![]() ![]() Fans 5īayern München brought over 5,500 supporters to this first match of the season. We can recommend restaurant Mongo’s in the Lindemannstrasse, which is less than a 10 minute walk from the stadium. Here you can find a lot of pubs and good restaurants. Just a short 100 metres behind the north stand there is a pedestrian overpass across the motorway E40 which brings you to a good residential area (Kreuzviertel). ![]() The stadium is located 4 kilometres south of the city of Dortmund next to the Westfalenhalle (a large indoor arena and conference centre). The Süd-tribune (known as ‘Gelbe Wand’ or Yellow Wall) is really impressive it has room for 25,000 standing places…the largest of its kind in Europe. Maybe they were fired up by their early lead as US-star player Christian Pulisic scored the first goal of the match for Dortmund. The Dortmund supporters were very vocal this day. Well, what can I say, the atmosphere during this big match was great. Unfortunately there was no beer available inside the ground, we could only buy half a litre of Brinkhoff’s light beer for € 3,70. But at this special match there was no deposit needed. #Signal iduna park plus#One plus and one minus about the drinks, usually in German stadiums you have to pay a deposit for your cup in which your drink is served. All sodas are sold in one size (0,5 litre), for a Fanta or Coca-Cola you pay € 3,50. A cup of 0,3 litre tea or coffee cost € 2,70 and half a litre of still water is sold for € 3,20. ![]() Lucky us, because at the match of this review, it was over 30 degrees Celsius this day. Food & Beverage 4īesides a large variety of bratwurst, hamburgers and pizza slices at one of the many counters inside the stadium there is also a large choice of drinks. Bayern lifted the trophy after a penalty shoot-out. We visited the Supercup 2017 match between German giants Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München (2-2). During the tournament the stadium hosted four group matches, one round of 16 match and the semi-final between Germany and Italy.Īfter some small adjustments in the 2010-2011 season, the current stadium capacity is 81,360 spectators. During the tournament the stadium was converted to an all-seater stadium, which temporarily brought back the capacity to 67,000 seats. In 2006 the Signal Iduna Park was one of the playing venues of the World Cup 2006 which was held in Germany. The insurance company Signal Iduna connected its name to the stadium in return for providing financial support to Borussia Dortmund. On the 1 st of December 2005 the Westfalen Stadium was renamed into Signal Iduna Park. At that time the stadium held just over 82,000 places. The most recent renovation began in 2002 when the four corners of the stadium were closed for the approaching World Cup in 2006. In 1997 the capacity of the Westfalen Stadion was 68,800. ![]() In the mid 90’s there was the beginning of several conversions of existing stands by adding extra tiers to these stands there were more places created. Several years later the north stand was converted into an all-seater stand leaving only 42,800 places remaining inside the stadium. During the 1974 World Cup, the Westfalen Stadion hosted three first round group matches and the second round group match Holland vs. At the time of the opening, it could hold 54,000 spectators (17,000 seats and 37,000 standing). On the 2 nd April 1974 the stadium opened with a friendly match between Borussia Dortmund and their big rivals FC Schalke’04. The stadium was completed in 1974 and was named Westfalen Stadium (named after the state North Rhine-Westphalia). Initially there was not enough money for a new stadium, but because the city of Dortmund was designated as one of the host cities for the World Cup 1974, the funding did come around. This outdated stadium became quickly too small by the growing number of spectators of the club in the sixties (fortunately the old stadium is still there and lies next to the east stand of the Signal Iduna Park). Before that time Borussia Dortmund played their home matches in the stadion Rote Erde (which means ‘red soil’). Opened in 1974 as Westfalen Stadium it is the home of the football club Borussia Dortmund. The Signal Iduna Park is the largest soccer (football) stadium in Germany which seats 81,360 spectators. ![]()
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