Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena

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Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Wedaustadion
MSV-Arena
The arena in November 2018
The stadium in November 2018
Earlier names
  • Wedaustadion (1921-2003)
  • MSV Arena (2003-2010)
Data
place Margaretenstrasse 5-7 47055 Duisburg , Germany
GermanyGermany
Coordinates 51 ° 24 '32.5 "  N , 6 ° 46' 43.2"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 24 '32.5 "  N , 6 ° 46' 43.2"  E
owner MSV Duisburg Stadionprojekt GmbH & Co. KG
operator MSV Duisburg Stadionprojekt GmbH & Co. KG
start of building 1921
opening 1922/1926
Renovations 1962
2003-2004 (conversion to the MSV Arena)
surface Natural grass
costs 43 million euros (new construction / renovation)
architect ar.te.plan GmbH (new building / renovation)
capacity 31,500 seats
Capacity (internat.) 28,000 seats
Societies)
Events

The Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena , formerly and in parlance also Wedaustadion and MSV-Arena , is a football stadium in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​of Duisburg . It was built in 1921 and with a capacity of 40,000 spectators it was the second major sports facility in Germany after the Berlin Grunewald Stadium. Between 2003 and 2004, the stadium was converted into a football stadium while the game was still running. It is the home ground of MSV Duisburg .

location

The facility is located south of Duisburg city center in the Neudorf district and is embedded in the Duisburg sports park , which also houses the regatta track, swimming stadium and ice rink .

"Old" Wedau Stadium

The beginnings

The Wedaustadion during the Universiade 1989

In 1922, the stadium was first used for sports on the occasion of the German Athletics Championships. The official inauguration took place in 1926 by the then mayor Karl Jarres . The pioneering role of the battle site only lasted for a short time. At the inauguration, Elberfeld , Cologne and Düsseldorf had already caught up and other attractive venues were being built in western Germany.

Chronic lack of money prevented the construction of a grandstand. It was only enough for a short 50-meter-wide roof over the seats on the west side. The Wedaustadion was the venue for only two international A matches: On November 23, 1924, the German national soccer team , to which Sepp Herberger belonged at the time , played in front of 40,000 spectators for the first time on German soil in the Wedaustadion against an Italian national team . Although the stadium was not completely finished at the time, the DFB decided to host the international match in Duisburg. In 1933 the German national team played against Belgium.

International matches in the Wedaustadion

The stadium in the Duisburg district of Neudorf was initially the home ground of Duisburg SpV , which won the West German championship ten times from 1904 to 1927, but failed again and again because of the German championship.

The venue of the MSV Duisburg

Even before the founding of the Bundesliga was decided, the City Council of Duisburg decided in the early 1960s to modernize the Wedau Stadium.

From 1962 to 1964, according to the design and under the direction of the Mülheim architect Franz Kurowski (1928–1981), what was then the most modern grandstand in West Germany with 6,500 covered seats and a further 3,428 seats on the grandstand was built. At the same time, the then qualified engineer Julius Dedy had a new floodlight system built.

When it became clear that MSV Duisburg (which was still called Meidericher SV at the time) should belong to the group of founding members of the Bundesliga, the city made it clear that this club from the district in the north would have to play its home games on Duisburg's first soccer field.

Planning from the 1970s

The complete roofing of the stadium planned in the 1970s was never carried out.

In 1973 the European Championships of Athletics Juniors took place in the Wedau Stadium. For this event, the stadium was given a synthetic sheet, which was exchanged for a new one on the occasion of the Universiade in 1989 .

The Universiade was also the occasion for the most extensive renovation and expansion work in and around the stadium to date. In addition to the running track, a new grandstand, an electronic display board and a color-coded system were set up so that spectators could easily find their seats. A short time beforehand, the standing room had been renewed.

When it was last expanded, the stadium had a capacity of 30,112 spectators, around 10,000 of which were seated in the main and front stands. But even with these measures, the stadium remained a below-average venue that no longer met the standard.

MSV arena

Remodeling during the game

Between 2003 and 2004, the stadium was converted into a pure football stadium, the MSV Arena , while the match was in progress . The building contractor Walter Hellmich , who took over the presidency of MSV Duisburg in 2002, played a special role . The new construction began in July 2003 with the demolition of the north curve and the east straight. The foundation stone was laid on October 17, 2003 as part of the game between MSV Duisburg and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (1: 1) .

