Stadion Essen

Stadion Essen
Full name Stadion Essen
Location Essen, Germany
Coordinates 51°29′12″N 6°58′35″E / 51.48667°N 6.97639°E / 51.48667; 6.97639Coordinates: 51°29′12″N 6°58′35″E / 51.48667°N 6.97639°E / 51.48667; 6.97639
Owner City of Essen
Operator SBG Sportstätten Betriebsgesellschaft Stadt Essen mbH
Capacity 20,650
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground April 1, 2011
Opened August 12, 2012
Construction cost 64 Mio. Euro [1]
Architect Plan Forward GmbH
Tenants
Rot-Weiss Essen (2012–present)
SGS Essen (2012–present)
Website
https://www.stadion-essen.de/

Stadion Essen, is a stadium in Essen, Germany. Located in the borough of Bergeborbeck, it has a capacity of 20,650 spectators.[2] It is the home of Rot-Weiss Essen in the fourth-level men's Regionalliga West and SGS Essen in the women's Frauen-Bundesliga and replaced Georg-Melches-Stadion.

History

The stadium was officially opened on August 12, 2012, with a match between the under-19s of Rot-Weiss Essen and Borussia Dortmund (3:2). Afterwards the women's club SGS Essen played against 1.FFC Frankfurt. During the latter match, the Frankfurt players were replaced after 80 minutes by eleven male players from Rot-Weiss Essen.[3]

The last stand was finished shortly before the start of the 2013/14 season. For this occasion, an opening match between Rot-Weiss Essen and Werder Bremen (0:2) was held on August 8th in front of 11,513 spectators.[4]

The stadium was sold out for the first time on April 8th, 2014, for the semi-final match of the Lower Rhine Cup between Rot-Weiss Essen and MSV Duisburg.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Kintscher (14 August 2015). "Bei den Kosten fürs Stadion Essen haben alle weggeschaut" (in German). WAZ. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/germany/nordrhein_westfalen/essen_stadion.shtml
  3. ↑ Stefan Kober (9 August 2012). "RWE-Herren spielen gegen SGS-Damen zur Eröffnung des neuen Stadions in Essen" (in German). WAZ. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Der Lieblingsgegner hat zugesagt" (in German). reviersport.de. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Rolf Hantel (8 April 2014). "RWE verliert nach Elfmeterschießen gegen den MSV Duisburg" (in German). WAZ. Retrieved 16 September 2018.



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