-relacja-wideo,9418738/ |title=Górnik - Ruch 0:2. Wielkie Derby Śląska dla Niebieskich &#91;ZDJĘCIA + RELACJA + WIDEO&#93; |date=21 February 2016 |access-date=1 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617105712/http://www.dziennikzachodni.pl/sport/pilka-nozna/gornik-zabrze/a/gornik-ruch-02-wielkie-derby-slaska-dla-niebieskich-zdjecia-relacja-wideo,9418738/ |archive-date=17 June 2016 }}</ref> As it used to be the only national stadium with such a large capacity in the country for numerous years, [Polish Cup](/source/Polish_Cup) matches have been frequently hosted there too,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/mecze_ekstraklasy.html |title=Stadion Śląski |access-date=1 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417050653/http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/mecze_ekstraklasy.html |archive-date=17 April 2016 }}</ref> especially the final matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/finaly_pucharu_polski.html |title=Stadion Śląski |access-date=1 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417064840/http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/finaly_pucharu_polski.html |archive-date=17 April 2016 }}</ref>

thumb|center|upright=4.2|Panorama of the Silesian Stadium, 2017

====Youth football====
KS Stadion Śląski Chorzów is a youth football academy club, specializing in youth development.

===Speedway===
The football pitch at the Silesia Stadium used to be surrounded by a {{convert|384|m|yd|abbr=off}} long [Motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) track. The first [World Final](/source/Speedway_World_Championship) held at the stadium in [1973](/source/1973_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship), was run in front of the largest crowd in world speedway history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html |title=Stadion Śląski |access-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417024710/http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html |archive-date=2016-04-17 }}</ref> [English speedway](/source/Speedway_in_the_United_Kingdom) 'golden boy' [Peter Collins](/source/Peter_Collins_(speedway_rider)) won the [1976 World Final](/source/1976_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship) at Silesian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html |title=Stadion Śląski |access-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417024710/http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html |archive-date=2016-04-17 }}</ref>

[Ivan Mauger](/source/Ivan_Mauger) won the [1979 World Final](/source/1979_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship) at the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html |title=Stadion Śląski |access-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417024710/http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html |archive-date=2016-04-17 }}</ref> Silesian also hosted the Final of the [1974 Speedway World Team Cup](/source/1974_Speedway_World_Team_Cup), won by [England](/source/England_national_speedway_team), as well as the Final of both the [1978](/source/1978_Speedway_World_Pairs_Championship) and [1981](/source/1981_Speedway_World_Pairs_Championship) [World Pairs Championships](/source/Speedway_World_Pairs_Championship).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html |title=Stadion Śląski |access-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417024710/http://www.stadionslaski.pl/stadion/zuzel.html |archive-date=2016-04-17 }}</ref>

The stadium will host the final round of the [Individual Speedway European Championship](/source/Individual_Speedway_European_Championship) on 21 September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/slaski-stadium-finale-for-2024-sec-series |title=Slaski Stadium finale for the 2024 SEC Series |website=FIM Speedway |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref>

===Track and field===
right|thumb|230px|Orlen Monster Jam on Silesian Stadium before modernization

In 1967, the Silesian Stadium hosted the [Polish Athletics Championships](/source/Polish_Athletics_Championships). In 1969, during an athletics tournament between Poland, [East Germany](/source/East_Germany) and [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union), [Nadezhda Chizhova](/source/Nadezhda_Chizhova) became the first woman in history to break the 20 metre barrier in [shot put](/source/shot_put), setting the [world record](/source/world_record) at 20.09m.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tilastopaja.net/db/wrw.php?event=350&ind=0 |title=Progression of Official World Record |access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> In 2010, an official bid to organize the [World Athletics Championships](/source/World_Athletics_Championships) in Chorzów was submitted, however, the city lost to [Beijing](/source/Beijing) in the selection process.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/1,35063,7975711,MS_2015_na_Stadionie_Slaskim__Odpadlismy_na_starcie.html |title=MŚ 2015 na Stadionie Śląskim? Odpadliśmy na starcie |access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref>

The Slaski Stadium has a [Mondo](/source/Mondo_(Italian_company)) Sportflex Super X 720 track that was laid down in 2017, which has features similar to other Mondo surfaces which were used for the last two [World Athletics Championships](/source/World_Athletics_Championships) as well as the Rio [2016 Olympic Games](/source/2016_Olympic_Games).

