Grenzlandstadion
| Grenzlandstadion | |
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| The Mönchengladbacher Grenzlandstadion (2013) | |
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Heinz-Brands-Kampfbahn (1934–1945) |
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| place | Seminarstrasse 20 41236 Mönchengladbach - Rheydt , Germany
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 10 '35.7 " N , 6 ° 26' 56.6" E |
| owner | City of Mönchengladbach |
| start of building | 1925 |
| opening | June 17, 1927 July 3, 1960 |
| Renovations | 2006 - Introduction of the block separation |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 10,000 seats |
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The Grenzlandstadion is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Rheydt district of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Mönchengladbach . At the moment it is the venue of the women's team playing in the Bundesliga and the U23 team (2nd team) of Borussia Mönchengladbach playing in the Regionalliga West . The stadium is located in the Rheydt district in the Grenzlandstadion district on Jahnplatz in the immediate vicinity of the Jahnstadion . The stadium used to have 30,000 seats. Today there is still room for 10,000 spectators in the stands.
history
The then still independent town of Rheydt built a large sports facility on a former brick factory between 1925 and 1927, which essentially consisted of a 700 meter long oval cinder track and two soccer fields inside. In the entrance area, a 15-meter-high copper memorial for the war dead was erected on a plinth with a diameter of 24 meters, which was created by the sculptor Walther Kniebe .
Under the National Socialist dictatorship, the facility was renamed Heinz-Brands-Kampfbahn after an SA member and used for large-scale rallies. The war memorial was removed and melted down in 1940. The sports facilities were largely destroyed by air raids in 1943. After the end of the war, a US military hospital was initially built on the stadium area. In the 1950s, the stadium was rebuilt, now in the classic format with a 400-meter track and a soccer field inside. 300,000 m³ of rubble from the destroyed city center of Rheydter were used to build the stadium walls. 30,000 seats, including 3,000 seats, were set up on concrete steps. The official reopening took place on July 3, 1960.
For the 1960/61 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach , which was then playing in the Bundesliga West , moved from the ailing and inadequately developed Bökelberg Stadium to the Rheydter Grenzlandstadion. This prompted the city of Mönchengladbach to expand the Bökelberg stadium, whereupon Borussia returned to Mönchengladbach in 1962. In 1965, another change to the Grenzlandstadion was considered, the capacity of which could have been increased to 63,000 at short notice. However, after the construction of a covered grandstand on Bökelberg, the move plans were finally discarded.
A record number of spectators in the Grenzlandstadion was achieved at the National Gymnastics Festival in 1960 with 25,000 spectators.
Todays use
At football matches today, there is space for a maximum of 10,000 spectators on approx. 2,500 covered seats and 7,500 uncovered standing places. The stadium has had a covered grandstand since 1981, which is built the length of the field. The standing room tiers are around the playing field. The lawn is surrounded by an athletics facility.
There is also a boules area with 3 international lanes or 5 national lanes, on which the Mönchengladbach city championships in pétanque are organized by the DJK Sportfreunde 08 Rheydt eV.
From June 28th to 30th, 2002 the 61st German Youth Championships / 15. German B youth championships and German relay championships are held here.
In the 2006/07 season, the average number of spectators at Borussia Mönchengladbach's U23 games was around 1,260. After relegation to the upper league, the average fell to around 500 spectators, while in the Regionalliga West in the 2008/09 season, an average of only 400 spectators were counted.
The stadium is not only used to play football, but offers enough opportunities for every hobby athlete. During the day the stadium is free to enter and can therefore be used.
Single systems:
- Tracks (circular track, short-distance track, obstacle tracks with water ditches)
- Jump facilities (pole vault, long jump, triple jump)
- Shot put system (circle and sector)
- Boules with 3 international or 5 national lanes
Until 2005, the Grenzlandstadion was also used by the American football team Mönchengladbach Mavericks .
Web links
- borussia.de: Grenzlandstadion on the club's website
- moenchengladbach.de: Grenzlandstadion
- stadionwelt.de: Extensive picture gallery
- europlan-online.de: Grenzlandstadion - Mönchengladbach-Rheydt
- groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2000