Euro 2012 Host Cities in Poland: Stadiums and Fan Zones - practical information
Euro. Cities and arenas in Poland. A guide. Wydawnictwo Bosz
PGE Arena Gdansk will host:
three group matches
Spain - Italy, Sunday, 10 June, 6 p.m.
Spain - Ireland, Thursday, 14 June, 8.45 p.m.
Croatia - Spain, Monday, 18 June, 8.45 p.m.
- one quarter-final
B1 - C2, Friday, 22 June, 8.45 p.m.
Built specially for Euro 2012, PGE Arena Gdansk is in the port district of Letnica, at the centre of the urban riangle formed by the Old Town, the shipyards and the airport. This ensures ease of access from all parts of Gdansk and the rest of the Tri-City, whether by car, bus, tram or the SKM Rapid Urban Railway. The architects' inspiration for the original external shell of the stadium (the façade is clad in 18,000 dyed polycarbonate tiles) was amber, for centuries the natural treasure of the Baltic coast. Sound and image are covered, with 308 loudspeakers with a combined power consumption of 195,000 watts and four 70 m relay screens. Like most similar arenas, PGE Arena Stadium Gdansk is a multifunctional complex: aside from its sports and events facilities it also comprises business, conference, leisure and entertainment centres. It meets all UEFA's most stringent safety standards, while offering the full range of spectator conveniences (including 40 glazed-in VIP boxes and business suites with separate entrances), disabled access, professional facilities for players, and state-of-the-art equipment for other mass events, making it one of Europe's top-of-the-range elite sporting facilities. One unique addition is the skate track around the stadium, which is linked into the system of cycle paths running along the sea front. Further development in the immediate vicinity of the PGE Arena Stadium is to include new exhibition halls for the Gdansk International Fair.
How to get there:
from Gdansk airport to the city centre and the main train station (Dworzec Główny PKP): bus services 210, 110, N3 (night service). From the centre to PGE Arena Gdansk: trams 3 and 5 or buses 118 and 154.
Information about PGE Arena Gdansk:
Designed by: RKW (Rhode-Kellermann-Wawrowsky)
of Düsseldorf
Main tenant: Lechia Gdansk football club
Construction period: 2008?September 2011
Capacity: 42,000 seats
Stadium dimensions: 236 x 203 x 45 m
Roof area: 44,000 m
VIP boxes: 40
Business-class seating: 1,383
Fan Pub: 970 m˛
Gastro outlets: 24
Cash desks: 113
Parking spaces: cars - 2,171, coaches - 74
Fan Zone in Gdańsk
For all those who cannot get seats at the stadium but want to watch the matches together, in an organised, marshalled area, Gdansk has a Fan Zone on Zebrań Ludowych Square, close to the main route through the city and the main railway station. It will be open three hours before kick-off on match days and will accommodate up to 30,000 people. Its main feature will be the stage, which will be used to organise all kinds of accompanying events and will be the backdrop for the biggest of the three relay screens (120 m2) showing the championship matches live. If the Fan Zone at Zebrań Ludowych Square proves too small, the city is also considering setting up smaller live viewing zones at Targ Węglowy, in the vicinity of the pier at Brzeźno, and outside the Baltic Philharmonic.