Ernst Grube Stadium

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Ernst Grube Stadium
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Ernst Grube Stadium
Location Magdeburg, Germany
Coordinates 52°07′36″N11°40′17″E / 52.12667°N 11.67139°E / 52.12667; 11.67139
OwnerCity of Magdeburg
Capacity 25,800
Construction
Built1955
OpenedSeptember 18, 1955
ClosedDecember 2004
DemolishedMarch 2005 - June 2005
Tenants
1. FC Magdeburg (until 2004), SC Magdeburg

Ernst Grube Stadium (German : Ernst-Grube-Stadion) was a multi-use stadium in Magdeburg, Germany. It was mostly used for football matches. The stadium had a capacity of 25,800 people and was built in 1955. The ground was demolished in 2005. [1] The demolition created space for a new stadium that opened in December 2006.

The stadium hosted the home matches of 1. FC Magdeburg until 2004. [2] The last competitive match was played there on December 4, 2004 against FSV Zwickau.

History

In 5 November 1933 Germany played a friendly match against Norway (2:2) on the site of the stadium which was named Stadion am Gübser Damm.

After the Second World War, the city of Magdeburg planned to erect a sports center consisting among others of a stadium with a capacity for 80,000 people and a natatorium. However, the city was unable to acquire the site originally intended and so the initial project was abandoned. Instead, the city decided to build a new stadium east of the Elbe river, at the site of the SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg stadium. In order to erect the stands, about 5.3×10^6 cu ft (150,000 m3) of rubble were transported from the ruins of the city. The stadium was equipped with an athletics track and was opened in front of a crowd of 40,000 on September 18, 1955.

Over the years, it was upgraded several times, parts of the stands were put under a roof, and floodlights were installed. However, after the reunification of Germany the stadium gradually fell into disrepair and in 2004 the city council decided to build a new one at the same site. The Ernst-Grube-Stadion was demolished between March and June 2005, and construction of the new stadium began on July 4, 2005.

References

  1. ↑ "History". Willkommen bei der STORK Unternehmensgruppe. 1990-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  2. ↑ Dawson, Rebeccah; Heinsohn, Bastian; Knabe, Oliver; McDougall, Alan (2022-10-14). Football Nation. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 9. ISBN   978-1-80073-682-5.
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