Sportpark Husterhöhe

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The sports park Husterhöhe is a football stadium in Pirmasens. The Oberliga FK Pirmasens bears here since 2004 its home games.

The pure football stadium was built in 2003 /04 in just 15 months with state funds. The cost was around 8 million euros. The completely covered grandstand has a seating capacity for 3,000 spectators. More 850 spectators can sit on the uncovered opposite stand. Behind the gates and on the sides of the back straight are 6150 standing places. Overall, the sports park Husterhöhe for 10,000 spectators is permitted.

In September 2004, the stadium was inaugurated with the championship game of the Oberliga West between the PCF and the amateurs of the 1st FC Kaiserslautern. The Rhineland-Palatinate Premier Kurt Beck pointed out the symbolic kick-off.

Although the stadium was opened a few years ago, already some changes had early be made: With the rise in the Regionalliga Süd, in which the FK Pirmasens played in the 2006/07 season, the floodlights had significantly increased and the outputs color-coded be. Also a mobile player tunnel was purchased.

The sports park Husterhöhe however includes not only the " Municipal Stadium Pirmasens ". Compared to the stadium is the training grounds of FKP with a lawn, artificial turf and other places, such as a beach volleyball field.

Also for the sports park is one of the club premises of MTV Pirmasens, which is located next to the training ground of the FKP. The MTV has created there in 2007 with a lawn and a hard place, as well as a gym and a club restaurant sporting a new home. The club plays its first team currently in the county class, four classes under the Oberliga FK Pirmasens.

Important games at Sportpark Husterhöhe

The stadium was already several times hosts important junior international games, as well as for four DFB Cup games:

September 9, 2006: DFB Cup first main round: FK Pirmasens 03 - Werder Bremen 4:2 i. E. ( Attendance: 10,000 - sold out )

October 24, 2006: DFB Cup second main round: FK Pirmasens 03 - SpVgg Unterhaching 0:3 ( Attendance: 6,000 )

October 16, 2007: U21 European Championship qualifiers: Germany - Moldova 3:0 ( Attendance: 6,300 )

August 7, 2008: DFB Cup first main round: SV Niederauerbach - 1 FC Köln 1:5 ( Attendance: 8,500 )

March 17, 2009: U17 Championship: Germany - Ukraine 3:0 ( Attendance: 1,500)

September 5, 2009: U20 Championship: Germany - South Africa 6:1 ( Attendance: 1,500)

August 14, 2010: DFB Cup first main round: FK Pirmasens 03 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:11 ( Attendance: 8,254 )

November 11, 2011: U19 Championship: Germany - Egypt 2:1 ( Attendance: 7,900 )

March 5, 2013: U20 Championship: Germany - Switzerland 3:2 ( Attendance: 4,715 )