Letzigrund
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| Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Coordinates | 47°22′58.06″N 8°30′15.71″E / 47.3827944°N 8.5043639°ECoordinates: 47°22′58.06″N 8°30′15.71″E / 47.3827944°N 8.5043639°E |
| Owner | City of Zurich |
| Operator | City of Zurich |
| Capacity | 26,104 (football), 30,930 (EURO 2008), 30,000 (athletics), 50,000 (concerts) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 15 November 2005 |
| Built | 2006–2007 |
| Opened | August 30, 2007 |
| Construction cost | CHF 120 million (2007) |
| Architect | Bétrix & Consolascio, Frei & Ehrensperger |
| General contractor | Implenia |
| Tenants | |
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FC Zürich Grasshopper FC Zürich Frauen LC Zürich |
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| Letzi | |
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| Location | Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Coordinates | 47°22′58″N 8°30′16″E / 47.38278°N 8.50444°E |
| Owner |
FC Zürich (1925–1937), City of Zurich (1937–2006) |
| Capacity | 25,000 (football); 48,000 (concerts, 2006) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 22 November 1925 |
| Expanded | 1947, 1958, 1973, 1984 |
| Closed | 20 August 2006 |
| Demolished | 2006 |
| Tenants | |
| FC Zürich, LC Zürich | |
Letzigrund is a stadium in Zürich, Switzerland, and the home of the athletics club LC Zürich, and the football clubs FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich. LC Zürich is a spin-off of FC Zürich whose members constructed the stadium in 1925. Grasshopper-Club is using it as their home stadium since 2007. The annual athletics meet Weltklasse Zürich—part of the IAAF Diamond League—takes place at the Letzigrund since 1928, as well as frequent open-air concerts. On the Letzigrund track on 21 June 1960, Armin Hary was the first human being to run the 100 metres in 10,0 seconds.
It opened November 22, 1925 owned by the FC Zürich football club. During the Great Depression, ownership changed to the city of Zurich in 1937 which has operated it since. It underwent extensive remodeling in 1947, 1958, 1973, and 1984. Lighting was added in 1973. The first open-air concert was in 1996.
The capacity was 25,000 and the main pitch was 105 by 68 meters with athletics facilities. There were also three other playing fields: 2 lawns, 1 artificial turf and a small packed sand field. The old Letzigrund also contained a bar and a restaurant within the stadium.
The old stadium hit its highest capacity of 75,000 during Celine Dion's Falling Into You Tour. Notably, Tina Turner performed 2 sold-out performances at the old stadium during her highly successful Twenty Four Seven Tour.
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