National Stadium in Poland for EURO 2012

The National Stadium is a planned football (soccer) stadium , which will be built in Warsaw , Poland , on the site of the present-day dilapidated stadium Stadion Dziesieciolecia , whose grounds are currently used for the largest bazaar in Europe .

The new stadium will have a seating capacity of 73,000. Its construction is to begin in 2009 and finish in 2011 . The national stadium is due to host the opening match (a group match), remaining 2 group matches, a quarterfinal, and a semifinal of the UEFA Euro 2012 hosted jointly by Poland and Ukraine .

The National Stadium will not be the new home of Legia Warsaw football club, whose own stadium, Polish Army Stadium , is scheduled to undergo a renovation and expansion to 33,000 seats while being kept in use, albeit it is expected that Legia Warsaw may choose to use the National Stadium for its most prestigious matches.

The project designers, JSK Architekci, presented plans and a model of the stadium, complete with a facade designed as a fluttering Polish flag. The new stadium will be built on the earthen embankment of the capital's Dziesieciolecia Stadium. The pitch will be about eight meters higher than the existing one with underground parking for 1,700 cars. Existing tunnels will provide access to the parking garage. The facade will be made of transparent materials to give spectators a view of the city while viewers can get around via two arcades encircling the complex. There will be a permanent roof over the stand while the pitch will have a light cover that will unfold from the inside out. The stadium will have a seating capacity of 55,000.

Along with the stadium the plans include constructing a general purpose indoor sports arena with places for 15,000 spectators, an olympic swimming pool for 4,000 spectators and an aquatic park, hotel and congress center, catering and service facilities. The construction will be accompanied by a complete refurbishment of the nearby Warsaw Stadium railway station and the opening of a subway station and a segment of the second line of the Warsaw Metro linking the area with the city center. As the grounds are the property of government the investment will most likely be financed by it, rather than the city of Warsaw.