EURO 2021

In 2012, the completely redesigned National Sports Centre “Olympijski” in Kiev should earn 110 million hryvnias – believed Viktor Kolesnikov, the Minister of Infrastructure and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister responsible for preparations for the European football championships and. The plans for the commercial use of the main stadium for the Euro 2012 were announced during the stay of Kolesnikov in Kharkov, where he participated in the opening of “Shakhtar Plaza”. The high-class hotel, located near the football stadium, serves as accommodation for the guests of the EURO2012. According to our […]

The opening ceremony of the stadium will be held in Lviv on 28 October with the participation of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych – said Borys Kolesnikov Deputy Prime Minister. The stadium in Lviv will be one of the four Ukrainian stadiums for Euro 2012. The President of Ukraine will open the stadium on October 28, and the first match of Ukraine and Austria will be held on November 15 – said Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for preparing for the final tournament of European Football Championship. Kolesnikov said that […]

A great interest concerning the first open day at the National Stadium in Warsaw makes the National Sports Centre invite all those who are interested again. The stadium will be ready in all September Sundays. For all of those who in last Sunday did not reach the National Stadium in Warsaw, and for those who would like to see the stadium again, we have good news. A Sunday Walk on the Stadium is the beginning of the cycle of open days which will be held every September Sunday – informed […]

Following the works on the Olympic stadium in Kiev…At the moment not only lighting installation is been conducted. Main arena of Euro 2012 – Kiev Olympic NSC – is undergiong the installation of sound equipment too. A process of installation of sound system for the field and tribunes is coming to an end.  The system is built on a high quality quipment from a world famous manufacturer. It consists of 88 full-range and 80 low frequency acoustic systems installed under the stadium roof and 126 speakers under the tribunes.  Additional […]

Construction has been completed on a stadium in Gdansk, northern Poland that is to be one of the venues for the Euro 2012 football championships, officials said on Tuesday. The stadium was given the green light nearly three weeks after its completion deadline of July 1. It will have its grand opening on August 6. Delays in building the Gdansk stadium forced officials to move a June 9 friendly between Poland and France to Warsaw. The stadium is one of four Polish venues that will host matches at Euro 2012, […]

In mid 2007, Poland was abuzz after receiving co-hosting rights with Ukraine for the Euro 2012 football championship. A year from the event, the country is biting its nails with key infrastructure yet to be completed. As May came to an end, a storm drew over the Polish capital, Warsaw, and it became evident that the roof at its brand new national football stadium – built ahead of the 2012 European Championship – was not entirely waterproof. Shortly beforehand, it had become known that the staircases at the stadium were […]

Silesian Stadium in Chorzow is the largest existing sports stadium in Poland. From 1993 it functions as the national stadium for Polish football representation. The stadium is a part of Regional Centre of Culture and Sport in Chorzow, located near the border of Chorzow and Katowice. Present capacity of stadium is over 47 thousand seats, and planned modernization is expected to led to increase this number to about 60 thousand seats. The conversion should be finished around 2010. Additionally, stadium stand are expected to be roofed over. The cost of […]

The stadium in Lviv does not look at all like a place where 15 November 2011 Ukraine and Austria would play an opening match. “No way” – assures Michael Pol. There is even no way to the stadium in Lviv, not to mention parking lots that would guarantee places for dozens of cars. One of Ukrainian journalists admitted that the organizers “were praying that the winter was light” so that “they could finish by June 2012”. So what is the reason of the UEFA chief executive’s optimism? Also the mayor […]

Despite the difficulties, the stadium ready on time. Opening is planned in October. On 10 September Polish top boxing star Tomasz Adamek will have an unequaled chance to defeat the current WBC World Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko and win for his country the most coveted championship. On 17 September, George Michael will perform at the Wrocław Stadium. This will be one of the big events honouring the opening of the Arena in Wrocław. fot. Marek Przybyło

PGE Arena Gdańsk, previously called the Baltic Arena is one of the venues for the UEFA Euro 2012. Three group matches and one quarterfinal are to be played here. The stadiums’ exterior is designed to resemble amber which has long been extracted on the Baltic coast. Its location outside the territory of the shipyard is supposed to indicate the direction of the future development of the city. Due to a smooth process of extension of the Centre towards the “Young City” the new stadium will be situated in the middle […]