Vogtland Stadium
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| Vogtland Stadium in Plauen | |
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 Plauen , Germany
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 31 '24.5 " N , 12 ° 7' 33.3" E |
| owner | VFC Plauen |
| opening | 1934 |
| Renovations | 2009-2011 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 5000 seats |
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The Vogtlandstadion is a football stadium with an athletics facility in Plauen and home of VFC Plauen . It is located in the northern district of Haselbrunn, near the city forest, and is the city's largest open-air sports area.
A tartan track runs around the grass pitch where, among other things, the football matches of the first team take place . This is surrounded by the spectator area, which currently has a capacity of 16,400 seats. There are around 5,000 seats on three grandstands and around 12,000 standing places in the rest of the area. There is also a hard court, a natural grass field and an artificial grass field on the training site. The attendance record of 20,000 spectators dates back to 1968 ( UEFA junior tournament, FR Germany - Bulgaria 0: 1).
On March 3, 2011, the inner part of the stadium with the soccer field was renamed the Sternquell Arena .
history
The original stadium area was built between March and November 1934. The so-called Maifeld with a size of 258 by 106 meters and the arena (athletics facility) were completed in 1937. The stadium at that time offered seats for 4,200 people on wooden stands.
After the Second World War , the Vogtland Stadium was expanded into an athletics and football stadium. After the " turnaround ", the prerequisites for the Oberliga and Regionaliga could be created through further expansions .
Since November 2009 the stadium has been extensively renovated in three construction phases. In the first construction phase, 1500 standing places were created in the guest curve (south stand) and a new seated stand on the back straight. In the second construction phase, around 5000 standing places were built on the north stand ("Badkurve"). In the final construction phase, 2000 seats are to be created on the main stands. There are also spaces for wheelchair users.
The construction work, for which 1.7 million euros is estimated, will be financed on the one hand with funds from the economic stimulus package II , on the other hand through a contribution from the city of Plauen in the amount of 280,000 euros and thirdly through the VFC's own funds. To this end, the association launched the “My building block for our Vogtland Stadium” project. The costs were divided into 12,000 “building blocks”, which can be purchased for 25 euros each. As a buyer, you receive a purchase certificate from the association, the so-called building block.
After the main sponsor Sternquell had waived its right to advertise shirts in order to provide the club with another source of income, the idea of renaming the Vogtland Stadium to the Sternquell Arena was raised . After the city council approved the renaming on March 1, 2011, the inner part of the Vogtland Stadium with the soccer field was given its new name on March 3. The rest of the area with the training grounds and the junior area will keep the old name. The new name will initially apply for five years.
Furnishing
The Vogtlandstadion is a stadium built into the depths. H. the playing field is about 10 meters below the original ground level, the stands were built along the walls of this pit.
The stadium is equipped with a floodlight system with an illuminance of 700 lux and a two-line electronic display board is available. The red tartan track that surrounds the field is used for athletics events.
In addition to the main square, there is another turf play area as well as a hard and modern artificial turf pitch in the stadium area . These are used for training purposes and for games of the 2nd / 3rd Team, the women's team, the old men and the junior teams.
The capacity of the stadium before the renovation was set at 10,000 spectators (1,400 seats and 8,600 standing places). After completion of the second construction phase, the capacity will be 16,400 spectators. The covered grandstands (Block A + B) offer 1,400 seats, on the back straight (Block G + H) there are now 3,528 more seats available. Around 5,000 standing places were created in the north curve (blocks C to F). The fan block for home fans is in the "Badkurve" (block F). The curve was named after the outdoor pool, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the curve. The guest blocks (G1 to G3) in the south curve offer standing room for 1,500. If necessary, part of grandstand A can also be used for guest fans.
A driving school practice area, which is located directly behind the guest block, is used as guest parking. The home fans park around the rest of the stadium. The "Am Vogtlandstadion" tram stop for the Plauen tram is also nearby .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Report on the conversion in the Vogtland-Anzeiger. Retrieved April 21, 2010 .
- ↑ Website for the association's building block campaign. Retrieved April 21, 2010 .
- ↑ Considerations for the renaming in Sternquell-Arena on the side of the club. Retrieved January 31, 2011 .
- ↑ Report in the Free Press about the renaming in Sternquell-Arena. Retrieved March 4, 2011 .
- ^ Announcement about the renaming on the side of the association. Retrieved March 4, 2011 .