Frankenstadion
- Home games of the 1st FC Nuremberg
- Final of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1966/67
- Olympic Games football tournament in 1972 6
- Confederations Cup 2005 3 Matches
- Football World Cup 2006 5 Games
- Athletics events
- Athletics DM 2008
- DEL Winter Game 2013
- Concerts
The Grundig Stadium (originally Municipal Stadium; 1945-1961 Victory Stadium; 1961-1991 again Municipal Stadium, 1991-2006 Franken Stadium, from 2006 until 30 June 2012 EasyCredit Stadium; since February 14, 2013 Grundig Stadium ) in Nuremberg is a sports stadium suitable for football matches and athletics events. The stadium was built from 1925 to 1928 after plans by Otto Ernst Schweizer and, with 50,000 seats to the biggest football stadiums in Germany. The stadium is the home stadium of the 1st FC Nuremberg. In the immediate neighborhood is the Nuremberg Arena. The stadium is located on the former Nazi party rally grounds.
- 4.1 Olympic football tournament in 1972
- 4.2 Rock im Park
- 4.3 Confederations Cup 2005
- 4.4 World Cup 2006
- 4.5 German Athletics Championships 2008
- 4.6 DEL Winter Game 2013
- 6.1 Panoramic Images
History
Between 1925 and 1928 it was established as Municipal Stadium in Bauhaus style by the architect Otto Ernst Schweizer in its original form with a capacity of 50,000 spectators far from the dozen pond. His octagonal floor plan has it ever since. In 1928, the stadium was awarded in a competition for artistic design at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam with a gold medal.
The surrounding area has been transformed into the Nazi party rally grounds since 1933. During the Nuremberg Rallies took place in the stadium in the "Day of the Hitler Youth" and instead called the stadium according to this time, " stadium of the Hitler Youth ." During the Reich Party Congress in 1935, Adolf Hitler held here the speech in which he demanded that the German youth, " [ ... ] swift as greyhounds, tough as leather and hard as Krupp steel " to be. As the stadium does not match the round planned and partly built monumental structures, two wooden towers and a row of arcades were built on the back straight, which served as the backdrop for drummers, choirs and brass to take the stadium some of the modern character.
From 1945 it was used by the U.S. Army as a sports field. From this point, the stadium was called Victory Stadium, and were used by the occupation forces for baseball games. Until 1961 found only occasionally instead of football games.
Starting in 1963, where he played the 1st FC Nuremberg, after he had sold his own, Zabo called Stadium in Zerzabelshof. By building steel tube stands at the side of the grandstand, the capacity could be expanded. Nevertheless, the attendance record of 30 May 1971 game against Fortuna Dusseldorf of 75,000 spectators was only possible because the audience also took place on the runway.
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich six games of the football tournament were held in the stadium. After a major renovation in 1987, which was made because of the Heysel disaster, it was established in 1991 under the name franc stadium with a capacity of 31,000 seats and 22,462 standing places: reopened (total 53 462 ). During construction, the 1928 coming grandstand collapsed, which should remain actually receive.
Reconstruction measures
As of 2003, the stadium for around 56 million euros has been modernized in order to be prepared for the Football World Cup 2006. For this purpose, inter alia, the pitch by 1.5 m improved access control has been lowered, in the corners in the northwest and southwest extends the upper tiers up, grown two additional rows of seats towards the field, changed the style from yellow to red, built a Fanhalle at the Max - Morlock -Platz built, created new kiosks around the stadium, integrated boxes and a VIP building erected. Since the end of the renovation work on 24 April 2005, offers 44 308 covered seats for international football matches. In regular league play decreed the stadium with a total of 47,500 seats, of which 39,700 seats and 7,800 standing places. Mid-July 2009 then the FCN announced its intention to increase the standing capacity by 2,800 places for future 48,500 fans fit into the stadium.
During the winter break of 2009/10, the blocks 1 and 3 were converted to standing room only. This was necessary because the building authorities forbade the use of block 8 as a standing block by the Ultras Nürnberg. The capacity thus increased to 48 553 seats in league play. The capacity of the venue to almost 1500 seats 50,000 spectators was extended during the summer break of 2012/13 made renovations in the South Stand. In addition, the transition from South to North stand by a bridge structure above the away section was made possible.
