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Address: Ulica Józefa Kałuży 1, Kraków
Country: Poland
Capacity: 15,000
Opened: 31 March 1912
Main use: Football
Tenants: Cracovia (football)
Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Pi?sudskiego is one of the oldest and most historically significant football stadiums in Poland. Located in central Kraków, the venue serves as the home of MKS Cracovia, a club founded in 1906 and recognized as one of the pioneers of Polish football. With a capacity of 15,000, the stadium is a modern, all-seater facility equipped to host domestic league fixtures, international youth matches, and various cultural or sporting events.
The stadium is named after Józef Pi?sudski, a key statesman and influential figure in the history of Poland.
The original stadium opened in 1912 and quickly became a central venue for football in the region. During the interwar period, Cracovia established itself as a dominant force in Polish football, achieving several national championship titles. The stadium regularly attracted significant crowds and became a symbol of football tradition in Kraków.
Following World War II, the venue underwent multiple upgrades to support domestic league operations. Cracovia continued to compete at the highest levels, maintaining its position as one of the most historically decorated Polish clubs.
The stadium has hosted thousands of Ekstraklasa matches, including:
Title-deciding games
High-profile matches against arch-rival Wisła Kraków
Matches featuring Polish national team players developed by Cracovia
Stadion Cracovii has been selected for:
Poland U21 and U19 international fixtures
Friendly games involving notable European clubs
Occasional training sessions during international tournaments hosted in Poland
The Kraków derby (Święta Wojna), one of Europe’s oldest football rivalries, is among the stadium’s most significant recurring events. These matches consistently attract nationwide attention.
Between 2009 and 2010, the stadium was entirely rebuilt on the same historic site. Key upgrades included:
Construction of a modern, UEFA-compatible all-seater bowl
Improved accessibility and safety infrastructure
New VIP zones, hospitality sections, media facilities, and commentary booths
Updated team areas, including dressing rooms and training facilities
The modernized venue reopened in 2010, offering significantly improved comfort, visibility, and operational capabilities.
Over the years, additional enhancements have been implemented:
Hybrid natural grass installation
Upgraded drainage and under-soil heating systems
Renovated floodlighting compliant with HD broadcast standards
Energy-efficient systems supporting evening matches and television coverage
If needed, I can also supply professional LED lighting specifications and zone-based recommendations tailored to MECREE products.
Cracovia, founded in 1906, is one of Poland’s oldest sports clubs. The team has won the Polish football championship multiple times, particularly during the early 20th century, and remains one of the country’s most respected traditional clubs. Known as “Pasy” (The Stripes) due to their red-and-white shirts, Cracovia continues to draw strong local support.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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