Address | Frankfurter Str. 143, 34121 Kassel, Germany |
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Location | Kassel, Hesse, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°17′55″N 9°29′3″E / 51.29861°N 9.48417°E |
Public transit | Auestadion (Trams 5 & 6) Auestadion (RegioTram RT5) |
Owner | City of Kassel |
Capacity | 18,737 8,700 (seats) |
Record attendance | 37,000 6 June 1964 Kassel vs Hannover 1964 Bundesliga playoff |
Field size | 106 x 65 m |
Surface | grass |
Scoreboard | yes (one) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1950 |
Built | 1953 |
Opened | 23 August 1953 |
Renovated | 1983–1993 2003−2010 |
Construction cost | DM 1.7m (1953) DM 4m (1983−1993) €23m (2003−2010) |
Tenants | |
KSV Hessen Kassel (1953−Present) KSV Baunatal (1976−1979) |
Auestadion is a multi-use stadium in Kassel, Germany, close to the Karlsaue park. It is used mainly for football matches and athletic events and is the home stadium of KSV Hessen Kassel. The stadium is able to hold 18,737 people with 8,700 seats and standing terraces. It was opened on 23 August 1953, and renovated between 1983–1993 and between 2003 and 2010. It is the largest stadium in Northern Hesse.[1]