Südstadion
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| Location | Cologne, Germany |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kölner Sportstätten GmbH |
| Capacity | 11,748[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1978 |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Renovated | 2012, 2014 |
| Tenants | |
| SC Fortuna Köln | |
The Südstadion is a football stadium in Cologne, Germany with a 11,748 capacity.[2]
History
The stadium was built in 1978 and renovated in 2012, adding a new stand roof, new floodlights, new sounds system, sanitary installations and also ticket booths. After SC Fortuna Köln promotion to 3. Liga, in 2014 it was renovated again by adding a partition between home and away fans, new emergency doors, wavebreakers, a video surveillance system and improvement of the security services. A plan to further renovate the stadion was planned for 2015.[3]
Other uses
SC Fortuna Köln use this stadium for their home games. Cologne Falcons and 1. FC Köln II also use it sometimes for their home games.[4]
References
- ^ https://www.fortuna-koeln.de/club/suedstadion/
- ^ "Stadion" (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Südstadion wird aufgerüstet" (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Im Süden geht die Sonne auf" (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
External links
- Südstadion at weltfussball.de
- Südstadion at europlan-online.de
- Stadium images at www.worldofstadiums.com