Hänsch Arena

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Hänsch Arena
The Emslandstadion after SV Meppen's promotion match against SV Waldhof Mannheim on May 31, 2017
The Emslandstadion after SV Meppen's promotion match against SV Waldhof Mannheim on May 31, 2017
Earlier names
  • Meppener sports ground (1924–1927)
  • Hindenburg Stadium (1927–1992)
  • Emsland Stadium (1992-2005)
Sponsor name (s)
  • Vivaris Arena Emsland (2005-2011)
  • MEP arena (2011-2013)
  • Hänsch Arena (since 2014)
Data
place Lathener Strasse 15a 49716 Meppen , Germany
GermanyGermany
Coordinates 52 ° 42 '28.8 "  N , 7 ° 17' 52.7"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 42 '28.8 "  N , 7 ° 17' 52.7"  E
owner City of Meppen
opening 1924
Renovations 2017
Extensions 1962, 1969, 1985, 1993, 1996, 2017
surface Natural grass
capacity 13,696 seats
Societies)
Events
  • SV Meppen games

The Hänsch Arena is a football stadium in the Lower Saxon town of Meppen in the Emsland district . It is used by the SV Meppen football club and currently offers space for 13,696 spectators.

history

In 1924 the Meppener sports field was built on Lathener Straße in the north of the city. Three years later, on the 80th birthday of President Paul von Hindenburg , the name was changed to Hindenburgstadion . Even at that time, SV Meppen was playing its league games here. There has been a covered grandstand since 1962. The old west grandstand was renewed, covered and provided with changing rooms. Floodlight masts followed seven years later and had to be dismantled again in the 1970s due to deterioration. Finally, in 1985 a new office, new changing rooms and a restaurant were built on the south side of the stadium in a building complex.

In 1992, the stadium was renamed Emslandstadion based on the local district . In 1993 there was the last big change. Due to requirements of the DFB, the playing area had to be enlarged. In the same year, the main grandstand was built on the east side (also known as the “new grandstand”), which has 3,100 seats and 1,400 standing places. The athletics stadium became a pure football stadium. The track was removed accordingly. In the area of ​​the north curve (guest area) this was felt for a long time, because there the spectators, in contrast to the rest of the area, were quite far away from the action on the square. In 1996 a new floodlight system was built.

The Meppener Emslandstadion experienced its most successful period in the years 1987 to 1998, when the club played its games in the 2nd Bundesliga here . However, it was followed by relegation to the regional and major leagues . Since 2011, the women of SV Meppen have also played their home games in the 2nd Bundesliga North in the Meppen stadium.

In November 2005 Vivaris GmbH gave its name for five years and the stadium has been called Vivaris Arena Emsland ever since . From 2011 to 2013 the stadium was named MEP-Arena , after the sponsor Meppener-Shopping-Passage . The Herzlak-based company Hänsch Holding has been the stadium's name sponsor since January 2014 . In October 2019, SV Meppen and Hänsch Holding GmbH agreed ahead of time to extend the agreement until 2024. With the old contract, the sponsor paid 100,000 euros per annum . Neither side gave any information about the amount of the annual payments under the new contract.

After the promotion to the 3rd division in the 2017/18 season , it was found during a stadium inspection that a number of measures had to be carried out at the stadium in order to obtain the license. Around two million euros were to be invested in installing seat shells instead of benches and a floodlight system, separating blocks and meeting various safety aspects. In addition, the north curve was renewed, which is now much closer to the playing field. After SV Meppen finished the first season in the higher division with 58 points in seventh place, an additional underfloor heating was installed. Overall, the city of Meppen and the district of Emsland invested more than four million euros in the stadium.

Data

  • Floodlight system (750 lux )
  • Display board in the south with 6 × 4 meters
  • Capacity (as of August 6, 2018) : 13,696 spectators, of which
    • 4,164 covered seats
    • 176 uncovered seats
    • 1,434 covered standing room
    • 7,897 uncovered standing room
    • 25 wheelchair spaces

The biggest audience

Web links

Commons : Hänsch-Arena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 1912.svmeppen.de: Hänsch Arena block plan , accessed on August 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ MEP partner of SVM - From summer in the MEP-Arena ( Memento from June 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ noz.de: SV Meppen: MEP-Arena becomes Hänsch-Arena Article from December 19, 2013
  4. ↑ SV Meppen extends naming rights deal. In: stadionwelt.de. October 23, 2019, accessed October 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Underfloor heating in the Hänsch Arena completed. focus.de, July 10, 2018, accessed on August 8, 2018 .