STAD01-2017 STADION DORTMUND

The stadium in Dortmund (formerly Westafalenstadion, now Signal Iduna Park) is a football stadium in Germany in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The facility was erected in the years 1971-1974, and its opening took place in April 1974. The construction of the facility was closely related to the 1974 World Cup organized in Germany. It is estimated that the cost of building the Westafalenstadion - converted - would amount to approximately EUR 200 million today. Interestingly, almost all the costs related to the construction were borne by the city of Dortmund. Initially, the facility could accommodate 54 thousand. people, but in the 1990s, with the new UEFA requirements, this number was limited to 48,000. However, another reconstruction of the stadium (completed in 1999), combined with its modernization, allowed the reception of 69,000 people. viewers. For the purposes of the 2006 World Cup, the stadium was further expanded, as a result of which it can now accommodate as much as 83,000 people. people! This makes Signal Iduna Park the largest football stadium in Germany. It is worth adding that the new name of the stadium has been in force since 2005.