SLASK WROCLAW - STADION SLASKI WROCLAW - 8,273 CAPACITY
About the Stadion Slaska Wroclaw Someone, somewhere must have made a lot of money after the war in Poland advising clubs on the best design for new built stadiums as they all seem to be the same. Three sides open air, one covered basic main stand, and curved stands behind the goals. Add in monolithic floodlights and you have a recipe that has been copied a dozens of grounds across Poland. Wroclaw is no different. More recently seats have been added to the uncovered stand reducing the capacity to just over 8,000. It is not the best venue for watching football, especially when the rain, sleet or snow starts.
Who plays there? WKS Slask Wroclaw were the Polish Champions in 1977 and Polish Cup winners in 1976 and 1987. European Campaigns in 1977/78 in European Cup lasted three hours as they lost 5-2 on aggregate to Levski Sofia. They did reach the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1977 but were unlucky to lose 2-0 to Napoli after a credible 0-0 draw in Poland. In 1987 they lost in the first round to Real Sociedad. Since then the club have had a yoyo existence, spending more time in the lower leagues that they have in the top division. Last season they failed to threaten for the home season but that could all be about to chance as they lead the league at the halfway point.
How to get there The stadium is located west of the city centre sandwiched in between the trainline and a cemetery. A few hundred yards to the west of the stadium is the Town Bus Station, and most buses within the city either terminate or stop here so it is a good option in getting to the stadium. The nearest station is around 300 yards east of the stadium at Grabiszyn.
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Getting a ticket Tickets can be purchased on the day of the game from the ticket kiosks. A ticket in the main Trybuna Kryta will set you back 25Zloty whilst a seat opposite in the uncovered stand will be 15Zloty. For advance sales you can purchase them from Sklep Kibica in pl. Nowy Targ 24.
Getting around Wroclaw has a comprehensive public transport network made up of trams and buses. Single tickets cost 2Zloty and can be purchased from the vending machines at major stops as well as from kiosks and news stands around the city. If you need to get a taxi then it is best to ring one in advance – use Hallo Taxis on +48 71 372 5555.
Wroclaw Copernicus airport is located 10km southwest of the city centre. It is slowly growing in importance as a regional airport, helped by the decision by Wizzair to use the airport as one of its European hubs. The airport originally opened in 1938 by the Germans, as prior to World War Two the region was actually part of Germany. It wasn’t until 1993 that the airport started operating commercial flights. Today the airport is used by Wiizzair from Doncaster Sheffield and London Luton, Ryanair from Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow Prestwick, Liverpool and London Stansted. Centralwings are another up and coming Polish budget airline and they currently fly here from London Gatwick.
Bus number 406 runs regularly from the airport to the bus stop in Dworcowa Street near the main railway station. The journey takes around 40 minutes.
About the Stadion Slaska Wroclaw 