Grotenburg-Stadion

KFC Uerdingen 05

  • Games of KFC Uerdingen 05

The Grotenburg Stadium, formerly known as Grotenburg arena, is a football stadium in the district of Krefeld Bockum. It is home since 1971 the traditional club KFC Uerdingen 05 ( formerly Bayer 05 Uerdingen ). The Grotenburg, as it is called colloquially, with their 9943 covered seats, 4485 standing places covered and uncovered 20,072 standing room offers a total of 34,500 spectators.

History

For many years, the stadium was built in 1927. Summed it up 18,000 spectators, was in 1975 the construction of the "New Stand ", today's South Stand. The combined seating and standing tribune took 4,000 spectators, so that the total capacity of 22,000 spectators rose to Grotenburg. Equal to the opening of the new grandstand there was also a new attendance record in the Grotenburg: 22,000 spectators saw on 22 July 1975 the 6-0 win against FK Pirmasens. Thus Bayer 05 Uerdingen rose for the first time in the Bundesliga.

In 1979, the west curve was increased with additional standing room, so now up to 28,000 spectators could watch the games in the Grotenburg. With 28,000 spectators sold the Grotenburg was, inter alia, on April 16, 1986 at the European Cup semi-final against Atletico Madrid Uerdingen (2:3). In the summer 1986, the " Old Stand " was laid down on the north side and replaced by a 6,000 -seat grandstand seat pure. At the same time, the first part of the new East Stand was built, so now 30,500 spectators fit into the Grotenburg ( including the UEFA Cup match Uerdingen against Barcelona on 26 November 1986). After completion of the East Stand summed up the stadium of 35,000 spectators, after the establishment of the new scoreboard on the east side, the capacity was corrected to 34,500. The last time was sold out the Grotenburg on November 5, 1994 at Bundesliga match against FC Bayern Munich (1-1). As Bayern Munich in 2004 then competed again for a friendly game against the Krefeld, 30,000 people were counted ( 0:4 )

In the following years the KFC Uerdingen several leagues dismounted and the stadium was a long time only partially used. Neither the club nor the city of Krefeld invested in this time in needed renovations. The low point was reached in the summer of 2013, when the city locked all standing due to misplaced breakwaters. As a stopgap measure the unused at that time and largely derelict West Stand has been restored.

Sporty

The former league club TuS Duisburg 48/99 chose because of the competition in their own city the Grotenburg arena as a home ground in the season 1963/64, from. Besides football the Grotenburg also offered the field handball a home: The field handball champion of the seasons 1965/66 and 1967/68 TV Oppum wore his games in this stadium from. On March 19, 1986, the Grotenburg the scene of a memorable football game as Bayer Uerdingen reached known as the Miracle of the Grotenburg become turning point in the European Cup Winners' Cup against Dynamo Dresden and by a - deemed impossible - 7:3 victory 0:2 first-leg defeat compensated and the European Cup semi-finals reached.

Important games in Grotenburg Stadium

  • September 27 1936: Germany B - Luxembourg 7:2 B - ( Men B countries match )
  • 19 Mar 1986: FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen - Dynamo Dresden 7:3 - ( European Cup Winners 1985/86-Viertelfinale )
  • April 16, 1986: FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen - Atletico Madrid 2:3 - ( European Cup Winners' Cup 1985/86-Halbfinale )
  • November 26, 1986: FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen - FC Barcelona 0:2 - ( UEFA Cup Round 1986/87-3. )
  • June 4, 2006: Macedonia - Turkey 1:0 - ( men 's international match )
  • August 3, 2006: Germany - Italy 5:0 - ( women's international )
  • 24 Mar 2011: Germany - Turkey 2-0 - ( U17 European Championship Qualification )
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