MDCC arena
| MDCC arena | |
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| Heinz Krügel Stadium | |
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Magdeburg Stadium (2006–2009) |
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| place | Heinz-Krügel-Platz 1 39114 Magdeburg , Germany
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 7 '30.5 " N , 11 ° 40' 14.9" E |
| owner | City of Magdeburg |
| operator | 1. FC Magdeburg Stadium and Sports Marketing GmbH, except football: Messe- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft Magdeburg GmbH |
| opening | December 10, 2006 |
| First game | December 19, 2006 1. FC Magdeburg - Eintracht Braunschweig 0-0 (friendly game) |
| Extensions | Expansion of the north stand in 2019-2020 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 31 million euros |
| architect | Architects Schröder Schulte-Ladbeck |
| capacity | 30,098 spaces (of which 28,000 can be used) |
| Capacity (internat.) | 25,000 seats |
| playing area | 105 × 68 m |
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The MDCC-Arena , also known as the Heinz-Krügel-Stadion , is a football stadium in the Saxony-Anhalt state capital Magdeburg . It was opened in December 2006 and was built on the site of the former Ernst Grube Stadium . The main user of the facility is 1. FC Magdeburg .
Location and transport links
The MDCC Arena is located on the east side of the Elbe on Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse near Jerichower Strasse / Berliner Chaussee ( B 1 ).
The stadium is connected to public transport through the “Arenen” stop on Berliner Chaussee, which is served by tram line 6 and city bus line 51. Additional capacities are sometimes used at major events.
1200 parking spaces are available at the stadium for individual travel to the stadium, including 20 parking spaces for buses. In addition, there was originally a parking space with leaning brackets for around 200 bicycles. In 2018, a lean-to bicycle parking lot was added parallel to the parking lot towards the north entrance and along the path from Friedrich-Ebert-Straße to Heinz-Krügel-Platz. A total of around 600 bicycle parking spaces are available.
Data on the stadium
The MDCC-Arena is a pure football stadium. The spectator stands are completely covered and offer a maximum capacity of almost 30,000 visitors. Until the renovation work was completed, 22,750 seats and 4,500 standing places were available for league games. The standing room could be converted to 2500 seats. When internationals 25,000 seats were available. There were also 15 boxes with a total of 180 seats and 430 business club seats. For the disabled were 64 for which the press 40 spaces available. The floodlight is permanently installed on the roof. The viewers are informed by two video walls. The stadium also has underfloor heating .
In the 2015/16 season, measurements on the stadium's stands during games showed that the fans' even hopping caused them to vibrate by up to 3 cm. After that, the service life of the construction was recalculated and reduced from 50 to 17.5 years.
history
Due to the increasing need for renovation of the facility after almost 50 years of existence, the Magdeburg City Council decided in 2004 to demolish the Ernst Grube Stadium and build a new modern football stadium. During the new building, 1. FC Magdeburg played again in the Heinrich Germer Stadium from February 2005 to the end of 2006 .
At the end of November 2006, the new Magdeburg football stadium was completed according to the plans of the Dortmund architects Schröder Schulte-Ladbeck and handed over to the state capital. Both the light and sound system tests were successful and so the new home ground of 1. FC Magdeburg was ceremoniously opened on December 10, 2006 on the day of the open stadium door. An estimated 50,000 spectators used this to see the stadium and the cabins. The highlight was the handover and inauguration, which was carried out by Franz Beckenbauer . This was followed by a game of an old star selection from 1. FC Magdeburg and a GDR old star selection. This game won the FCM selection 6: 3. Players like Jürgen Sparwasser , Dirk Heyne , “Maxe” Steinbach played for the FCM, and well-known names like Joachim Streich , Konrad Weise and “Dixie” Dörner played for the GDR team .
The first game in the new stadium took place on December 19, 2006 in front of over 13,000 spectators against Eintracht Braunschweig and ended with a 0-0. This was followed by the actual opening game against Werder Bremen on January 23, 2007 in front of 24,053 spectators, which the guests won 3-0. In the first regional league game on February 10, 2007, FCM played 0-0 against Holstein Kiel in front of more than 8,000 spectators. The first goal of 1. FC Magdeburg in the new stadium came in the fifth game in a 2-2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf . 1. FC Magdeburg won their first victory on March 24th in front of 20,011 spectators with 1-0 against Dynamo Dresden . The stadium was sold out for the first time on June 2, 2007, when the FCM and FC St. Pauli met on the last day of the match . The game ended 1-1.
On July 29, 2007, the first international match was played in the new arena. In front of 10,735 spectators, the German women's national team won a World Cup preparation game against Denmark's selection 4-0.
The German U21 national team played three European Championship qualifiers against France on October 10, 2008 in front of 12,550 spectators, against Iceland on March 2, 2010 in front of 4820 spectators and against Romania on September 9, 2014 in front of 2163 spectators in the Magdeburg stadium. On May 18, 2009, the Magdeburg stadium was the scene of the final of the U17 European Championship , which Germany won 2-1 after extra time against the Netherlands .
