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| Full name | Stadion Rote Erde |
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| Former names | Kampfbahn Rote Erde |
| Location | Dortmund, Germany |
| Owner | Municipality of Dortmund |
| Operator | Municipality of Dortmund |
| Capacity | 25,000 (athletics meetings) 9,999 (football matches)[1] 42,000 (1962–1974) |
| Record attendance | 42,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | None |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1924 |
| Built | 1924–1926 |
| Opened | 6 June 1926 |
| Renovated | 1976, 2008 |
| Expanded | 1963 |
| Construction cost | 1.8 million German Mark |
| Architect | Hans Strobel |
| Tenants | |
| Borussia Dortmund (1937–1974) Borussia Dortmund II (1937–present) | |
Stadion Rote Erde (German pronunciation: [ˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn ˌʁoːtə ˈeːɐ̯də] ; Red Earth Stadium) is a 25,000 capacity (3,000 seated) football and athletics stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves as the home stadium to Borussia Dortmund II and several athletic clubs. The stadium was built in between 1924 and 1926 at a cost of 1.8 million German Mark. The stadium was inaugurated in 1926, with a match between the City of Dortmund and FC Wacker München (1–11).[2]
- ^ "LAC Dortmund - Sport & Bewegung für die ganze Familie - Stadion Rote Erde". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Vergane Glorie: Stadion Rote Erde" (in Dutch). martijnmureau.nl. 9 August 2014.