Waldstadion (Frankfurt)

Deutsche Bank Park
Waldstadion
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Former names
  • Waldstadion (1925–2005)
  • Neues Waldstadion (2005–2006)
  • FIFA World Cup Stadium Frankfurt (2006)
  • FIFA Women's World Cup Stadium Frankfurt (2011)
  • Commerzbank-Arena (2005–2020)
AddressMörfelder Landstraße 362
LocationFrankfurt, Germany
Coordinates50°04′05″N 8°38′45″E / 50.068056°N 8.645806°E / 50.068056; 8.645806
Public transit
OwnerWaldstadion Frankfurt Gesellschaft für Projektentwicklung
OperatorEintracht Frankfurt Stadion GmbH
Executive suites81[citation needed]
CapacityAssociation football: 58,000 (20,000 standing for league matches)
53,800 (International matches)
American football: 48,000
Concerts: 44,000–65,000[4]
Field size105 by 68 metres (344.5 ft × 223.1 ft)[citation needed]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1921[citation needed]
Built1921–1925[citation needed]
Opened21 May 1925; 99 years ago (1925-05-21)[citation needed]
Renovated1937, 1953, 1974, 2005[citation needed]
Construction cost€ 150 million[1]
Architect
Tenants
Eintracht Frankfurt (1925–present)
Germany national football team (selected matches)
Frankfurt Galaxy (1991–2007)
Website
www.deutschebankpark.de
The old Waldstadion prior to the latest reconstruction
Stadium from the air (2017)

The Waldstadion (German pronunciation: [ˈvalt.ʃtaːdi̯ɔn] , Forest Stadium), currently known as Deutsche Bank Park for sponsorship purposes, is a retractable roof sports stadium in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. The home stadium of the football club Eintracht Frankfurt, it was opened in 1925. The stadium has been upgraded several times since then; the most recent remodelling was its redevelopment as a football-only stadium in preparation for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. With a capacity of 58,000 spectators for league matches, it is the seventh largest football stadium in Germany. The stadium was one of the nine venues of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and hosted four matches including the final. It also hosted five matches of the UEFA Euro 2024.

The sports complex, which is owned by the city of Frankfurt, includes the actual stadium and other sports facilities, including a swimming pool, a tennis complex, a beach volleyball court and a winter sports hall. The arena has its own railway station, Frankfurt Stadion, on the national rail network.

In 2023, it hosted two regular season National Football League (NFL) American football games as part of the NFL Germany Games.[5]

  1. ^ Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, architect: Max Bögl Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Schulze, Rainer (24 November 2022). "Ausbau hat begonnen: Mehr Stehplätze für das Waldstadion". FAZ.NET (in German). Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ Max Bögl partnering Archived 7 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine architect: Max Bögl
  4. ^ "deutschebankpark.de". (44,000 in end-stage setup, "up to 65,000 spectators depending on usage") (in German). Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ "NFL International Series: Germany will host two games of the 2023 season". stadiumdb.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.