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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.
Location | Düsseldorf, Germany |
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Capacity | 54,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | September 1925 |
Renovated | 1974 |
Closed | 22 June 2002 |
Demolished | 6 November 2002 |
Architect | Heinrich 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It was demolished in the summer of 2002, after the World Bowl X championship game, and has been replaced by the Merkur Spiel-Arena in 2004.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
edit1974 FIFA World Cup
editDate | Time (CET) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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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
editDate | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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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 |
External links
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