Ruhrstadion
| Ruhrstadion | |
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| Full name | rewirpowerSTADION |
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| Former names | Stadion an der Castroper Straße (1921–1979) Ruhrstadion (1979–2006) |
| Location | Castroper Straße 145, 44791 Bochum, Germany |
| Owner | VfL Bochum |
| Operator | VfL Bochum |
| Capacity | 29.299 |
| Field size | 105 × 68 m |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1921 |
| Renovated | 1997 |
| Expanded | March 1976 – July 1979 |
| Tenants | |
| VfL Bochum (1938–) TuS Bochum (1919–1938) SuS Bochum (1911–1919) |
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Ruhrstadion [ˈʁuːɐ̯ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn], also known as rewirpowerSTADION [ʁeˈviːɐ̯paʊ̯ɐˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn] (or, rarely, [ʁəˈviːɐ̯-]) due to a sponsorship deal, is a football stadium in Bochum, Germany. It is the home ground for the VfL Bochum and has a capacity of 29,299.
History
In 1911 the Spiel und Sport Bochum leased a meadow from a local farmer as their new home ground.[1] The club played the first match at the new venue against the VfB Hamm in front of 500 spectators.[1] The TuS Bochum did not build a statium until after World War I as late as 1921.[1]
The stadium has a capacity of 29,299 people.[2] The original capacity was over 50,000 but was decreased by numerous modifications.[1]
The stadium was expanded between March 1976 and July 1979 and the first game was between the VfL Bochum and SG Wattenscheid 09 on 21 July 1979.[2] This expansion could technically count as a complete rebuild; it is officially an expansion due to legal reasons.[3]
David Bowie performed at the stadium during his Serious Moonlight Tour on 15 June 1983.
The stadium hosted a UEFA Champions League match between CSKA Moscow and Rangers in December 1992 because the teams weren't able to play in Moscow for weather reasons.[4]
In 2006, a five-year naming rights deal was struck with Stadtwerke Bochum to rename the stadium "rewirpowerSTADION".[5]
| Germany international matches | ||||||
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| Date | Result | Opponent | Competition | |||
| 2 July 1922[6] | 0–0 |  Hungary |
Friendly | |||
| 23 September 1981[7] | 7–1 |  Finland |
FIFA World Cup 1982 qualifying | |||
| 11 May 1986[8] | 1–1 |  Yugoslavia |
Friendly | |||
| 14 April 1993[9] | 6–1 |  Ghana |
Friendly | |||
References
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- ↑ "Robbed? Why Rangers could have been the first Champions League winners". talkSPORT. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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