Between 9–12 June 2018, the 11th Polish Summer [Special Olympics](/source/Special_Olympics) Games took place at the Silesian Stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.olimpiadyspecjalne.pl/xi-ogolnopolskie-letnie-igrzyska-olimpiad-specjalnych-katowice-chorzow-mikolow-2018 |title=XI Ogólnopolskie Letnie Igrzyska Olimpiad Specjalnych |access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> On 22 August 2018, the stadium was chosen to host the [Kamila Skolimowska Memorial](/source/Kamila_Skolimowska_Memorial), which attracted 41,200 spectators.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stadionslaski.pl/aktualnosci/rekordowy-memorial-kamili-skolimowskiej/ |title=REKORDOWY MEMORIAŁ KAMILI SKOLIMOWSKIEJ |access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref>

In May 2021, Silesian Stadium hosted the [2021 World Athletics Relays](/source/2021_World_Athletics_Relays) and [European Team Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Team_Championships) Super League.

===Concerts and other events===
Silesian Stadium has hosted large music concerts in its history by many artists and groups including [The Rolling Stones](/source/The_Rolling_Stones), [Metallica](/source/Metallica), [Guns N' Roses](/source/Guns_N'_Roses), [AC/DC](/source/AC%2FDC), [U2](/source/U2), [Pearl Jam](/source/Pearl_Jam), [Linkin Park](/source/Linkin_Park), [Iron Maiden](/source/Iron_Maiden), [Red Hot Chili Peppers](/source/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers), [Genesis](/source/Genesis_(band)), [The Police](/source/The_Police_(band)), [Behemoth](/source/Behemoth_(band)),  [Rammstein](/source/Rammstein), [Slipknot](/source/Slipknot_(band)), [Machine Head](/source/Machine_Head_(band)).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.terazmuzyka.pl/teksty/czytaj/stadion-slaski-wraca-na-muzyczna-mape-polski-wspominamy-najwazniejsze-koncerty.html |title=Stadion Ślaski wraca na muzyczną mapę Polski. Wspominamy najważniejsze koncerty |access-date=2018-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/venues/590271-stadion-slaski/gigography|title=Stadion Śląski Chorzów Gigography, Concert History, Past Events – Songkick|website=www.songkick.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref>

In 2009, it was the venue of performances by [Monster Jam](/source/Monster_Jam),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belzebubs.org/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D67 |title=Newsy |access-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017054456/http://belzebubs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67 |archive-date=2016-10-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/chorzow-oszalal-na-punkcie-monster-jam-zdjecia,3023028,art,t,id,tm.html |title=Chorzów oszalał na punkcie Monster Jam &#91;Zdjęcia&#93; |date=31 May 2009 |access-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415085220/http://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/chorzow-oszalal-na-punkcie-monster-jam-zdjecia,3023028,art,t,id,tm.html |archive-date=2016-04-15 }}</ref> and again in 2018.

==See also==
* [Chorzów](/source/Chorz%C3%B3w)
* [Silesian Park](/source/Silesian_Park)
* [List of football stadiums in Poland](/source/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Poland)
* [Lists of stadiums](/source/Lists_of_stadiums)

== Notes ==
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==References==
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*<small>[Gazeta Wyborcza](/source/Gazeta_Wyborcza)</small>
**<small>"Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 1, 26 czerwca 2006, page: [http://www.fotosik.pl/pokaz_obrazek/pelny/131a389763b1b7bf.html 1], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=de08da4c2a9a00fa 2], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=d2b837c06671d52d 3], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=871311f47332eb4d 4]</small>
**<small>"Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 3, 10 lipca 2006, page: [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=2d8b20b07aa62850 1], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=82da556a9b971dcb 2], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=7d38dcdc1d18896c 3], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=0962d0f505fc27eb 4]</small>
**<small>"Pół wieku Stadionu Śląskiego" Część 4, 17 lipca 2006, page: [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=e31b370a0b1b9db6 1], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=62cc9f52f21c6bb2 2], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=cb76ed9c8843c3a3 3], [http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=a5f9516b25e09889 4]</small>

==External links==
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*[http://arenysportowe.eu/s/pl/stadion-slaski/ Stadium history] {{in lang|pl}}
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