Ruhrstadion
{{Short description|Football stadium in Bochum, Germany}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox venue
|stadium_name=Ruhrstadion
|nickname=
|image=
|fullname=Vonovia Ruhrstadion
|location=Castroper Straße 145, 44791 Bochum, Germany
|built=1921
|former_names=SuS-Sportplatz an der Castroper Straße (1911–1919)
TuS-Sportplatz an der Castroper Straße (1919–1921)
Stadion an der Castroper Straße (1921–1979)
Ruhrstadion (1979–2006)
rewirpowerSTADION (2006–2016)
|renovated=1997
|expanded=March 1976 – July 1979
|opened=8 October 1911
|owner=VfL Bochum
|operator=VfL Bochum
|surface=grass
|tenants=VfL Bochum (1938–present)
TuS Bochum (1919–1938)
SuS Bochum (1911–1919)
Germany national football team (selected matches)
|dimensions=105 × 68 m
}}
Ruhrstadion ({{IPA|de|ˈʁuːɐ̯ˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn|-|De-Ruhrstadion.ogg}}) is a football stadium in Bochum, Germany. It is the home ground for the VfL Bochum and has a capacity of 27,599. It was known as rewirpowerSTADION {{IPA|de|ʁeˈviːɐ̯paʊ.ɐˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn|}} (or, rarely, {{IPA|de|ʁəˈviːɐ̯-|}}) from 2006 to 2016, also for sponsorship reasons.
History
In 1911 the Spiel und Sport Bochum leased a meadow from a local farmer as their new home ground.{{cite web |url=http://vfl-bochum.de/site/_rewirpowerstadion/_rewirpowerstadion/stadiongeschichteip.htm |title=Die Anfänge: Seit fast 100 Jahren – VfL kickt "anne Castroper" |trans-title=The Beginning: Since almost 100 years – VfL plays at the Castroper |language=de |publisher=VfL Bochum |access-date=5 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227001737/http://vfl-bochum.de/site/_rewirpowerstadion/_rewirpowerstadion/stadiongeschichteip.htm |archive-date=27 December 2010 }} 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 stadium until after World War I as late as 1921.
The stadium has a capacity of 27,599 people. The original capacity was over 50,000 but was decreased by numerous modifications.
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.{{cite web |url=http://vfl-bochum.de/site/_rewirpowerstadion/_rewirpowerstadion/rewirpowerstadionp.htm |title=rewirpowerSTADION Daten & Fakten |trans-title=rewirpowerSTADTION data & facts |language=de |publisher=VfL Bochum |access-date=31 August 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428215310/http://www.vfl-bochum.de/site/_rewirpowerstadion/_rewirpowerstadion/rewirpowerstadionp.htm |archive-date=28 April 2011 }} This expansion could technically count as a complete rebuild; legally, it is officially an expansion.{{cite web |url=http://vfl-bochum.de/site/_rewirpowerstadion/_rewirpowerstadion/stadiongeschichteiip.htm |title=Der Umbau: Kein Heimvorteil im Westfalenstadion |trans-title=The expansion: No home field advantage at the Westfalenstadion |language=de |publisher=VfL Bochum |access-date=5 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205110053/http://www.vfl-bochum.de/site/_rewirpowerstadion/_rewirpowerstadion/stadiongeschichteiip.htm |archive-date=5 February 2011 }}
David Bowie performed at the stadium during his Serious Moonlight Tour on 15 June 1983.
Herbert Grönemeyer performed multiple sold-out concerts at the stadium in 1985, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2019. Additionally, his song Bochum is sung before the kickoff of every home match of VfL Bochum, with the final line before the final chorus of the piece bearing special significance to the club. Herbert has been an honorary member of the club since 2006.
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.[http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/130424/robbed-why-rangers-could-have-been-first-champions-league-winners-195971 "Robbed? Why Rangers could have been the first Champions League winners"]. talkSPORT. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
In 2006, a five-year naming rights deal was struck with Stadtwerke Bochum to rebrand the stadium as "rewirpowerSTADION".{{cite web |url=http://vfl-bochum.de/site/_rewirpowerstadion/_rewirpowerstadion/stadiongeschichteiiip.htm |title="Altes Eisen" auch heute noch ein "Schmuckkästchen" |trans-title="Scrap heap": today still a "jewellery case" |language=de |publisher=VfL Bochum |access-date=5 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227002031/http://vfl-bochum.de/site/_rewirpowerstadion/_rewirpowerstadion/stadiongeschichteiiip.htm |archive-date=27 December 2010 }} In 2016, a new naming rights deal was struck with the German housing association Vonovia, and the stadium was rebranded as Vonovia Ruhrstadion.{{cite web |last1=Germany |first1=Stadionwelt, Brühl |title=Ruhrstadion behält Namenspartner |url=https://www.stadionwelt.de/news/23865/ruhrstadion-behaelt-namenspartner |website=Stadionwelt |access-date=30 March 2024 |language=de |date=13 November 2020}}
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| Date
!Time (CET) !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Spectators | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2011 | {{center|15:00}} | align=right|{{fbw-rt|JPN}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{center|2–1}} | {{fbw|NZL}} | {{center|Group B}} | style="text-align:center;"|12,538 |
| 30 June 2011 | {{center|18:00}} | align=right|{{fbw-rt|CAN}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{center|0–4}} | {{fbw|FRA|1974}} | {{center|Group A}} | style="text-align:center;"|16,591 |
| 3 July 2011 | {{center|20:45}} | align=right|{{fbw-rt|AUS}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{center|3–2}} | {{fbw|EQG}} | {{center|Group D}} | style="text-align:center;"|15,640 |
| 6 July 2011 | {{center|20:45}} | align=right|{{fbw-rt|PRK}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{center|0–0}} | {{fbw|COL}} | {{center|Group C}} | style="text-align:center;"|7,805 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://theworldcupingermany.com/FiG/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bochum_inside_580x350.jpg Ruhrstadion picture]
{{VfL Bochum}}
{{Bundesliga venues}}
{{2011 FIFA Women's World Cup stadiums}}
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Category:Football venues in Germany
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Category:Buildings and structures in Bochum
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