Location | Cologne, Germany |
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Owner | Kölner Sportstätten GmbH |
Capacity | 11,748 |
Field size | 105 x 68 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1978 |
Opened | 1979 |
Renovated | 2012, 2014 |
Tenants | |
SC Fortuna Köln |
The Südstadion is a football stadium in Cologne, Germany with a 11,748 capacity including 1,863 covered seats.
The stadium was built in 1978 and renovated in 2012, adding a new stand roof, new floodlights, new sounds system, sanitary installations and also ticket booths. After SC Fortuna Köln promotion to 3. Liga, in 2014 it was renovated again by adding a partition between home and away fans, new emergency doors, wavebreakers, a video surveillance system and improvement of the security services. A plan to further renovate the stadium was projected for 2015.
SC Fortuna Köln use this stadium for their home games. Cologne Falcons and 1. FC Köln II also use it sometimes for their home games.
Coordinates: 50°55′03″N 6°56′37″E / 50.9175°N 6.9436°E