Jahnstadion (Regensburg)

Jahnstadion
Jahnstadion Regensburg (2010)
Data
place	Regensburg , Germany
Coordinates	49 ° 0 ′ 56 "  N , 12 ° 4 ′ 26"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 56 "  N , 12 ° 4 ′ 26"  E
owner	City of Regensburg
opening	September 19, 1926
First game	SSV Jahn Regensburg - 1.FC Passau 7-0
Renovations	1987
Extensions	1931, 1949, 2003, 2008, 2012
demolition	2017
surface	Natural grass
capacity	12,500 seats
playing area	104 m × 68 m
Events
Games of SSV Jahn Regensburg (1926-2015) Games of the 1972 Olympic Football Tournament

The Jahnstadion (also called the stadium on Prüfinger Straße or retrospectively old Jahnstadion ) was a football stadium in the Bavarian city ​​of Regensburg . In its final stage of renovation, it offered 12,500 spectators. From its opening in 1926 to the opening of the Jahnstadion Regensburg in July 2015, SSV Jahn Regensburg played its home games here. In 2017 the old venue was torn down.

structure

In its last form after the renovation in 2012, the stadium had two stands. The main grandstand (in the west, for 2,000 spectators, 1,200 of which were covered) consisted of the original main grandstand from 1931 and two tubular steel grandstands. A mobile tubular steel grandstand stood in the bend inprüfungingen Strasse in the north of the stadium, which offered space for 3,000 people (1,700 standing and 1,200 covered seats). The grandstands were all equipped with red seat shells. The guest curve in the south, in which 3,500 spectators fit, as well as the back straight with the tower (block H) - they offered space for a good 4,000 people - were purely standing bars. They weren't covered. In total, the Jahnstadion held 12,500 spectators before it was demolished.

location

In 1926, the Jahnstadion was still in the middle of the city, in the west quarter, not far from the city park in the west of Regensburg, until it was closed. By public transport (line 1, Goethestrasse stop , Lessingstrasse ), it can be reached from the train station within 15 minutes. By car, it was on the A93 motorway be achieved from the exit Prüfening it was good 500 meters into town.

history

On September 19, 1926, the Jahn Sports Association leased the property on the outskirts of the city and cultivated a few meadows to form a main playing field and several training grounds. Jahn-Platz became the new home ground of the Regensburg team. As more and more spectators visited the Jahn, the Jahn grandstand was built in 1931 - at the time one of the most modern football stands in Germany. In 1949, the stadium was expanded and renovated for the first time, and standing areas were built around the field for the first time. The “tower” was also created, an analog score display with a clock on the back straight - the area where the fans stood.

The Jahnstadion experienced its most successful years in the 1950s, when it reached an average of 17,000 spectators. The absolute record number of visitors was reached in February 1950: 30,000 spectators came to the Oberliga home game against SpVgg Fürth on the Prüfinger Strasse. In the years that followed, however, Jahn's sporting success continued to decline until the club was finally forced to sell the stadium to the city of Regensburg for 1.5 million DM in 1975. Since then, people have also spoken of the “urban Jahnstadion”. In 1987 the stadium was completely renovated due to a lack of funds for a new building and a floodlight system was built.

In the 1990s, the property was repeatedly targeted by prospective buyers who wanted to secure the property for themselves - primarily because of its proximity to the historic city center of Regensburg . However, after the sporting success had returned to Prüfinger Strasse since 1999, the existence of the stadium could be secured. After Jahn Regensburg was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga in 2003 , the capacity was increased by an additional grandstand next to the main grandstand. Two smaller tubular steel stands were also built in front of the main stand - but removed again after the immediate relegation.

The Jahnstadion hit the headlines again in July 2008 when a finding by the DFB confirmed that the stadium had a number of deficiencies in terms of comfort and safety. To upgrade it to third division level, the city council had to approve funds of € 475,000. In the course of the upgrading work, grandstands were built again and the main grandstand was provided with red bucket seats - until now the spectators were still sitting on simple wooden benches. In addition, the entrance area and video surveillance were brought up to date.

