Stadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego
Kraków, Poland
Formerly: Stadion Cracovii, Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, Stadion im. Edwarda Cetnarowskiego, Stadion im. Jana Pawła II
It began simply as Stadion Cracovii ; on 4 May 1928 it was given to Marshal Józef Piłsudski. In the late 1940s it passed to Edward Cetnarowski, the club's player and coach. Piłsudski's name came back in 1991. In 2006 the city council handed the ground to John Paul II, and in 2007 the voivodeship administrative court struck the decision down, returning it to Piłsudski once more.
Building started in 1911 on the Zwierzyniec meadows, ground obtained from the Norbertine sisters, to a design by Franciszek Mączyński . The stadium was opened and blessed on 31 March 1912 and marked with a friendly against Pogoń Lwów.
That structure came down in 2009.
Since then it has taken in football that could not be played elsewhere. Ukraine met Kosovo here on 9 October 2016 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier, won 3:0, after Ukraine declined to recognise Kosovan passports and would not stage the tie in Kyiv. In 2022 and 2023, with Russia's invasion under way, Ukraine played UEFA Nations League home matches on the same pitch.
The stage built into the west stand was converted, after the opening, into a children's play area.
Who plays here
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Cracovia Krakow
163 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep | Cracovia Krakow — Gornik Zabrze | 0:1 |
| 21 Aug | Cracovia Krakow — Wieczysta Kraków | 3:2 |
| 16 Aug | Cracovia Krakow — Raków Częstochowa | 2:1 |
| 3 Aug | Cracovia Krakow — Pogoń Szczecin | 0:2 |
| 19 Jul | Cracovia Krakow — Sevilla FC | 1:0 |
| 9 Jul | Cracovia Krakow — Pardubice | 2:0 |
| 6 Jul | Cracovia Krakow — İstanbul Başakşehir | 3:1 |
| 3 Jul | Cracovia Krakow — Pafos FC | 1:2 |