Volksparkstadion

Volksparkstadion
	Shakhtar Donetsk (2023–present); Germany national football team (selected matches)
Website
	hsv.de/en/volksparkstadion

Volksparkstadion (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlkspaʁkˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ^ⓘ) is a football stadium in Hamburg, Germany, and is the home of Hamburger SV.

History

FC Altona 93 (it was Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn). Altona was a large club of Germany^[vague

] that has long been surpassed by HSV.

After a long break the stadium was finally renovated. Between 1951 and 1953 the stadium was rebuilt. On 12 July the stadium was opened as Volksparkstadion (The People's Park Stadium), named after its location at

Allied bombing

. The new stadium could hold up to 75,000 and continued to be used for the various sporting events of the city.

In 1963, when HSV qualified for the newly created Bundesliga, they moved into the Volksparkstadion, a stadium that was both larger and more modern than Rothenbaum. At this time, FC Altona missed the opportunity, and has struggled ever since. HSV then began to see some success^[vague] in the Bundesliga, and managed to^[tone] maintain their status for years to come. HSV won titles in 1979, 1982 and 1983.

In May 1998, HSV decided to replace the unpopular^{[according to whom?]} Volksparkstadion with a brand new stadium, not only to help Germany get ready to host the Football World Cup, but also because it was getting increasingly more^[tone] difficult to meet the safety standards with such an old facility.^{[according to whom?]} The old stadium was demolished, and the new arena was rotated 90° to provide an equal viewing experience for all the stands and to take advantage of sunlight. The estimated cost of the new stadium was €90-100 million. The new arena serves both as a football ground and a concert hall. The capacity of the stadium during club matches is 57,000, which is reduced to 51,500 during international matches when the standing sections in the north grandstand are converted into seated areas. The record attendance was attained in Hamburger SV's victory over Bayern Munich (1–0) on 30 January 2009, when 57,000 paying spectators were counted.

The building permit for the new arena was issued on 30 April 1998. The new stadium removed the track and field facilities that increased the distance between the pitch and the stands. The stadium was inaugurated on 2 September 2000 when Germany played Greece; the home team won 2–0. With the new stadium, HSV has managed to^[tone] attain an average attendance of 50,000.^[when?] In 2004, a museum dedicated to the history of HSV was opened.

The stadium is a

UEFA category 4 stadium, which makes it eligible it^[vague] to host UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League

finals.

A large clock was added to the northwest corner in 2001 to commemorate HSV's status as the only club to have played continuously in the Bundesliga since its foundation. The clock marked the time, down to the second, since the league was founded on 24 August 1963.[1] However, after Hamburg's relegation to the 2nd tier, it was updated to reflect HSV's foundation. After the 2018–19 season though, the clock was ultimately taken down, replaced with the coordinates of the Volksparkstadion.^[2]

In 2001,

Imtech's sponsorship ended in June 2015, the stadium reverted to its original name of Volksparkstadion.^[3] Due to UEFA regulations, when the stadium had a sponsored name, it was referred to as the Hamburg Arena [ˈhambʊʁk ʔaˌʁeːnaː]

for European matches.

For the

Russo–Ukrainian War.^[4]

Tournaments hosted

1974 FIFA World Cup

The

West Germany playing Australia, saw a bounceback with 53,300 in attendance (West Germany won 3–0). The attendance grew even more for the next match to 60,200 as home side West Germany played neighbouring East Germany

. East Germany won the close game 1–0 with an 77th-minute goal.

UEFA Euro 1988

In 1988 the European Football Championship came to West Germany. The Volksparkstadion was chosen to be one of the host stadia. At the time the stadium could hold 61,200 spectators. The only game of the tournament that was played at the stadium was a semi-final that saw hosts West Germany lose to the Netherlands 1–2.

2006 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, due to sponsorship contracts, the arena was known as FIFA World Cup Stadium Hamburg during the World Cup.

The following games were played at the stadium during the World Cup of 2006:

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Spectators
10 June 2006	21:00	Argentina	2–1	Ivory Coast	Group C	49,480
15 June 2006	15:00	Ecuador	3–0	Costa Rica	Group A	50,000
19 June 2006	18:00	Saudi Arabia	0–4	Ukraine	Group H	50,000
22 June 2006	16:00	Czech Republic	0–2	Italy	Group E	50,000
30 June 2006	21:00	Italy	3–0	Ukraine	Quarterfinals	50,000

2010 UEFA Europa League final

The stadium hosted the 2010 UEFA Europa League final, in which Spanish side Atlético Madrid beat English club Fulham 2–1.^[5]

UEFA Euro 2024

Volksparkstadion will host five UEFA Euro 2024 matches, including four group stage matches and a quarter-finals match.

Date	Time (CEST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round
16 June 2024	15:00	Poland	–	Netherlands	Group D
19 June 2024	15:00	Croatia	–	Albania	Group B
22 June 2024	15:00	Georgia	–	Czech Republic	Group F
26 June 2024	21:00	Czech Republic	–	Turkey	Group F
5 July 2024	21:00	Winner Match 41	–	Winner Match 42	Quarter-finals