Frankenstadion

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Frankenstadion

Full Name	Frankenstadion
Location	Nuremberg, Germany
Built	1928
Opened	1928
Owner
Surface	grass
Construction cost	56.2 million Euro
Former names
Urban Stadium (1928-1991)
Tenants
1. FC Nürnberg 1966-present
Capacity
46,780

The Frankenstadion was inaugurated in 1928 in Nuremberg. Since 1966 it has been home stadium to the Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg. It is located next to the Zeppelinfeld. In 1991 it received its current name, before that it was known simply as the Urban Stadium. It also neighbors the new Arena Nuernberg. The Stadium hosted five games of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On March 14, 2006, the stadium was renamed EasyCredit-Stadion for a period of five years, after a financing product of the German bank DZ Bank AG.

1 Facilities
2 History
3 Renovations
4 Transportation
5 2006 FIFA World Cup
6 Pictures of the Stadion
7 External links

[edit] Facilities

The available facilities at the stadium include two changing rooms for players, changing rooms for coaches, referees. Also physician and treatment rooms are available. A 300 m² press area, an area for press conferences, and three TV studios make the Frankenstadion a truly modern stadium. 1200 m² makes up the VIP area with room for 800 guests. To compensate for the large amount of seats there are 15,000 parking spaces with 205 for VIPs. The stadium also has track and field facilities that follow international regulation. A full sprinkler system, that feeds the grass with rain water. The pitch is also heated, and lit with a floodlight system. There are two 60 m² video walls that provide video to the fans. There is also a full power back up system, powered by diesel generators.

[edit] History

Beginning in 1933 the National Socialists began to use the stadium as a marching area for the Hitler Youth. Following 1963 the Stadium was reconditioned multiple times so that it could meet the requirements for football in the Bundesliga.

[edit] Renovations

The Frankenstadion has been renovated two times, once in 1988 to 1991, and then again renovation began again in 2002 to be ready in time for the 2006 World Cup. The 2002 renovation cost €56.2 million; the cost is split between the city of Nürnberg, The State of Bavaria and the building society which managed the stadium. The Stadium has had its capacity increased to 47,559. This was achieved by extending the southwest and northwest grandstand. The playing field was lowered by 1.30 metres in order to provide all seats an unrestricted view of the field. The Max Morlock place was developed as a place for fans to meet and enjoy something to eat; the total area of this place is 1,000 metres.

[edit] Transportation

The Frankenstadion is serviced by several lines of the metro. On the U-Bahn take line U1, on the S-Bahn take line S2 To get there by bus simply take the 65 line.

[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The following games were played at the stadium during the World Cup of 2006:

Date	Time(CET)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Spectators
2006-06-11	18.00	Mexico	3-1	Iran	Group D	41,000
2006-06-15	18.00	England	2-0	Trinidad and Tobago	Group B	41,000
2006-06-18	15.00	Japan	0-0	Croatia	Group F	41,000
2006-06-22	16.00	Ghana	2-1	United States	Group E	41,000
2006-06-25	21.00	Portugal	1-0	Netherlands	Round of 16	41,000