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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: none | Opening: 2012 | Capacity: 58,145 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

PGE Narodowy, also known as Stadion Narodowy w Warszawie and Warsaw National Stadium, is Poland\u2019s new\u00a0national stadium.<\/p>\n

Though plans had long existed to build a new Polish national stadium, these were accelerated when Poland got granted the right to host the Euro 2012 Championships. Stadion Narodowy replaced Warsaw\u2019s previous national stadium Stadion Dziesi\u0119ciolecia.<\/p>\n

Construction of the stadium started in October 2008 and was completed in November 2011. During the building works three workers lost their lives in two separate accidents.<\/p>\n

Stadion Narodowy officially opened on the 29 January 2012 with a rock concert. The planned first match between Wisla Krakow and Legia Warsaw had to be cancelled due to delays in the works and resulting safety issues. A friendly between the Polish and Portuguese national teams on the 29th of February was therefore the first match played at the stadium.<\/p>\n

During the Euro 2012<\/a> finals, Stadion Narodowy hosted the opening match between Poland and Greece (1-1), two further group matches, a quarter-final, and the semi-final between Italy and Germany (2-1).<\/p>\n

In 2015, the stadium hosted the Europa League final<\/a> between Sevilla and Dnipro (3-2). In the same year the stadium got renamed to PGE Narodowy following a naming rights deal.<\/p>\n

One of the most characteristic features of the stadium is its facade painted in the colours of the national flag (red and white). The stadium furthermore has a special PVC retractable roof that can be opened and closed in 20 minutes, and a centre-hung video board.<\/p>\n

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