Hardtwaldstadion

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GP Stadion am Hardtwald
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Hardtwaldstadion (2019)
Hardtwaldstadion
Full nameGP Stadion am Hardtwald
Former namesHardtwaldstadion (1951–2017)
BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald (2017–2023)
Location Sandhausen, Germany
Coordinates 49°19′56″N8°38′52″E / 49.33222°N 8.64778°E / 49.33222; 8.64778
Owner SV Sandhausen
Capacity 15,414 (9,806 standing)
Surfacegrass
Construction
Opened1951
Renovated1987–88, 2002, 2007, 2008
Expanded2012, 2014, 2016
Tenants
SV Sandhausen (1951–present)

Hardtwaldstadion, currently known as GP Stadion am Hardtwald for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Sandhausen, Germany. Situated in a small patch of forest near the Sandhausen town limits, it is the home stadium of local football team SV Sandhausen. The stadium is owned by the club. [1]

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History

The stadium was opened in 1951 and was originally equipped with a clay pitch. A grass pitch was installed in 1961. The structure underwent expansion in 1987/88, when a roofed all-seater main stand was added. Further renovation works were conducted in 2001 with the addition of floodlights and in 2008 with several modifications to meet standards for the 3. Liga. These included adding a temporary stand with a capacity of 2,500, installation of a video scoreboard, expansion of press and police facilities and the building of a VIP house. Afterwards, Hardtwaldstadion could hold 10,231 spectators.

Due to the promotion of the team to 2. Bundesliga, the stadium received some more improvements during 2012 summer break. Among these were under-soil heating, a platform for TV-cameras as well as two new stands, which raised the capacity to about 12.100 spectators. If the team manages to establish itself in 2nd Liga, another two stands have to be added, backing the western goal area and the southern area, to extend the capacity to about 15.000. [2] [3] [4] [5] [1]

In March 2017, BWT, a manufacturer of speciality chemicals and systems for water treatment, acquired the naming rights to the stadium, which was then officially named BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald. [6]

After relegation to the 3. Liga, the contract with BWT was not continued, as the company wanted to realign its sponsorship portfolios. [7] Starting in the 2023–24 season, GP Gölz Paletten GmbH from Zweibrücken became the new name sponsor on a "long-term" contract, so the stadium was officially renamed GP Stadion am Hardtwald. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wendelin Hübner: Der Dorfclub. Spiegel Online, 3. August 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  2. ↑ Christoph Moll: Das Hardtwaldstadion wird zur Fussballarena. [ permanent dead link ] Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, 5. May 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  3. ↑ Investition in Beine und Steine. Schwetzinger Zeitung, 15. May 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  4. ↑ Claus Weber: Mit breiter Brust ins Pokalspiel Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine . Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, 18. August 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  5. ↑ Galerie: Sandhausener Hardtwaldstadion wird ausgebaut Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine . Stadionwelt.de, 4. June 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  6. ↑ "BWT sichert sich Stadion-Namensrecht und Trikotärmel des SV Sandhausen". infront.sport (in German). 15 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Büsselmann, Marco (4 May 2023). "Sandhausen-Stadion erhält neuen Namen: SVS und BWT beenden Kooperation". heidelberg24.de (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ↑ ""GP Stadion am Hardtwald": Gölz Paletten wird neuer Namensgeber". svs1916.de (in German). SV Sandhausen. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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