{"id":3857,"date":"2012-02-29T17:42:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T17:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=3857"},"modified":"2017-03-30T16:38:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T16:38:32","slug":"pepsiarena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/pepsiarena\/","title":{"rendered":"Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: KP Legia Warszawa | Opening: 2010 | Capacity: 31,000 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszalka J. Pilsudskiego, also known as Stadion Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie (Polish Army Stadium) and previously known as the Pepsi Arena, was built to replace Legia\u2019s old and dilapidated stadium with the same name.<\/p>\n

First plans for the new stadium were made in the 1990s, however due to difficulties regarding the ownership of the land (owned by the Polish army), it took until 2008 for construction to actually start.<\/p>\n

Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa officially opened on 7 August 2010 with a friendly match between Legia and Arsenal (6-5). At that time three out of four stands were completed. The fourth stand got built afterwards.<\/p>\n

Between 2010 and 2015 the stadium was called Pepsi Arena following a naming rights sponsorship deal. When that deal expired, the stadium got named\u00a0Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszalka J. Pilsudskiego, though it is still often referred to as Polish Army Stadium.<\/p>\n

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