Arena Lublin

Football stadium in Lublin, Poland

Motor Lublin Arena

Location| ul. Stadionowa 1
Lublin, Poland
Owner| City of Lublin
Operator| MOSiR Lublin
Capacity| 15,247
Record attendance| 14,914 (Motor Lublin vs Legia Warsaw), 2021–22 Polish Cup Round of 16[1]
Field size| 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface| Field (Grass)
Construction
Broke ground| December 2012
Built| 2011–2014
Opened| 9 October 2014
Construction cost| 136 million PLN
Architect| Estudio Lamela
Tenants
Motor Lublin (2014−present)
Górnik Łęczna (2016−2017)
KS Lublinianka (2015−2016)

* Major sporting events hosted
* 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2019–20 Polish Cup final
2020–21 Polish Cup final

Website
Official Website

The Arena Lublin, known for sponsorship reasons as the Motor Lublin Arena since February 2025, is a football stadium located in Lublin, Poland. It is the home ground of Motor Lublin. The stadium holds 15,247 people.[2][3]

## History

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On 2 September 2011, construction company Budimex signed a contract to undertake and complete the stadium's construction for PLN 136.2 million by September 2013, and the first visuals and work schedule appeared 3–4 weeks from the date of signing the contract. The stadium was designed by the award-winning Estudio Lamela architectural office, which in the early 1990s prepared plans to modernize and enlarge Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid and designed the new Cracovia stadium. The main construction works were planned to start in the spring of 2012, but later the city decided to redesign the facility so as to increase the commercial space for lease. The first shovel on the construction site was driven in December 2012, and the final construction date was June 2014.

The opening match was played on 9 October 2014, between Poland U20 and Italy U20, as Poland won 2–1, and Mariusz Stępiński scored the first historic goal at the new stadium. The game was spectated by 13,850 viewers.

The first match for points was played on 25 October 2014, when two clubs from Lublin, Motor and Lublinianka, faced each other in a III liga Lublin-Podkarpackie match. The game ended in a 1–1 draw, with Lublinianka's captain Erwin Sobiech scoring the opening goal in the 45th minute. The match was attended by 6,500 spectators. It was also the city's first derby played under artificial lighting.

It hosted the 2019–20 Polish Cup final game.[4] It was the arena for the 2020–21 final as well.[5]

On 18 February 2025, Motor Lublin became the title sponsor of the stadium. The commercial name of the stadium will be Motor Lublin Arena until the end of 2027.[6]

## International events

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Arena Lublin Motor Lublin Arena in February 2025

It was one of the venues for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 24 March 2021, the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Estonia and Czech Republic was played in the stadium, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Estonia.[7]

## Motor matches with the highest attendance

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Nr  | Attendance  | Date  | Host  | Result  | Opponent  | Competition  | Source

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1\.  | 8919 | 11.06.2016  | Motor Lublin | 0:1  | Olimpia Elbląg | II liga play-offs  | [8]
2\.  | 6500 | 25.10.2014  | Motor Lublin | 1:1  | KS Lublinianka | III liga | [9]
3\.  | 6024 | 10.10.2015  | Motor Lublin | 0:2  | Śląsk Wrocław | Friendly  | [10]
4\.  | 5786 | 25.05.2016  | Motor Lublin | 2:0  | Polonia Przemyśl | III liga | [11]
5\.  | 5127 | 18.06.2015  | Motor Lublin | 1:0  | KS Lublinianka | III liga | [12]
6\.  | 4575 | 24.03.2018  | Motor Lublin | 1:2  | Resovia | III liga | [13]
7\.  | 4341 | 18.11.2017  | Motor Lublin | 0:0  | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | III liga | [14]
8\.  | 4207 | 13.05.2016  | Motor Lublin | 2:2  | Avia Świdnik | III liga | [15]
9\.  | 4190 | 11.05.2019  | Motor Lublin | 1:1  | Stal Rzeszów | III liga | [16]
10\.  | 4171 | 9.06.2018  | Motor Lublin | 1:0  | Avia Świdnik | III liga | [17]

## See also

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* List of football stadiums in Poland
* Lists of stadiums

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arena Lublin.

1. ^ "Fortuna Puchar Polski. Święto w Lublinie i rekord na stadionie. "Równa walka z mistrzem"". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 2 December 2021.
2. ^ "Stadion" (in Polish). Motor Lublin. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
3. ^ "O klubie" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
4. ^ "Poznaliśmy sędziego finału Totolotek Pucharu Polski". PZPN. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
5. ^ "Fortuna PP: Finał odbędzie się w Lublinie". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 3 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
6. ^ "Motor Lublin Arena. Taka nazwa przynajmniej do końca 2027". dziennikwschodni.pl (in Polish). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
7. ^ "El. MŚ 2022: Mecz Estonia - Czechy zostanie rozegrany w Lublinie". Polsat Sport. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
8. ^ "Motor Lublin - Olimpia Elbląg" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
9. ^ "Motor Lublin - Lublinianka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
10. ^ "Motor Lublin - Śląsk Wrocław" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
11. ^ "Motor Lublin - Polonia Przemyśl" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
12. ^ "Motor Lublin - Lublinianka" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
13. ^ "Motor Lublin - Resovia" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
14. ^ "Motor Lublin - KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
15. ^ "Motor Lublin - Avia Świdnik" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
16. ^ "Motor Lublin - Stal Rzeszów" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
17. ^ "Motor Lublin - Avia Świdnik" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2017-06-10.

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