Stadion Ludowy – stadium description

When it was established in 1956 as the leading stadium of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, it did not stand in Sosnowiec, but in Szopienice. Only after the change of city boundaries (Szopienice was incorporated into Katowice) did it find itself in the city, where it still stands today.

The stadium with high embankments in its first match reached an audience that could never be repeated again – 40,000 people. Deprived of modernization for a long time, the facility deteriorated and eventually lost part of the stands behind the goals, which were “taken away” by nature. Only the small main stand (covered in 2007) and the spacious sectors to the east, where the vast majority of fans sit, survived. Although the facility could accommodate much more (about 13,000), it is allowed for just over half that capacity.

In addition to the canopy, lighting masts were erected in 2007, which gave the stadium a decent standard and could even accommodate Wisła and Cracovia, who acted as hosts here during the construction of their stadiums in Kraków.

Between 2019 and 2023, a new ArcelorMittal Park sports complex was built in Sosnowiec, adjacent to Górka Środulska. Its main element is a football stadium for 11,600 spectators, to which the first team of Zagłębie moved.