Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
	Betze or Betzenberg
Full name	Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Former names	Betzenbergstadion (1920-1985)
Location	Kaiserslautern, Germany
Built	1920
Opened	1920
Renovated	2002
Expanded	2002
Owner	Fritz-Walter-Stadion GmbH
Surface	grass
Capacity	49,780
Tenants
	1. FC Kaiserslautern

The Fritz-Walter-Stadion is the home to the Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern and is located in the city of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also one of the stadia used in the 2006 World Cup. It is named after Fritz Walter, who played for the Kaiserslautern club throughout his career and was captain of the Germany national football team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup in the "Legend of Bern". The Stadium was built on the Betzenberg Hill, hence its nickname "Betze", and was opened in 1920.

Renovation [edit]

Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern

In preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2006, the stadium underwent a 76,5 million Euro renovation beginning in 2002 that added a media center, installed a new floodlight system, and increased capacity from 38,500, of which 18,600 were standing, to 48,500, of which 16,363 are standing.

2006 FIFA World Cup [edit]

The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The following games were played at the stadium during the World Cup of 2006:

Date	Time(CET)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Spectators
2006-06-12	15.00	Australia	3-1	Japan	Group F	46,000
2006-06-17	21.00	Italy	1-1	United States	Group E	46,000
2006-06-20	21.00	Paraguay	2-0	Trinidad and Tobago	Group B	46,000
2006-06-23	16.00	Saudi Arabia	0-1	Spain	Group H	46,000
2006-06-26	17.00	Italy	1-0	Australia	Round of 16	46,000