Stadion Miejski w Kielcach (Municipal Stadium in Kielce), named Suzuki Arena due to the sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kielce, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Korona Kielce. The stadium holds 15,500 and was built in 2006. At the time, it was one of the most modern football stadiums in Poland. On the 1 April 2006, eighteen months to the day that construction started on the project, its inaugural match took place, an Ekstraklasa match between Korona and Zagłębie Lubin. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. The old stadium of Korona is currently being used by Korona Kielce II (the reserve team). Facts Total capacity: 15 500 Capacity on international matches: 14 525 Sitting places: 13 823 "Młyn": 500–1 800 Sector for visitors: 777 Family sector: 545 Free admission cards: 320 Youth teams sector: 320 Sector for VIPs: 104 Places for press: 54 Club: Korona Kielce Illumination: 1 411 lux Inauguration: 01/04/2006 (Korona Kielce vs. Zagłębie Lubin 1–1) Record attendance: 15 500 (Korona Kielce vs. Legia Warszawa 3–1, 23/09/2006) Project: ATJ Architekci Cost: 48 million PLN Construction period: 22/11/2004–01/04/2006 Address: Ściegiennego 8, Kielce Other: heated grass, covered Matches of the Poland national team So far the Poland national football team played 3 matches in the new Kielce stadium. The first was against Armenia during the qualification phase of Euro 2008. The second match was against San Marino during the qualifications for the 2010 World Cup. That game was notable for two reasons: 1) the Polish team achieved its highest victory ever, 10:0, beating its 46 years old record (a 9:0 victory against Norway in 1963). 2) Poland scored its fastest goal ever thanks to Rafał Boguski, who scored for 1-0 already in the 23rd second of the game. A friendly match against Finland took place at the stadium on 23 May 2010. See also List of football stadiums in Poland References Korona Kielce Kielce Multi-purpose stadiums in Poland Kielce Sports venues in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship