Nattenberg Stadium
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 Ludenscheid , Germany
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 12 '28.2 " N , 7 ° 37' 9" E |
| owner | City of Lüdenscheid |
| opening | 1972 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 7,102, previously 17,000 |
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The Nattenberg Stadium is a combined football and athletics stadium in the Westphalian city of Lüdenscheid . The stadium was rebuilt in 1972 for the wedding of the then second division club Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid .
The stadium has a grandstand covered with a wooden roof and offers a total of 17,000 spectators. The multi-purpose arena, which is equipped with floodlights, has a synthetic running track and other athletics facilities.
In March 2009 it was announced that the stadium would be completely rebuilt. After the renovation, in which the standing room on the back straight and in the corners was reduced and replaced by a walk-on grass wall, the stadium can only accommodate 7,102 spectators, instead of the previous 17,000.
Major games
The stadium was very popular for test matches until its renovation in 2009. In 1998 Bayer 04 Leverkusen and MSV Duisburg met here in the league cup . The encounter on July 31, 1998 ended with a 3-0 victory for Leverkusen. Also in 2001 the Nattenberg Stadium was the venue for the league cup . Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 parted on July 17, 2001 1: 2.
In 2006 the Nattenberg Stadium was the venue for the World Cup for People with Disabilities. In the semifinals, the future world champions Saudi Arabia defeated South Africa 2-0.
On June 28, 1989, the semi-finals Norway - Sweden (2-1) of the women's European football championship took place in the Nattenberg stadium.
The German soccer women also played three games on Nattenberg:
- October 3, 1984 European Championship qualification Germany-Finland 1-0
- June 30, 1991 Germany-China 2-0
- November 4, 2002 Germany-Russia 4-0