Particular importance was for the stadium operators in the last conversions especially environmental protection. Thus, for example, collects rainwater from the stadium roofs in a 1000 -gallon cistern and use it for watering the stadium turf. In addition to water management can also put in energy use and waste in an environmentally sound concepts. The stadium thus fulfilling the criteria for the European Environmental Management Certificate for the continuous improvement of environmental performance (EMAS). In January 2006, the Nuremberg Arena became the first European stadium was awarded this award.
In February 2013 announced FCN Manager Martin Bader, soon to commission a feasibility study for a new stadium in order. The problem with the current stadium were the low income. For example, does not receive the club itself, the revenue from the sale of naming rights, but the operation Nuremberg GmbH. Bader can think of two options: a reconstruction of the Grundig stadium or a new building.
Naming
Stadium
On 15 March 2006 was followed in Nuremberg the example of other football stadiums and awarded the naming rights to a sponsor. The Nuremberg-based Team Bank ( formerly Noris Bank AG ) acquired for the next five years these rights and the stadium was renamed after a product of the credit institution. An exception was the 2006 World Cup, when the stadium was listed as Franken Stadium. The stops of public transport continue to bear the old name.
Large parts of the fan scene of the 1st FC Nuremberg under the leadership of the " Ultras Nürnberg " led on 1 April 2006, a demonstration against the name as well as a symbolic name change to Max - Morlock -Stadion by - in recognition of the merits of Max Morlock to the club.
The name change made in the Nuremberg population for big protest: The Nuremberg newspapers tried to avoid the word Easy Credit Stadium, as well as most of Nuremberg. There were also received several thousand letters to the editor complaining about the new name. Both the fans of Hamburger SV, as well as Werder Bremen held their performances in Nuremberg in the 2010/11 season banner with the embassies Pro Max - Morlock -Stadion and Guest at the Max - Morlock -Stadion up. In the season 2011/12 the type of the Ultras was renamed by the fans from VfL Wolfsburg, Hannover 96 and FC Augsburg, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart and FC Schalke 04 with banners with the inscription Max Morlock Stadium Now! supported.
With the expiry of the sponsorship agreement on 30 June 2012, the stadium received from July 1, transitional called " Stadion Nürnberg ". Since February 14 2013, the stadium is now called Grundig Stadium, named after the electronics company Grundig Intermedia. The contract runs until mid- 2017.
Blocks
For the Bundesliga season 2006/ 07 a part of the blocks of the stadium is named after former players of the 1st FC Nuremberg. To select stood by players who had three of the criteria of " at least 400 games for the 1st FC Nuremberg ", " master player of the 1st FC Nuremberg " or " national team during the time of the 1st FC Nuremberg " meets at least two criteria.
At the stadium renovation in the spring of 2010, in which the entire lower tier of the North Stand was converted to standing room, also fell off the block 13.
Events
Olympic Football Tournament 1972
For the Olympic football tournament in 1972, the following six games were played in Nuremberg:
Rock in the Park
The Franken stadium served since 1997 as the main stage for the music festival Rock im Park. Only after the start of construction work or during the construction phase for the Football World Cup 2006 this use was not possible and the concert operator gave way in 2004 on the nearby Zeppelin field and 2006 in the Luitpoldhain. In 2007, you had to because of the simultaneous international match Germany - resort to the Zeppelin Field, after discrepancies in the run had nearly led to the loss of rock in the park of San Marino. In the meantime ( as of 2012), the festival will be held securely on the Zeppelin Field.
Confederations Cup 2005
For Confederations Cup 2005, the following three games were played in Nuremberg:
FIFA World Cup 2006
Were for the Football World Cup 2006 in Nuremberg the following games played:
German Athletics Championships 2008
On 5 and 6 July 2008 there have for the second time the German Athletics Championships in 1919 in Nuremberg.
DEL Winter Game 2013
On January 5, 2013, the DEL Winter Game took place. The 50,000 spectators at the DEL game between the Nuremberg Ice Tigers and polar bears Berlin meant a new European attendance record for a hockey game outdoors. The previous record with 36 644 spectators had been set up on February 5, 2011 in the Finnish SM- liiga during the match between Jokerit Helsinki and the Helsinki IFK.
Matches of the German national football team
The German national football team has to date at the following meetings at the stadium:
Photos
- Pictures of the stadium