Marschweg-Stadion
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The Marschweg Stadium is a stadium in Oldenburg.
History
Already in the 1930s, the construction of a municipal stadium was planned, but could be started with the construction on a former landfill site until 1948. The inauguration took place in 1951. In 1960 the stadium a first grandstand with 2,000 seats. In 1996 the grandstand was expanded second league meet for 4 million euros at 4600 seats. She was doing a 3000 m² large suspended roof construction so that all seats are covered. So far, no floodlighting was installed because the stadium is right next to a motorway A 28. Only with high financial expenditure could be a special floodlights are installed, the possible glare for motorists. Therefore has been waived. Due to the location on a former landfill, there are now significant problems with Versackungen, such as the Tartan track is already very wavy. 2011/2012, the dilapidated plastic raceway was renovated and officially opened on July 18, 2012 by the Lord Mayor Schwandner.
Sports
Since the season 1991/1992 the Marschweg Stadium is the venue of the first men's soccer team VfB Oldenburg, who previously played in the old stadium, and then the Donnerschweer Marschweg Stadium sporadically, had used for games with high visitor numbers. The Marschweg Stadium is used for football matches except for athletics competitions. Attendance records with 32,000 spectators scored VfB Oldenburg in each case on October 9, 1960 against Hamburger SV (1:1) and on 1 December 1973 at the DFB Cup against Borussia Mönchengladbach ( 0:6 ). Today, the stadium has officially remaining authorized capacity of 15,200 spectators at 4,275 covered seats.
As host of major athletics championships at the state and at the federal level, the Oldenburg district association has made a name. Highlights here were the German Youth Athletics Championships (1967 and 1973 ), the German Junior Championships (1982 ) and the German Police Championships (1985). At the inauguration of the first sports festival plastic sheet on September 13 In 1980, world-class athletes such as sprinter Annegret Richter, the high jump aces Carlo Thränhardt and Dietmar Mögenburg and javelin thrower Klaus Meier panel part. Heinz Beer, the longtime groundskeeper in Marschweg Stadium was declared in 1982 at the best stadium waiting Germany. 2009 Oldenburg was appointed the " base " for his successful youth development by the Lower Saxony Association of Athletics Federations. The most successful athlete at the time was Ruth Spelmeyer, German youth champion in the 200m and a participant in the U20 European Championship.