Poststadion

Berliner AK 07 ( and others)

• Final of the German football championship in 1934 and 1936
• Games of the Olympic football tournament in 1936

The post Stadion is a sports stadium in Lehrterstraße 59 in the Berlin district of Moabit and honored as a historic landmark since 30 April 1990. It borders the Fritz- Schloß park.

Constructional plant

The stadium was built for the Post SV Berlin on behalf of the imperial postal service on the grounds of the former parade ground of the Guard Lancers near Berlin's central station.

The system was created by the architect Georg Demmler 1926-1929. The big competition stadium with grandstand for 35,000 spectators was originally surrounded by ten tennis courts, a tennis stadium, four soccer fields, a swimming and rowing hall and a summer pool. The inauguration of the main investment was held on 28 and 29 May 1929.

Parts of the stadium were destroyed in the Second World War and largely rebuilt in 1945, so the game operation in the summer of 1945, and resumed the outdoor pool on August 19, 1945 could be reopened. The rebuilt in modern design indoor pool was closed in 1984 and then converted to a gym.

The sports complex is now managed by the county center and consists essentially of a large field with natural grass, five large fields with artificial turf, a small playing field with artificial turf, two track and field facilities, a gym, a rowing simultaneous conditioning and a roller skating rink. In 2003 was begun to renovate the stadium with the help of unemployed youths.

Since 2005, the stadium has a synthetic track. In July 2007, the first phase of the renovation work was completed. The main grandstand is not yet usable again, on the back straight 2,200 new seats were installed. Long term, the stadium meet the criteria for the Regional and have a capacity of 10,000 seats, 2008, the curve areas should be rehabilitated.

Since the summer of 2010, the skating rink was renovated and expanded. The plant got a roof and a renewal of some seating and standing areas. Background was more intensive and professional use by the inline skater hockey. A renewal of the existing band has only been planned.

Outstanding events

In Poststadion many football matches of national importance took place particularly in the 1920s and 1930s. 1934 contributed in Poststadion FC Schalke 04 and FC Nuremberg in front of 45,000 spectators first the German Football Finals and 1936, the first FC Nuremberg German champion in the final against Fortuna Dusseldorf. Berlin clubs wore out their games in the final round of the German Championship, as Union Oberschoeneweide, Hertha BSC Berlin SV 92 Blue-White 90 and the BSC Kickers 1900.

The Poststadion thus replaced the Grunewald stadium where the finals were in 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1927 discharged. After the construction of the Olympic stadium on the site of Grunewald stadium for the 1936 Olympic Games, the Poststadion lost its role as the most important sports venue in Berlin. All finals from 1937 to 1944 and six finals in the 1950s and 1960s took place in the Olympic Stadium. One day before the finals in 1943 in the Olympic Stadium, the match was played for third place in the post- match.

The German national football team wore several matches at the stadium post. Among other things, she played in 1930 before 50,000 spectators 3:3 against England, where Richard Hofmann scored three goals. At the 1936 Olympic Games here the preliminary matches of the soccer players took place. When playing the German national football team against Norway on August 7, 1936 attendance record in the now expanded stadium was set up with 55,000 visitors. The German team lost while under the eyes of the entire leadership of the Third Reich with 0:2 and deprived himself of all medal chances. This was the last international match under the guidance of coach Otto Reich mink, whose successor Sepp Herberger was. The last international match in Berlin before the opening of the Olympic Stadium won Germany in 1933 before 32,000 spectators in the stadium post against Poland 1-0.

As Hertha BSC descent in the 1980s in the third-rate league, the club wore his matches at the stadium post. Also for some home games of the second division season 1988/1989 gave Hertha BSC due to the lack of spectator interest in the post of the stadium.

On 7 July 1935, the stadium was the boxing ring when Max Schmeling fought against Paulino Uzcudun.

Current Use

Football

After the Second World War to found in the 1970s instead of mainly football games in the postal Stadium, which served, among others, Tennis Borussia Berlin as a home as well as training and playing facility for over 200 other clubs as well as for school sport. The swimming pool, opened in 1984, is managed by the Berlin swimming pool companies. On the grounds of the former open air swimming pool, which was decommissioned in 2002, located since May 2006, the campsite " Tentstation ". The eight tennis courts are leased to a tennis club. Since 1990, no major sports events be held.

Since 1949, the ASV Berlin eV used the main square as a training venue. The athletics department since then has been a lot of Berlin and German champion in the 1960s and had its greatest successes. Since 2009, find the Helmut Böhm - run and has been held since 2010, Holger - flower - Season Cup.

In the 2007/2008 season the Oberliga SV Yeşilyurt Berlin wore its home games in the main stadium. Meanwhile, the team plays on the outside courts. Also usually on the outside courts carry out among other things the BFC Tur Abdin, SC Union 06 Berlin, Minerva 93 Berlin and the ASV Berlin their home games. The third division Berliner AK 07 ( BAC) plays its home games in the main stadium. In 2008, Tennis Borussia Berlin briefly considered a return to the post stadium for the season 2009/2010 as well as a comprehensive renovation of the stadium, which should then hold 16,000 spectators. The plans were not realized until today.

On 15 August 2010, the Berliner AK 07 was its home match in the first round of the DFB Cup against 1 FSV Mainz 05 in Poststadion from, after it had been prepared according to the summer break. On August 18, 2012, Berliners had a sensational success in the first round of the DFB Cup, the league club sent the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim a 4-0 home and moved with it into the second round, but in the BAK 3-0 lost against TSV 1860 München and thus eliminated.

Inline Skater Hockey

The old roller skating rink on the sports complex is official since 2011, playing area of the German Inline Skater Hockey League ( ISHD ). In addition to the MO Buffalo Berlin, who play in the Bundesliga 1, use the space as a replacement venue for their home games, the stadium is home to the post Spree Berlin Wolves, who play in the Regionalliga Nord since 2011.