Millerntor-Stadion
Millerntor-Stadion () is a multi-purpose stadium in the St. Pauli area of Hamburg, Germany. Best known as the home ground of football club FC St. Pauli, it is on the Heiligengeistfeld near the Reeperbahn, the red light district of Hamburg. The stadium had a capacity of 32,000 when it was built in 1961. It is also used by the Blue Devils American football team, and as a concert venue, including a performance by Prince in 1988. FC St. Pauli celebrated their centenary festival at the stadium in 2010.
Key facts
- Venue.name
- Millerntor
- Venue.image
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- Venue.location
- St. Pauli, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
- Venue.public_transit
- St. Pauli, Feldstrasse
- Venue.broke_ground
- 1961
- Venue.opened
- 1963
- Venue.renovated
- 1988
- Venue.expanded
- 2006–2015
- Venue.owner
- FC St. Pauli
- Venue.operator
- Millerntorstadion Betriebs-GmbH und Co. KG
- Venue.surface
- Grass
- Venue.construction_cost
- €55 million (2006–2015)
- Venue.architect
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Redevelopment 2006–2015
- Capacity
- Location
- Name
- Gallery
- Panorama
- References
- Further reading
- See also
- External links
Millerntor-Stadion () is a multi-purpose stadium in the St. Pauli area of Hamburg, Germany. Best known as the home ground of football club FC St. Pauli, it is on the Heiligengeistfeld near the Reeperbahn, the red light district of Hamburg. The stadium had a capacity of 32,000 when it was built in 1961. It is also used by the Blue Devils American football team, and as a concert venue, including a performance by Prince in 1988. FC St. Pauli celebrated their centenary festival at the stadium in 2010.
==History== left|thumb|The club logo outside the Millerntor-Stadion in 2007. The first sports ground at the Heiligengeistfeld was created after the First World War as a simple flat space. This was the home ground of the St. Pauli TV, together with other workers sports associations (Arbeitersportkartells).