Fritz-Walter-Stadion
- Football World Cup 2006
The Fritz -Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern is the competition venue of the football second division 1 FC Kaiserslautern. It was in 2006 the venue for five games during the football World Cup. Due to its former name ( Betz mountain stadium or stadium Betz mountain ), the stadium is colloquially referred to as " Betze ".
- 3.1 World Cup matches
History
At the point where the present Fritz -Walter-Stadion is, 1920 was the " sports field Betz mountain", named after the site opened. There was a sand court, south side at the spectator stands and a small wooden grandstand had been erected. 1926 Clay was replaced by a lawn.
The first major restructuring at a stadium underwent the venue in 1932 with the establishment of two standing tiers and a tribune in the north. The capacity was thereby extended to 18,000 spectators.
Over the following decades, the stadium was again modernized and expanded. Already the first major renovation in 1953 resulted in an increased capacity of 30,000 spectators. The further modernization meant that until 1972 a capacity of about 38,000 spectators was reached. This capacity remained almost unchanged with further upgrades to the tag for the football World Cup in 2006, as well as a conversion of standing passengers in seats was connected to the expansion work.
In particular, in the 1990s, the stadium was revamped with the construction of the North and South Stand. The North Stand offered the first modern comforts such as VIP lounges and an interior space for the spectators behind the grandstand.
The Fritz -Walter-Stadion in 1995 was the venue for the final match of the European Football Championship Women. The game won Germany vs Sweden 3-2.
The capacity was after rebuilding the occasion of the Football World Cup 2006 officially 48,500 spectators. The stadium decreed this over 32 137 seats and 16,363 standing places.
The expansion and modernization of the stands since 1972 and the expansion of the Fifa World Cup 2006 plans were made after the Fiebiger GmbH Architects and engineers under the direction of architect Folker Fiebiger (Kaiserslautern ).
In the Football World Cup 2006, the number of audience was not provided with 46,000 spectators, since the expansion of the press area on the north stand led to a reduction of the regular spectators. In national games are allowed an exemption of around 50,000 spectators. The attendance record for the Fritz -Walter-Stadion was achieved with 50 754 visitors during the Bundesliga match of the 1st FC Kaiserslautern against Bayern Munich on May 6, 2006. The control capacity of 48,500 spectators was first achieved in the game 18 May 2008 against 1 FC Cologne. For the 2010/2011 season the rule capacity has been increased to 49 780 spectators. Was this possible. Additional VIP seats on the East Stand as well as an increased number of standing room for guests Fans
Received its current name the stadium on November 2, 1985 in honor of the 65th birthday of Fritz Walter, captain of the FCK champion teams of 1951 and 1953, and honorary captain of the German national soccer team. Previously, it was simply called Betz mountain stadium or stadium on the Betz mountain. After the Second World War, the stadium was called " Stade Monsabert ", named after the commander of the French occupation forces, General Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert for a short time.
By 2003, the stadium was the property of the 1st FC Kaiserslautern. Due to financial problems of the club, the venue was sold along with the junior training center Fröhnerhof for 57.9 million euros at the Fritz -Walter - Stadion Kaiserslautern GmbH, whose sole shareholder is the City of Kaiserslautern.
Conversion for the Football World Cup 2006
After Kaiserslautern was awarded the bid to host games during the football World Cup in 2006, began in 2002 further alterations ( enlargement ) through which the capacity was increased to its current level for this event. In the final construction phase the west and south stand has been expanded and remodeled the North Stand. The west and east stand were expanded to the level of the South Stand. Finally, the entire roof of the South Stand was lifted with cranes and suspended from the roofs East and West. Further north-east and north-west of the " media tower " or " lodges tower " were built in the corners. The stadium is completely covered, has a lawn heating and a private television studio. Uniquely, the stadium makes its new photovoltaic system on three of the four stadium roofs. A total of 6,000 square meters are equipped with solar cell modules and thus form the largest facility of its kind
The renovations were overshadowed by numerous financial and technical difficulties. During the expansion of the east stand the commissioned Contractors Philipp Holzmann had to file for bankruptcy, which temporarily led to a freeze. Since the 1st FC Kaiserslautern in the episode ran into financial difficulties and to refrain was that the actual conversion costs the estimated total of 48.3 million euros, of which the state of Rhineland -Palatinate 21.7 million euros, the 1st FC Kaiserslautern 18.9 million euros and the city of Kaiserslautern should take 7.7 million euros, would far exceed the funding of the project was now fallen into obscurity.
Due to its financial situation, the first FC Kaiserslautern was forced to sell the stadium. The state of Rhineland - Palatinate and the City of Kaiserslautern pledged to accept any beyond the original plan costs. Ultimately, the cost - in part due to higher steel prices - rose to 76.5 million euros. The difference of 28.2 million was taken over about two-thirds of the country.
The delays caused by the bankruptcy of Philipp Holzmann AG and the lack of clarity on the financing resulted in Kaiserslautern as originally planned could not be the venue for the 2005 to be held in Germany Confederations Cup.
For negative headlines of the conversion, and once again, when the stadium was provisionally suspended by the city of Kaiserslautern on 2 December 2005 and originally scheduled for December 3, 2005 scheduled Bundesliga 1 FC Kaiserslautern - Eintracht Frankfurt had to be relocated after damage to the roof of the East Stand had occurred. To provisionally securing the pillars were installed, but these were removed after the renovation before the 2006 World Cup. For the remaining games of the season and during the 2006 World Cup, there were no impairments.
Since the season 2010/2011 is mounted on a stadium roof on the stadium roof, the allegedly largest solar plant in the world.
Miscellaneous
The stadium in Kaiserslautern was next to the Ruhr Stadium ( now called the rewirpowerSTADION ) in Bochum, the Westfalen Stadium ( now called the Signal Iduna Park ) in Dortmund, the Ulrich- Haberland Stadium (now BayArena ) in Leverkusen, as well as the Bökelbergstadion in Mönchengladbach to in the late 1990s a long time one of the few pure football stadiums without career in the Bundesliga. The proximity of the spectators to the playing area and the volume of the fans gave the stadium a reputation as a guest team barely ingestible "fortress".
After the name change to Fritz -Walter-Stadion in 1985 seemed to be the 1st FC Kaiserslautern been lost this steady strength at home. In the next six home games no win, four draws and two losses were to beech and Fritz Walter suggested disappointed (but not too seriously ) before, you should give the stadium back to its original name when the 1 FC Kaiserslautern then could win again.
Even though the stadium because of its almost rectangular floor plan for a long time can not have the former for football stadiums typical curves more, the West Stand is (official name: " Karlberg - West Stand " ) colloquially still called West curve.
The main entrance to the stadium at the corner Nord-/Osttribüne bears in memory of the national football team Ottmar Walter, part of the world championship team in 1954, the name " Ottmar Walter Tor". Other inputs were benann after the coming of the first FC Kaiserslautern players of the World Cup team of 1954. Thus, the gate has to Westtribüne the name " Horst Eckel - Tor", the input Süd-/Ost called " Werner Kohlmeyer - Tor" and the east entrance was named " Werner Liebrich Gate ".
Football World Cup 2006
World Cup matches
Were for the Football World Cup 2006 in Kaiserslautern, the following games played:
Matches of the German national football team
The German national football team has to date at the following meetings at the stadium:
Gallery
West curve ( now back with standing room in the lower section )
Westkurve before removing
North Stand ( Grandstand )
East Stand from the outside
Stadium from the north-east