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Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego
Football stadium in Poland
Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego (English: Józef Piłsudski's Cracovia Stadium) is a football stadium located in Kraków, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and it is the home ground of Cracovia and Puszcza Niepołomice. Originally, the first Cracovia stadium was built in 1912. It was demolished in mid-2009. From then until late 2010 entirely new construction was raised in roughly the same location where the old stadium stood. After reconstruction the stadium holds 15,114 people.[2] The stadium meets the criteria for UEFA Category 3[3]
The stadium's design and construction has been frequently awarded in many architectural contests. In 2010 it was honored with the Janusza Bogdanowskiego award, given by the Archi-Szopa Association for the best architectural construction in Kraków City.[4] The stadium is located south of Błonia Park (in the Zwierzyniec district of Cracovia), near the stadium of Cracovia's archrival Wisła Kraków.
The stadium is named after Polish legendary Chief of State – Marshal Józef Piłsudski[5]
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Ukraine and Kosovo on 9 October 2016 was played in the stadium due to Ukraine's Ukraine's non-recognition of Kosovo's travel documents.[6][7] Ukraine's 2022-23 UEFA Nations League home fixtures were also played in this stadium due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]