Unfortunately there was no beer available inside the ground, we could only buy half a litre of Brinkhoff’s light beer for € 3,70. Radio broadcasters rave about the “temple of German football” when they report from such a unique arena: the proximity to the pitch, the acoustics thanks to its complete roofing and the unique passion the fans in the Ruhr have for the beautiful game. It was the decisive breakthrough. Nowadays, though, the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Strobelallee is Germany’s largest football stadium with a capacity of exactly 81,365. We visited the Supercup 2017 match between German giants Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München (2-2). That goes some way to explaining why ten years went by before the Council decided on 4 October 1971 to build the Westfalenstadion. After all, the provisional stand in the south curve of the "Rote Erde" already showed signs of damage and an internal paper by the Planning Committee revealed: "After the dismantling of this stand, the capacity will be reduced to 25,000.
It offered "the average man in the street" a roof over his head, which was by no means usual at that time.Zaire, Scotland, Sweden, Brazil and tournament runners-up Holland played their 1974 group stage matches at the Westfalenstadion as football fever gripped the city of Dortmund. On the 2.Several years later the north stand was converted into an all-seater stand leaving only 42,800 places remaining inside the stadium. They are eager to develop new ideas and always open for suggestions.Submerge yourself in the most intense football experience in Germany. All of this creates a crackling atmosphere, casting a spell over spectators and striking fear into opponents. In 1992, the stadium capacity was reduced to 42,800 spectators when the standing places in the north stand were converted into seats. If you want to experience the true German football culture then the Signal Iduna Park is the place to be, you can find it all here!Did you enjoy this content?
This is where all of BVB's energy is released.From inception at restaurant "Zum Wildschütz" ("The Poacher") to winning the national championship and cup in May 2012: The BVB-History serves you 100 years of black-and-yellow history of football.Be it for yourself, your employees or business partners: Whatever the occasion, we would be glad to introduce you to the options you can choose from to turn into an experience.This is the area where you can frame the match with spending your time in an atmosphere of exclusive luxury and fine hospitality. After four long years of discussing the expansion and modernisation of the somewhat outdated "Rote Erde" arena, the city’s Central and Financial Committee "took note of the suggestion not to expand the Rote Erde stadium, but instead to build a new football stadium by incorporating the two western practice fields and the small surface area occupied by the air bath". To be exact, it can now hold exactly 81,365 spectators due to the reconstruction measures taken prior to the World Cup (including the removal of the last seat shells from 1974 and the demolition of the front sections) and the modernisation work carried out before the 2012/13 season.Only one footballer has had really negative experiences in the "temple" on Strobelallee in this 32-year-period: ex-Braunschweig player Danilo Popivoda. From the main train station, either take the regional train to SIGNAL IDUNA PARK station or the underground to Westfalenhalle/Stadion.In its capacity as the legal title holder, owner and user, and the pursuant property and organisation rights to the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, has passed the following.Claims by the public to the use of the Stadium shall only arise in the context of the purposes named in §1 (1).The right of use follows current law requirements.Visitors to the Stadium shall not be permitted to possess or use the following objects:All visitors to the stadium are prohibited from bringing in or using any of the following items:a) Subjects or media with racist, xenophobic, violent or discriminatory material, right or left-wing extremist propaganda even if it is not prosecutable; the same shall apply to clothing (e.g.