After a structural dynamics investigation in the third division game against Hansa Rostock found that there was a risk of static problems due to the rhythmic hopping of the fans , the city of Magdeburg issued a short-term prohibition order for all stands and blocks of the MDCC arena in November 2016 . This would have prohibited spectators from staying in the blocks or on the stands during a football game. It was withdrawn under the condition that it was not allowed to jump in the stands.
Surname
The stadium was opened under the name Stadion Magdeburg . In July 2009, the Magdeburg telecommunications provider MDCC Magdeburg-City-Com was named after a sponsorship agreement , whereupon the stadium was renamed the MDCC-Arena . The contract runs until June 30, 2024, but allows lateral entry in the event of a financially higher supply. The fans of 1. FC Magdeburg sit down for a renamed Heinz-Krügel-Stadion in order to former coach Heinz Krügel honor, under which the association among others in 1974 the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup won. The name Heinz-Krügel-Stadion , or HKS for short , is already well established in parlance . Sometimes the name of the previous stadium is also used in the same place, Ernst-Grube-Stadion .
Expansion 2019-2020
Due to the static problems known since 2016 and the necessary renovation work on the stadium, two variants were discussed, as a result of which an expansion of the standing room contingent was also considered. Up for discussion was a conversion during ongoing operations, in which the total capacity would not have been changed or only slightly changed and which was called the small variant and an expansion of the total capacity to 30,000 spectators, which was to be combined with a four-month conversion phase with partial closings of the stadium. The latter was called the large variant . The small variant was estimated at around four million euros. In June 2017, the city of Magdeburg and 1. FC decided on the larger version . The number of standing places will be increased to around 13,000 as part of the renovation. According to calculations, the costs should amount to around 5.9 million euros. In March 2018 it was announced that the costs would amount to 10.7 million euros. Work began in July 2019 and is expected to continue until March 2020. The "Block U" moved to the south stand. At the end of September, blocks 3 and 4 were released again, so that “Block U” could return to the north stand. At the end of January 2020, Block 7 was rebuilt and the expansion to a capacity of 30,098 spaces, of which only 28,000 can be used for safety reasons, was completed.
Application for the 2011 Women's World Cup
Magdeburg applied to host the 2011 Women's World Cup. Augsburg, Berlin, Bochum, Dresden, Frankfurt, Leverkusen, Mönchengladbach, Sinsheim and Wolfsburg were given preference over Magdeburg.
German Bowl
In 2011 the German Bowl XXXIII was held in Magdeburg. The Presidium of the American Football Association Germany (AFVD) had initially entrusted the 1. FC Magdeburg Stadium and Sports Marketing Company with organizing the final of the German American Football Championship in the MDCC Arena for three years. On June 21, 2012, the AFVD announced that the partnership had been terminated by mutual agreement.
See also
literature
- Marco Bertram, Hardy Grüne , Matthias Hermann: Guest block: MDCC-Arena. In: Zeitspiel. # 1, II / 2015, ISSN 2365-3175 , pp. 16-17.
Web links
- Official website of the Magdeburg Stadium
- Official website of the stadium operator
- Stadium world: stadium guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1.fc-magdeburg.de: Stadium
- ↑ https://twitter.com/1_FCM/status/957184637612249088 accessed on January 28, 2018
- ↑ Oliver Schlicht: The stadium renovation is now complete. In: volksstimme.de . January 23, 2020, accessed April 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Rainer Schweingel: Hopping makes the stadium brittle. Magdeburger Volksstimme, July 14, 2016, accessed on July 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Derby Magdeburg against Halle without spectators!
- ↑ Spectators are allowed into the stadium
- ↑ Krügel Stadium remains a dream for FCM , volksstimme.de, January 30, 2020, accessed on July 13, 2020.
- ↑ The stadium of 1. FC Magdeburg , volksstimme.de, November 14, 2017, accessed on July 13, 2020.
- ↑ FCM can decide on two variants ( memento of the original from August 22, 2017 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. . Published on May 3, 2017 by MDR Sachsen-Anhalt. Accessed August 21, 2017.
- ↑ Stadium renovation decided More standing room for the FCM fans - Source: http://www.mz-web.de/27762012 © 2017 . Published in Mitteldeutsche Zeitung on June 8, 2017 . Accessed August 21, 2017.
- ↑ MDCC arena is being converted for the 2nd division . Published on March 7, 2018 by MDR Sachsen-Anhalt. Accessed April 18, 2018.
- ^ 1. FC Magdeburg: Conversion of the MDCC arena on schedule , liga3-online.de, accessed on July 5, 2019
- ↑ Additional capacities for the home game against Eintracht Braunschweig available for members from Thursday , 1.fc-magdeburg.de, accessed on July 16, 2019
- ^ 1. FC Magdeburg: "Block U" returns to the north stand. Accessed on January 21, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Conversion of the MDCC arena is nearing completion. Accessed on January 21, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Renovation work in the MDCC-Arena completely completed , liga3-online.de, accessed on January 24, 2020
- ↑ GFL: German final is being relocated: ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2015 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. Article of June 21, 2012.