The construction of the north stand in summer 2012.

After the third promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga, the stadium had to be upgraded again to meet the requirements of the DFL . A capacity of 15,000 spectators - including 3,000 seats - should have been proven. Previously, for safety reasons, the Jahnstadion had a capacity limited to 10,724 spectators (instead of the theoretically possible 11,800), including 2,000 seats. Up until the start of the season, an additional grandstand in the curve in Prüfinger Strasse had created additional seats, but this only increased the stadium capacity to a total of 12,500 seats. SSV Jahn received an exception from the DFL, as the 15,000 in the stadium in the middle of the residential area were technically not possible and the new arena had already been announced. In addition to the stadium enlargement, turf heating had to be installed, the booths and the press stand enlarged and the security situation updated. The city and the club shared the costs.

On May 23, 2015, the last league game took place in the Jahn Stadium, which SSV Jahn Regensburg won 4-0 against SC Fortuna Köln . The demolition of the now dilapidated facility began on February 20, 2017. The work was completed after around three months. New apartments and a primary school called Kreuzschule were built in the old stadium on the site.

1972 Summer Olympics

The Regensburg Jahnstadion was also an Olympic stadium . Six games of the 1972 Olympic football tournament took place on the Prüfinger Strasse, including both the defending champion Hungary and the later Olympic champion Poland.

date	round	encounter	Result	spectator
August 28th	Preliminary group B	USSR  -  Burma	1: 0 (0: 0)	6,000
August 30th	Preliminary group D	Poland  -  Ghana	4: 0 (1: 0)	2,200
August 31	Preliminary group A	Iran  -  Brazil	1: 0 (0: 0)	2,200
September 1	Preliminary group B	USSR -  Mexico	4: 1 (3: 0)	8,000
September 3	Intermediate round group 2	Denmark  - Poland	1: 1 (1: 1)	4,000
September 8th	Intermediate round group 1	Hungary  - Mexico	2: 0 (1: 0)	2,500

New stadium construction

→ Main article : Jahnstadion Regensburg (2015)

During the 2003/04 season , the discussion about building a new stadium became topical again, as the Jahn Stadium did not meet the requirements of a modern stadium. In the following seasons, however, it was unclear whether and when the construction of a new Jahn stadium should be initiated, as the Jahn was on a sporty ascent and descent. After the club was able to establish itself successfully in the 3rd division , the city ​​council finally decided on July 28, 2011 to build it. The new stadium was built on a site south of the A3 motorway , directly at the Regensburg-Klinikum junction in the Oberisling district .

The groundbreaking ceremony for the 15,000-seat arena was on January 30, 2014. As planned, SSV Jahn was able to move into the new building for the 2015/16 season. On July 10, 2015, a friendly match against FC Augsburg took place in the Jahn Stadium in Regensburg . The home side lost 3-1 to FCA.

Web links

Commons : Jahnstadion  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• stadionwelt.de: Stadium guide
• Mittelbayerische.de: The Jahn Stadium still smells like football

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Mario Geisenhanslüke: Altes Jahnstadion: First excavator is there Mittelbayerische Zeitung (February 20, 2017), accessed on February 21, 2017
2. ↑ Block division Jahnstadion ( Memento from June 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Reconstruction measures at the Jahnstadion ( Memento from February 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
4. ↑ The Kreuzschule can finally move Mittelbayerische Zeitung (February 27, 2020), accessed on April 2, 2020
5. ↑ XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament. Retrieved on February 10, 2014
6. ↑ Heike Haala: A clear yes for the new stadium in Regensburg. In: Mittelbayerische.de . July 29, 2011, accessed June 12, 2012.
7. ↑ New stadium: here we go! ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: ssv-jahn.de . January 30, 2014, accessed February 10, 2014.  
8. ↑ augsburger-allgemeine.de: FCA in energy-saving mode: 3: 1 victory in Regensburg Article from July 10, 2015