The Rheinstadion (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ) was a multi-purpose stadium, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The stadium was built, near the Rhine, in 1926 and held 54,000 people at the end of its life.

Rheinstadion
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LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
Capacity54,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedSeptember 1925
Renovated1974
Closed22 June 2002
Demolished6 November 2002
ArchitectHeinrich Freese (1925)
Friedrich Tamms and Emil Beyer (1974)
Tenants
Fortuna Düsseldorf (1974–2002)
Rhein Fire (1995–2002)

It was the home ground for Fortuna Düsseldorf from 1953 to 1970 and 1972–2002. It was used during the 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1988 European Championships. In 1995, the Rhein Fire, of the World League of American Football became tenants in their inaugural season. It hosted World Bowl '99 and World Bowl X.

Metallica performed at the stadium during their Nowhere Else to Roam Tour on May 20, 1993, with The Cult & Suicidal Tendencies as their opening act.

It was demolished in the summer of 2002, after the World Bowl X championship game, and has been replaced by the Merkur Spiel-Arena in 2004.

International matches

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1974 FIFA World Cup

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Date Time (CET) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
15 June 1974 16:00 Sweden   0–0   Bulgaria Group 3 23,800
23 June 1974 16:00 Sweden   3–0   Uruguay Group 3 28,300
26 June 1974 16:00 Yugoslavia   0–2   West Germany Group B 67,385
30 June 1974 19:30 West Germany   4–2   Sweden Group B 67,800
3 July 1974 19:30 Sweden   2–1   Yugoslavia Group B 41,300

UEFA Euro 1988

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Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
10 June 1988 20:15 West Germany   1–1   Italy Group 1 (opening match) 62,552
15 June 1988 17:15 England   1–3   Netherlands Group 2 63,940
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Preceded by European Cup Winners' Cup
Final venue

1981
Succeeded by

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