The north and east stands built at the point of the north curve and east straight were opened on April 18, 2004 when MSV Duisburg played against Wacker Burghausen (1-0). On September 12, 2004, the South Grandstand opened with the game MSV Duisburg against Rot-Weiss Essen (1-0).

The new main grandstand was opened to spectators for the first time on November 8, 2004 when MSV Duisburg played against Alemannia Aachen (1-0). At the beginning of the 2005/06 season, the capacity was again slightly expanded with additional seats in the upper tier.

facts and figures

The stadium has two 41 m² scoreboards, each of which is attached to the roof above the north curve and south stand.

The arena is 205 meters long, 165 meters wide and 35 meters high (pylons); the roof height is 26 meters.

It has a total capacity of 31,500 spectators.

In addition to the 29,121 grandstand seats (22,082 seats and 7,039 standing), there are 1,537 business seats, 252 incentive box seats, 46 seats for wheelchair users , 41 boxes with a total of 420 seats and 124 seats in the press box. During the first division match between MSV Duisburg and Borussia Dortmund on August 28, 2005, the stadium was sold out for the first time with 31,500 spectators.

In 2014, the city of Duisburg took over the majority of the shares in the stadium project company, which reduced the annual rent of MSV Duisburg from five million euros to 1.5 million euros in the 2nd Bundesliga and 900,000 euros in the 3rd division. As part of a haircut, the stadium project company was relieved of three quarters of the outstanding construction loan of 17.6 million euros.

Grandstands

North curve Duisburg

Main stand

The north curve has an upper and a lower tier. The upper tier has seats, the lower tier being the standing area for fans of MSV Duisburg. At international matches, the standing area can also be seated so that the requirements of FIFA are met. The north curve was already the center of MSV fans in the Wedaustadion . The active fans of MSV Duisburg position themselves exactly behind the gate on the dividing fence between blocks H and I. The standing area of ​​the north curve is sold out at almost all games. There is space for around 5000 spectators. The grandstand is very close to the field and since the entire stadium is covered, the acoustics are very good. The grandstand is officially named König Pilsener Fankurve , but is called "Nordkurve" by the fans because there was a curve at the same place in the Wedaustadion. The standing area has four large exits and the stairways are marked in blue. In the stands, snack stands and drinks stands are integrated in the upper and lower tier. A small "zebra shop" is also integrated into the grandstand. On the flag in front of the grandstand, which has been called Michael-Tönnies -Platz since 2017 , there is a large "MSV" lettering in the form of a hedge.

South Stand

View of the north curve from the south stand

The south stand has an upper and a lower tier, the upper tier being fully seated and the lower tier partially seated. The guest block is located in the lower tier of the south-east corner of the south stand. It is a general admission area that can accommodate around 1200 visiting fans. The south stand offers a total of 5,400 spectators. A special feature of the south stand was that the seating was redesigned to a Swiss flag at the level of the gate on the upper tier. Walter Hellmich wanted to pay tribute to friends from Switzerland. In October 2014 the chairs were covered with blue foil so that all chairs are now uniform again.

Opposite stand

The opposite stand has an upper and a lower tier. The seating is set up in such a way that "MSV" is written in capital letters on the upper tier and "DUISBURG" on the lower tier. The special thing about the opposite stand is that there is an integrated lounge there. The stadium technology and the control center for the police and security forces are located at the level of the center line. From there you can see every corner of the grandstands by means of video surveillance. Wheelchair users can watch games of the MSV Duisburg in the opposite stand very close to the field in a separate area with an accompanying person. Wheelchair users can see the entire field of play very well and can sometimes even hear what is being said on the pitch. For the visually impaired, there are 16 blind seats with commentary in the lower tier.

Events

The MSV Arena is designed as a football stadium and is primarily used to host the home games of MSV Duisburg. Other major sporting events and concerts are also possible - but unlike the Wedaustadion, there is no longer a career.

On July 14, 2005 the opening ceremony of the World Games took place in the MSV-Arena .

The Italian national team moved into Duisburg- Huckingen during the 2006 World Cup . On June 9, 2006, the public training prescribed by the world football association FIFA took place in the MSV-Arena . In front of 24,000 spectators, the team completed a training game against the A-youth of MSV Duisburg, which they won 5-1. The Italian national team also trained on the club grounds of MSV Duisburg on Westender Strasse in the Meiderich district.

The arena itself was redesigned during the World Cup to become the "Casa Azzurri", where sponsors of the Italian national soccer team presented themselves and the Italian press center was set up.

