Westfalenstadion
Dortmund, Germany
80,667
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 places
Westfalenstadion in Dortmund is the largest of the 70 listed stadiums in Germany and of the 192 listed stadiums that opened in the 1970s. It was a venue of the FIFA World Cup in 1974 and 2006.
It opened in 1974. The nearest listed stadium is Ischelandstadion, 13.5 km away.
- Listed for
- Football
- Tenants
- Borussia Dortmund, Germany national football team
- Surface
- Hybrid grass
- Position
- 51.49° N, 7.45° E
Where it stands in Germany
- Westfalenstadion80,667
- Allianz Arena5,643 fewer75,024
- Olympiastadion, Berlin6,192 fewer74,475
- Olympiastadion, Munich17,549 fewer63,118
- 66 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Owner and operator
- Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGa
- Recorded construction cost
- €200 million
- Record attendance
- 83,000 (2004)
- Opening order in Germany
- 44th of 70, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in Germany
- 3.8%
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 2006, more recent than 10 of the other 38 listed stadiums in Germany with such a year
- Compared with the median in Germany
- 3.2 times the median capacity of 25,036 across its 70 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1970s in Germany
- 4 of the 70 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Stade de France, 461 km
Chronology
- 1974 FIFA World Cup venue, Opened
- 1992 Renovated
- 1995 Renovated
- 2002 Renovated
- 2006 FIFA World Cup venue, Renovated
Nearest listed stadiums
- Ischelandstadion · south16,500 places, opened 192613.5 km
- Ruhrstadion · west26,000 places, opened 191114.9 km
- Stadion am Schloss Strünkede · west32,000 places, opened 191018.1 km
- Arena AufSchalke · west62,271 places, opened 200127.5 km
- Stadion an der Hafenstraße · west20,650 places, opened 201232.9 km
Source: Wikipedia, Westfalenstadion.