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| Location | Katowice, ul. Nowa Bukowa 1 40-803 |
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| Owner | City of Katowice |
| Capacity | 15,048 |
| Surface | Grass |
Record attendance | 15,048 GKS – Górnik Zabrze 30 March 2025 |
Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2021–2025 |
| Opened | 30 March 2025 |
Cost | = c. 268 million zl |
| Tenants | |
| GKS Katowice | |
Arena Katowice[1] is a football stadium in Katowice, Poland. It is the home ground of GKS Katowice. The venue holds 15,048 people and was opened in 2025.[2]
Football stadium
[edit source]The stadium's capacity of 15,048 makes it the main venue of the complex. It hosts GKS Katowice. The stadium reaches the highest requirements in the UEFA stadium categories, meaning they can host all major tournaments.[3]
The first official match was played there on 30 March 2025, when GKS Katowice took on local rivals Górnik Zabrze in an Ekstraklasa game, which was watched by 15,048 spectators.[4]
Indoor arena
[edit source]The complex also consists of an indoor arena which is located right next to the stadium. The arena holds a capacity of 3,002, and also meets the highest requirements of not just FIFA and UEFA, but also the FIVB, and IHF.[5]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Arena Katowice". arena-katowice.pl (in Polish).
- ↑ "30 marca pierwszy mecz przy Nowej Bukowej". gkskatowice.eu (in Polish).
- ↑ "Stadion - Arena Katowice". arena-katowice.pl (in Polish).
- ↑ "30.03.2025 GKS Katowice - Górnik Zabrze". gkskatowice.eu (in Polish).
- ↑ "Hala Sportowa". arena-katowice.pl (in Polish).