2006 World Cup Venues cont.

Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserlautern, the Red Devils, own the Fritz Walter Stadium which went through an extensive redevelopment at the beginning of the Nineties.

With this modernisation, the seating capacity has been increased to its current level of 30,000

With a view to the stadium hosting preliminary matches of the World Cup, an extension of both end stands by a second storey is planned which will increase capacity to 44,000.

Kaiserslautern is undoubtedly one of Germany's football strongholds. The purely football stadium on Betzenberg creates a unique atmosphere which should be enjoyed by visiting teams.

Population : 100,000

The Stadium : Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Seating Capacity : 44,000 seats

Nuremberg
Nuremberg was not a venue at the 1974 World Cup nor at EURO 88, but now it is well prepared for a World Cup 2006.

In addition to the cities famous delicacies and specialities like fried sausages and Lebkuchen, a kind of gingerbread, and the "Christkindlesmarkt", a Christmas market, the city boasts one of Germany's most beautiful stadia the Franken Stadium, which was re-opened after extensive renovations in 1991.

Further monor changes are planned, and the city is looking forward to this 44,000 covered all seater stadium being used as a venue for matches in World Cup 2006.

Population : 490,000

The Stadium : Frankenstadion

Seating Capacity : 44,000 seats

Dortmund
The Westfalen Stadium was opened for the 1974 World Cup and in 1995 110 million marks was spent extending the stadium.

The Borussia fans, whose team Borussia Dortmund use the stadium, can enjoy themselves in the 2,000 square metres large eating area, in a theatre or at a cabaret football revue.

The stadiums standing area, Europe's largest with 25,000 places, can be converted into 10,000 seats for International matches thus reducing the capacity to 52,000.

Population : 400,000

The Stadium : Westfalenstadion

Seating Capacity : 52,000 seats

Hamburg
The new Volkspark Stadium was completed in September 2000 and was the venue for Germany's first World Cup 2002 qualifying match against Greece.

Hamburg, which stands on the banks of the river Elbe, has Europe's largest harbour and is one of the largest container ports in the world.

Hamburg is home to Hamburger SV, HSV, who in 1983, won the European Champion's Cup after a 1-0 victory over Juventus in Turin.

The Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg is ready and its beautiful new 50,000 seater stadium is looking forward to playing host to matches in World Cup 2006.

Population : 1.7 Million

The Stadium : Volksparkstadion

Seating Capacity : 50,000 seats

Leipzig
Although Leipzig can boast Germany's largest stadium with a capacity of 100,000, a new stadium is being built specifically for World Cup 2006.

Leipzig is a city with a long history in German Football with the German Football Association being founded there in 1900, and three years later VfB Leipzig winning the first German football title.

The Central Stadium which is situated within a 118-acre sports park, celebrated its inauguration in August 1956.

The new stadium to be built on the site of the present Zentralstadion, and will have a capacity of 47,000

Population : 530,000

The Stadium : Zentralstadion

Seating Capacity : 47,000 seats

Stuttgart
The former Neckar Stadium was inaugurated in 1933. In 1993 it was re-named Gottlieb Daimler Stadium.

The stadium played host to the 1993 World Athletics Championships and staged matches in both the 1974 World Cup and EURO 88. In 1988 the stadium was was the for the international football match between Germany and Brazil.

Extensive improvements have been started to provide a fully covered 50,500 seater. This improvements are scheduled to be finished by July 2001 well in time for World Cup 2006

Population : 550,000

The Stadium : Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Seating Capacity : 40,500 seats

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