Westfalenstadion BVB Stadion Dortmund (UEFA competitions) | |
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| Full name | Signal Iduna Park |
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| Former names | Westfalenstadion FIFA World Cup Stadium Dortmund (2006 FIFA World Cup) |
| Location | Strobelallee 50 44139 Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Owner | Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGa[2] |
| Operator | Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGa[citation needed] |
| Executive suites | 11[citation needed] |
| Capacity | 81,365 (domestic matches),[3] 66,099 (international matches)[4] Capacity history
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| Record attendance | 83,000 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 m (344 by 223 ft) |
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| Built | 1971–1974[1] |
| Opened | 2 April 1974[1] |
| Renovated | 1992, 1995–99, 2002–03, 2006[citation needed] |
| Construction cost | DM32.7 million (1974) estimated €200 million (2006) |
| Architect | Planungsgruppe Drahtler[citation needed] |
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| Borussia Dortmund (1974–present) Germany national football team (selected matches) Borussia Dortmund II (selected matches) | |
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Westfalenstadion (German pronunciation: [vɛstˈfaːlənˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] , lit. 'Westphalia stadium') is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park [zɪɡˌnaːl ʔiˈduːna ˌpaʁk][6] for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA competitions,[7][8] the name derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia.
It has a league capacity of 81,365 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 65,829 (seated only).[3][4] It is Germany's largest stadium, the seventh-largest in Europe, and the third-largest home to a top-flight European club after Camp Nou and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. It holds the European record for average fan attendance, set in the 2011–12 season with almost 1.37 million spectators over 17 games at an average of 80,588 per game.[6] Sales of annual season tickets amounted to 55,000 in 2015.[9]
The 24,454 capacity Südtribüne (South Bank) is the largest terrace for standing spectators in European football.[10][11] Famous for the intense atmosphere it breeds, the south terrace has been nicknamed Die Gelbe Wand, meaning "The Yellow Wall".[11] The Borusseum, the museum of Borussia Dortmund, is located in the north-east part of the stadium.
The stadium hosted matches in the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. It also hosted the 2001 UEFA Cup final. Various national friendlies and qualification matches for World and European tournaments have been played there, as well as matches in European club competitions.
- ^ a b Hesse, Uli (23 August 2018). Building the Yellow Wall: The Incredible Rise and Cult Appeal of Borussia Dortmund: WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019. Orion. ISBN 978-1-4746-0626-4.
- ^ Systems, eZ. "Borussia Dortmund simplifies group structure / Corporate News / IR News / BVB Aktie". aktie.bvb.de.
- ^ a b "Dortmunds Stadionkapazität erhöht sich" (in German). Kicker. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ a b "SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Bayern Munich" (in German). stadionwelt.de. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "30 Jahre Westfalenstadion" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ a b "BVB spielt bis 2021 im "Signal-Iduna-Park"" [BVB to play until 2021 in "Signal Iduna Park"] (in German). Ruhr Nachrichten. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Dortmund-Paris 2020 History | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Dortmund-Zenit | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Bundesliga-Vergleich - So viele Dauerkarten verkauften die 18 Klubs!". Sport Bild (in German). Berlin: BILD GmbH & Co. KG. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Stadt Dortmund sieht Südtribüne als Denkmal (in German) DerWesten, 8 December 2009
- ^ a b 'In Germany, every game has the feel of a cup final,' The Independent, 16 September 2010