Ruhrstadion
Encyclopedia
Ruhrstadion is a football stadium
in Bochum
, Germany
. It is the home ground for the VfL Bochum
and has a capacity of 29.448.
leased a meadow
from a local farmer as their new home ground. The club played the first match at the new venue against the VfB Hamm in front of 500 spectators. The TuS Bochum
did not build a statium until after World War I
as late as 1921.
The stadium has a capacity of 29.448 people. The original capacity was over 50,000 but was decreased by numerous modifications.
The statium was expanded between March 1976 and July 1979 and the first game was between the VfL Bochum and SG Wattenscheid 09
on July 21, 1979. This expansion could technically count as a complete rebuild, it's officially a expansion due to legal reasons.
David Bowie
performed at the stadium during his Serious Moonlight Tour
on June 15, 1983.
In 2006, a 5 year naming rights deal was struck with Stadtwerke Bochum to rename the stadium "rewirpowerSTADION".
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is the home ground for the VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
and has a capacity of 29.448.
History
In 1911 the Spiel und Sport BochumTuS Bochum
Turn- und Sportverein Bochum 1908 was a German association football club from the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was established in 1908 as Spiel und Sport 08 Bochum. The first football match at the Castroper Straße was played by Spiel und Sport on 8 October 1911...
leased a meadow
Meadow
A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by grass and other non-woody plants . The term is from Old English mædwe. In agriculture a meadow is grassland which is not grazed by domestic livestock but rather allowed to grow unchecked in order to make hay...
from a local farmer as their new home ground. The club played the first match at the new venue against the VfB Hamm in front of 500 spectators. The TuS Bochum
TuS Bochum
Turn- und Sportverein Bochum 1908 was a German association football club from the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was established in 1908 as Spiel und Sport 08 Bochum. The first football match at the Castroper Straße was played by Spiel und Sport on 8 October 1911...
did not build a statium until after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as late as 1921.
The stadium has a capacity of 29.448 people. The original capacity was over 50,000 but was decreased by numerous modifications.
The statium was expanded between March 1976 and July 1979 and the first game was between the VfL Bochum and SG Wattenscheid 09
SG Wattenscheid 09
SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German association football club, located in Wattenscheid which is part of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claims an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the merger of two earlier sides known as BV Sodalität der...
on July 21, 1979. This expansion could technically count as a complete rebuild, it's officially a expansion due to legal reasons.
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
performed at the stadium during his Serious Moonlight Tour
Serious Moonlight Tour
The David Bowie Serious Moonlight Tour was thus far Bowie's longest, largest and most successful concert tour. The tour opened at the Vorst Forest Nationaal - Brussels on 18 May 1983 and ended in the Hong Kong Coliseum on 8 December 1983; 16 countries visited, 96 performances, 2,601,196 tickets...
on June 15, 1983.
In 2006, a 5 year naming rights deal was struck with Stadtwerke Bochum to rename the stadium "rewirpowerSTADION".
| Germany Germany national football team The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900.... international matches |
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| Date | Result | Opponent | Competition | |||
| 2 July 1922 | 0–0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 23 September 1981 | 7–1 | FIFA World Cup 1982 qualifying 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups... |
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| 11 May 1986 | 1–1 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 14 April 1993 | 6–1 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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