Willy-Sachs-Stadion
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| Full name | Willy-Sachs-Stadion |
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| Location | Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°3′4.6″N 10°12′10.9″E / 50.051278°N 10.203028°ECoordinates: 50°3′4.6″N 10°12′10.9″E / 50.051278°N 10.203028°E |
| Owner | City of Schweinfurt |
| Capacity | 16,500 (860 seated) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1934 to 1936 |
| Opened | 23 July 1936 |
| Renovated | 2001 |
| Construction cost | 1 million RM |
| Architect | Paul Bonatz |
| Tenants | |
| 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | |
Willy-Sachs-Stadion is a multi-functional football stadium in Schweinfurt, Germany. Since 1936, it has been home stadium to the German football club 1. FC Schweinfurt 05.
The stadium, built by German architect Paul Bonatz, was a donation from local industrialist Willy Sachs to the City of Schweinfurt. As the club's patron, Willy Sachs designated a privileged right of use of all facilities for 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. Leading politicians of the Third Reich attended the opening ceremony on 23 July 1936. Three days later, the new Willy-Sachs-Stadion saw its first game, a 2–2 draw between 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 and 1935 German champion FC Schalke 04. Attandance record of the stadium was 22,500 at a friendly between Schweinfurt 05 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1954.
Willy-Sachs-Stadion hosted the 2nd Fistball World Championships in 1972 as well as the Fistball European Championships in 2012. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the stadium served as training ground for the Tunisia national football team.
The sports complex regularly is venue for athletics competitions and championships on national level. Occasionally, the neighbouring U.S. Army Garrison, located in Schweinfurt until 2014, had used the stadium for military parades.
As part of the Schweinfurt Lest we forget initiative, in 2001 the local press including Süddeutsche Zeitung and author Werner Skrentny initiated a campaign to rename the stadium due to Sachs' Nazi affiliation. The campaign met with low approval among the general public.
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