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Westfalenstadion ( German pronunciation: [vɛstˈfaːlənˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ⓘ, lit. 'Westphalia stadium') is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park [zɪɲaːl ʔiˈduːna ˌpaʁk] [5] for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA ...
Der Signal Iduna Park (Eigenschreibweise: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK; bei UEFA -Wettbewerben werbefrei BVB Stadion Dortmund ), bis Dezember 2005 und im Sprachgebrauch auch Westfalenstadion, sowie in Fankreisen auch als Tempel bezeichnet, ist ein Fußballstadion im Bezirk Innenstadt-West der nordrhein-westfälischen Großstadt Dortmund.
- Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
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- Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
Westfalenstadion is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA competitions, the name derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia.
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In 1974, the Westfalenstadion replaced the Stadion Rote Erde, which is located next door and serves now as the stadium of Borussia Dortmund II. [citation needed] After the increasing popularity of Borussia Dortmund in the 1960s, it became obvious that the traditional ground was too small for the increasing number of Borussia Dortmund supporters ...
- 19 December 1909; 113 years ago
- Edin Terzić
The Westfalenstadion would offer space for 56,000 spectators. After completion capacity was 54,000, however, just 17,000 seats. The then BVB president Heinz Günther especially praised the fact that most of the places (47,000) were covered. "A roof over the head of the poor man." At that time this was not taken for granted.
The Westfalenstadion is the largest stadium in Germany by capacity, with 81,359 supporters allowed into the ground for league matches in both seating and safe standing areas. For international matches the capacity is reduced to 65,829, owing to the fact that supporters can only go into the seating sections and are not allowed to stand.
