Zentralstadion (1956)
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This article is about the stadium in Leipzig from 1956 to 2000. For the new stadium, see Red Bull Arena (Leipzig). For other uses, see Central Stadium.
Central Stadium (German: Zentralstadion, pronounced [tsɛnˈtra:lˈʃta:di̯ɔn] ⓘ) was a stadium with a capacity of 120,000 in Leipzig which was initially used for matches of SC Rotation Leipzig.
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Full name | Zentralstadion |
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Former names | Frankfurter Wiesen Stadion der Hunderttausend Sportforum Leipzig[1] |
Location | Leipzig, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°20′44.86″N 12°20′53.59″E |
Owner | German Democratic Republic |
Operator | Leipzig |
Capacity | 120,000[2] |
Record attendance | 100,000 (SC Rotation Leipzig - SC Lokomotive Leipzig, 9 September 1956) |
Construction | |
Built | 4 March 1955; 69 years ago (1955-03-04) |
Opened | 4 August 1956; 67 years ago (1956-08-04) |
Closed | 2000 |
Demolished | Seats, fences and floodlights only |
Construction cost | $9 million |
Architect |
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Project manager | Walter Ulbricht |
Tenants | |
Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund DHfK Leipzig VfB Leipzig (1992–1995) Trade Sports- Associations of sports societies in the GDR |
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About 1.5 million cubic metres of debris from the World War II bombing of Leipzig was used in the stadium's construction. Its name derives from the Soviet "Central Stadium".