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RheinEnergie Stadion

RheinEnergieSTADION
Die Mutter der deutschen Stadien
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Current venue logo
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Interior of venue during the 18th FIFA World Cup (c.2006)
Former names Müngersdorfer Stadion (1923-2001)
Kölner Stadion (June 2005)
FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne (June–July 2006)
Address 999
50933 Cologne, Germany
Location Aachener Straße 999, Sportpark Müngersdorf, , Lindenthal
Owner Kölner Sportstätten GmbH
Capacity 49,968 (Regular matches)
46,195 (International matches)
Field size 105 m x 68 m
Construction
Broke ground 12 October 1921 (1921-10-12)
Opened 16 September 1923 (1923-09-16)
Renovated 1972-1975
Closed 2001
Demolished December 2001
Construction cost DEM 47.4 million
(DEM 38 million in 2009 Deutschmarks)
Tenants
Kölner BC 01 (1923-47)
SpVgg Sülz 07 (1923-47)
1. FC Köln (1948- )
Cologne Centurions (NFL Europa) (2004–07)
Frauen DFB Pokal (2010- )
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
World Youth Day 2005
2006 FIFA World Cup
2010 Gay Games
Building details
General information
Renovated 31 January 2004 (2004-01-31)
Renovation cost 117.4 million
Renovating team
Architect
Structural engineer
Services engineer HL-Technik
Main contractor

The RheinEnergieStadion (German pronun­cia­tion: [ˌʁaɪnʔenɛʁˈɡiːˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn]) is a German football stadium in Cologne. It was built on the site of the two previous Müngersdorfer stadiums. It is the home of the local Bundesliga team, 1. FC Köln. The stadium was one of the 12 hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The stadium's name comes from a contract with the local power supplier RheinEnergie AG.

Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (1919), the fortifications of Cologne were removed, thus allowing for the building of a new structure in the surrounding area. The new construction enabled the city to create 15,000 jobs. The new stadium was called the Müngersdorfer Stadion. This allowed Cologne not only to help stabilize the country but also to gain prestige and economic benefits for the city. The cost was tallied at 47.4 million Deutsche Mark.

Following the completion of the stadium the city began to rise in sport prominence. Many major football matches were held at the stadium in front of huge crowds. The first international match was held on 20 November 1927, when the German national football team drew 2–2 with the Netherlands. Since then, the German team has played 19 times at the stadium, and only one of those matches resulted in a loss. Another notable match was the first post-war game, which saw 1. FC Nuremberg beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1, in front of a crowd of 75,000.

One of the specialties of the Müngersdorfer Stadion was the track meets for non-professional sportsmen. In 1929 there were over 38,000 participants. However, in 1933 Jews were no longer allowed to take part. After the war the non-professional level was never regained.


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