On August 29, 2006, the opening game of the 2006 World Cup for people with disabilities was played in the MSV-Arena. Host Germany competed against the national team from Japan. In front of around 22,000 spectators, the game ended with a sovereign victory for the German national team (3-0).

The German national football team played a friendly against Denmark on March 28, 2007 in the MSV Arena . The game ended in a 0-1 defeat and was the first international game for the German national team in over 70 years to be played in Duisburg.

Despite the elimination of the athletics facility when the Wedau Stadium was converted into the MSV Arena, the finish line for the Rhine-Ruhr Marathon is still in the MSV Arena.

On May 22, 2009 the final second leg of the UEFA Women's Cup between FCR 2001 Duisburg and the Russian club Zvezda 2005 Perm took place in the MSV Arena . At this game, a new record for women's club teams at European level was set with an official 28,112 spectators. The game ended 1-1; thanks to the 6-0 win in the first leg a week earlier, the FCR won their first international title here.

The German women's national soccer team played a friendly match in the MSV-Arena on February 17, 2010. Opponents were the internationals of North Korea . Germany prevailed here with 3-0.

In addition, the funeral service in Duisburg's Salvatorkirche for the victims of the Love Parade tragedy on July 31, 2010 was broadcast on large screens in the stadium. On July 24, 2011, the first anniversary of the accident, a funeral service was held in the stadium.

On May 28, 2013, the international match between the Turkish national soccer team and Latvia took place in the MSV Arena.

In August 2020, the Duisburg stadium will be one of four venues for the final tournament of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League .

Name sponsorship

At the beginning of the 2007/08 Bundesliga season , the energy supply company RWE wanted to become the name sponsor of the Duisburg football arena, but withdrew the project after protests by the Duisburg fan scene due to the fact that it had the same name as local rivals Rot-Weiss Essen .

In July 2010, the tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen was named after the home of the MSV. The contract runs until June 30, 2021.

Despite the renaming, the stadium is often called MSV-Arena or Wedaustadion .

Security problems with the roof structure

The building authority of the city of Duisburg closed the arena in mid-January 2019 for security reasons. The interior of the stadium has not been accessible since then. In mid-August 2019, after a storm and renewed damage to the light barrier plate construction in the grandstand roof, the stadium had to be closed and the home game against SV Meppen canceled.

Venue of the KFC Uerdingen 05

Since the Grotenburg Stadium in Krefeld did not meet the requirements of the 3rd division , KFC Uerdingen 05 played its home games of the 2018/19 season in the Duisburg stadium after being promoted to the 3rd division . For the 2019/20 season, KFC moved to the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf . One reason for the move was the poor audience participation. Instead of the hoped-for 7,000 spectators per game, only around 4,000 fans came to the home of the zebras .

See also

Web links

Commons : MSV-Arena  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MSV-Arena.de: data and facts ( Memento from March 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Reviersport.de: The city takes over the arena , August 27, 2014
  3. ↑ DerWesten.de: MSV "stadium solution" completed - remaining credit runs until 2029 , October 29, 2014
  4. ↑ MSV-Duisburg.de: Arena seating plan
  5. ↑ Farewell to the tornado: The fans now have Michael-Tönnies-Platz. In: msv-duisburg.de. MSV Duisburg, February 4, 2017, accessed on June 2, 2020 .
  6. ^ DerWesten.de: MSV Duisburg removes the Swiss flag in the arena , October 6, 2014
  7. ^ UEFA Europa League in Düsseldorf. In: stadionwelt.de. June 17, 2020, accessed June 18, 2020 .
  8. ↑ DerWesten.de: A new name for the MSV-Arena , June 30th 2010
  9. ↑ A strong sign for Duisburg: Zebras continue to play in the schauinsland reisen-arena , msv-duisburg.de, July 1, 2020, accessed on July 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ MSV Duisburg: New stadium name from summer? , liga3-online.de, April 20, 2020, accessed on July 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ Reviersport.de: MSV plans to remove roof panels Article from January 22, 2019
  12. ↑ rp-online.de of August 23, 2019: Renewed roof damage to the Duisburger Arena , accessed on August 25, 2019
  13. ↑ RP-Online.de: Grotenburg Stadium not suitable for third division - KFC Uerdingen has to move to Duisburg Article dated May 30, 2018
  14. ↑ Julian Koch: KFC Uerdingen is moving to Düsseldorf for the new season. In: liga3-online.de. February 28, 2019, accessed February 28, 2019 .