Municipal Stadium in Nowy Sacz

Stadion Miejski w Nowym Saczu (Municipal Stadium in Nowy Sacz, Nowy Sacz City Stadium), also known as the Wladyslaw Augustynek Stadium, is a football stadium in Nowy Sacz. It is home to Sandecja Nowy Sacz, who currently compete in I liga. The capacity of the stadium is 2,500.

History

Wladyslaw Augustynek Stadium was opened on 2 May 1970, which hosted a football match between the Polish national youth team and the Hungarian national youth team, where Hungary won the match 3:2.

The stadium was originally named as XXV years of PRL, at the initiative of the then Communist leaders of the city, to celebrate 25 years of existence of the PRL. In 1998, 9 years after the Fall of Communism in Poland, the stadium was renamed in the honour of Father Wladyslaw Augustynek, a popular local Catholic priest, who was a passionate fan of the club.

In 2017, following Sandecja's promotion to the Ekstraklasa, the club was forced to play at the Bruk-Bet Stadium throughout the 2017-18 Ekstraklasa season, since the stadium did not meet PZPN and Ekstraklasa regulations to play in the first division, since the stadium must hold at least 4,666 people, and there were safety concerns regarding the stadium.

In 2018, Sandecja returned to Wladyslaw Augustynek Stadium following their relegation from Ekstraklasa. The club was forced to spend 720,000 zl (approx. £150,000) to refurbish the stadium to comply with I liga regulations, which included installing new seats.