Ostfriesland-Stadion

The Ostfriesland Stadium is the football stadium of Kickers Emden. The football club of the state of Lower Saxony league (6th Division) contributes here since 1950 its home games. The stadium was since 2005 the name of an Emden real estate and financial company ( Embdena Stadium ) which occurs when the BSV Kickers as a sponsor. " Embden " is one of the medieval name of Emden. From 1998 to 2005 the stadium in Früchteburg district was named after the former President Dr. Helmut Riedl, earlier it was simply called Kickers Stadium. Transition, the fans had renamed the stadium in dike football arena.

Since 8 April 2011, the venue of the BSV Kickers Emden is officially called Ostfriesland Stadium.

The capacity totals since the beginning of the season 2005/2006 to 7,200 seats. This is due to safety regulations of the DFB. In the past, many more spectators were already at the stadium. Attendance record form today officially around 12,000 spectators, the 1994 on the last day of the then Oberliga Nord attended the game against the amateurs of Hamburger SV. On this final day Emden became champion and participated in the promotion round part to the second Bundesliga.

The stadium consists of a covered grandstand with 500 seats and standing room, uncovered the backstretch, the roofed north grandstand ( home fans ) and the uncovered seats for special guests. The latter can be flexibly extended by moving the fences, when calculating with greater encouragement from visiting fans. This provides up to 1500 or 2000 standing places available.

The club grounds consists of the stadium itself as well as two grass - side pitches and a slag Square. From the club - especially from the youth teams - even the sports complex of the adjacent Johannes Althusius Gymnasium will be used. The clubhouse features in addition to the necessary infrastructure of the club also has a stadium restaurant.

Before the inauguration of the stadium, which was founded in 1946 BSV Kickers wore its home games on the grounds of the sports club Free Turnerschaft (FT ) 03 Emden.

Due to the cramped conditions in a residential area was frequently discussed over a new stadium on the adjacent site of a former barracks. Later there was the plan to rebuild the stadium at the current location and expand. This was also necessitated by conditions imposed by the DFB. In July 2007, a development association was founded to build a new stadium. In 2009, the plan failed because of the finances. Due to financial reasons, made ​​retreat from the third division to the fifth rate Oberliga an extension or conversion is not necessary for the time being. In early 2006, have been presented at the barracks, which would at least provide a relief for the other team when the then premier league team of the BSV Kickers plans to build a sports facility. The merger with the Barenburger sports club blue-yellow Barenburg you have to get a club plot near the Ostfriesland stadium. You have club teams, but the first team, their games and train unsubscribe. With the exit from the professional football for economic reasons and is currently sixth league 's plans for a new stadium or a renovation of the Ostfriesland stadium but are increasingly remote.

In 2011, the stadium in East Frisia Stadium was renamed. The cramped conditions of the stadium and the fact that it is a pure football stadium, but also allow a very dense atmosphere. This is especially true when floodlit games.

Strange but true: As the stadium is located directly on a canal, and the arrival is possible with a paddle or motor boat.

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Called the north stand, by the fans " bus stop"

East Stand with subsequently for the third league built, now degraded again, seat grandstand

Clubhouse with Stadiongaststatte

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