Zentralstadion (1956)

Zentralstadion
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Full nameZentralstadion
Former namesFrankfurter Wiesen
Stadion der Hunderttausend
Sportforum Leipzig[1]
LocationLeipzig, Germany
Coordinates51°20′44.86″N 12°20′53.59″E / 51.3457944°N 12.3482194°E / 51.3457944; 12.3482194
OwnerGerman Democratic Republic
OperatorLeipzig
Capacity120,000[3]
Record attendance100,000 (SC Rotation Leipzig - SC Lokomotive Leipzig, 9 September 1956)
Construction
Built4 March 1955; 69 years ago (1955-03-04)
Opened4 August 1956; 68 years ago (1956-08-04)
Closed2000
DemolishedSeats, fences and floodlights only
Construction cost$9 million
Architect
Project managerWalter Ulbricht
Tenants
Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund
DHfK Leipzig
VfB Leipzig (1992–1995)
Trade Sports- Associations of sports societies in the GDR

Central Stadium (German: Zentralstadion, pronounced [tsɛnˈtra:lˈʃta:di̯ɔn] ) was a stadium with a capacity of 120,000 in Leipzig which was initially used for matches of SC Rotation Leipzig.

About 1.5 million cubic metres of debris from the World War II bombing of Leipzig was used in the stadium's construction. Its name derives from the Soviet "Central Stadium"[citation needed].

  1. ^ a b Andreas Debski; Michael Kraske; Ingolf Rackwitz (2006). Zentralstadion Leipzig. Vom Stadion der Hunderttausend zum Fussballtempel. Das Neue Berlin. p. 20. ISBN 978-3360012807.
  2. ^ Andreas Debski; Michael Kraske; Ingolf Rackwitz (2006). Zentralstadion Leipzig. Vom Stadion der Hunderttausend zum Fussballtempel. Das Neue Berlin. p. 25. ISBN 978-3360012807.
  3. ^ "2. 1956 Leipzig vor 120000 Zuschauern /// FussballFanSeiten.de". 26 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2021.