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Also known as Signal Iduna Park, BVB Stadium Dortmund

Westfalenstadion (, ) is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA competitions, the name derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia.

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Westfalenstadion is a football stadium in Dortmund, Germany, that serves as the home of Borussia Dortmund, one of the country's major soccer clubs. The stadium is officially known as Signal Iduna Park due to sponsorship, though it takes its traditional name from the historical Prussian region of Westphalia.

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Key facts

Venue.name
Signal Iduna Park
Venue.nickname
WestfalenstadionBVB Stadion Dortmund (UEFA competitions)
Venue.logo_image
SIGNAL IDUNA PARK Logo.svg
Venue.image
250px 250px
Venue.caption
UEFA
Venue.fullname
Signal Iduna Park
Venue.address
Strobelallee 50
Venue.location
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Venue.built
1971–1974
Venue.surface
Hybrid grass
Venue.renovated
1992, 1995–99, 2002–03, 2006
Venue.owner
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGa
Venue.operator
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGa
Venue.construction_cost
DM32.7 million (1974)estimated €200 million (2006)
Venue.architect
Planungsgruppe Drahtler
Venue.former_names
WestfalenstadionFIFA World Cup Stadium Dortmund (2006 FIFA World Cup)
Venue.tenants
Borussia Dortmund (1974–present)Germany national football team (selected matches) Borussia Dortmund II (selected matches)
Venue.seating_capacity
81,365 (domestic matches),66,099 (international matches)

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Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Located in
Dortmund
Official website
www.signal-iduna-park.de
Image
Signal iduna park stadium dortmund 6.jpg
Significant event
2006 FIFA World Cup
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Commons category
Westfalenstadion
maximum capacity
81359
date of official opening
1974-04-02
surface played on
lawn
inception
1971-00-00
street address
Strobelallee 50, D-44139 Dortmund
native label
Westfalenstadion
capital cost
17000000
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 1974 FIFA World Cup
  • 2006 FIFA World Cup
  • UEFA Euro 2024
  • Layout
  • Expansions
  • Owners
  • Transport
  • Surroundings
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • See also
  • External links

Westfalenstadion (, ) is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA competitions, the name derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia.

It has a league capacity of 81,365 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 65,829 (seated only). It is Germany's largest stadium, the sixth-largest in Europe, and the third-largest home to a top-flight European club after Camp Nou and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. It holds the European record for average fan attendance, set in the 2011–12 season with almost 1.37 million spectators over 17 games at an average of 80,588 per game. Sales of annual season tickets amounted to 55,000 in 2015.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Westfalenstadion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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