Stadion der Freundschaft (Frankfurt (Oder))

{{Short description|Football stadium in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany}}

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| name = Stadion der Freundschaft

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| image = Innenraum mit Haupttribüne Stadion der Freundschaft FFO.jpg

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| caption = The stadium's interior

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| location = Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

| coordinates = {{coord|52|19|57.12|N|14|33|22.08|E|region:DE-BB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground =

| built = 1948–1953

| opened = 12 July 1953

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| owner = City of Frankfurt (Oder)

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| surface = Grass

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| capacity = 12,000

| record_attendance = 25,000 (SG Dynamo Frankfurt-Gwardia-Wisła Kraków, 15 July 1953)

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| tenants = 1. FC Frankfurt (1971–)
FSG Dynamo Frankfurt (1953–1971)

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Stadion der Freundschaft ("Stadium of Friendship") is a multi-purpose stadium in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, with a capacity of 12,000.

History

The stadium was built in commemoration of the 700th anniversary of the city of Frankfurt (Oder). The opening game in the stadium was a match between SG Dynamo Frankfurt and Gwardia-Wisła Kraków on 15 July 1953 in front of a record 25,000 fans.

= International matches =

Before German reunification, the Stadion der Freundschaft hosted two friendlies of the East Germany national football team. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the German Football Association staged two qualifying games for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championships.

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Date !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Type !Attendance !Ref.
9 October 1974 \| {{flagicon\|East Germany}} East Germany \| 2–0 \| {{flagicon\|Canada}} Canada \| Friendly \| 2,000 \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500276&no_cache=1&action=showSchema&liga=DDR-Nationalmannschaft&matchid=ddr141&lang=D&cHash=554b5f1b9f\|title=DDR – Kanada 2:0\|work=DFB\|accessdate=15 August 2010\|language=German}}
17 April 1985 \| {{flagicon\|East Germany}} East Germany \| 1–0 \| {{flagicon\|Norway}} Norway \| Friendly \| 6,000 \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500276&no_cache=1&action=showSchema&liga=DDR-Nationalmannschaft&matchid=ddr240&lang=D&cHash=ae2bd2686c\|title=DDR – Norwegen 1:0\|work=DFB\|accessdate=15 August 2010\|language=German}}
14 November 1995 \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Germany U-21 \| 7–0 \| {{flagicon\|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria U-21 \| EC-Q \| 9,300 \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=501415&spielid=128&action=schema&teama=Deutschland&teamb=Bulgarien\|title=Germany – Bulgaria 7:0\|work=DFB\|accessdate=15 August 2010}}
5 September 1997 \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Germany U-21 \| 1–1 \| {{flagicon\|Portugal}} Portugal U-21 \| EC-Q \| 8,000 \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=501415&spielid=144&action=schema&teama=Deutschland&teamb=Portugal\|title=Germany – Portugal 1:1\|work=DFB\|accessdate=15 August 2010}}

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Date

!Team #1

!Result

!Team #2

!Type

!Attendance

!Ref.

9 October 1974

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| 2–0

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada

| Friendly

| 2,000

| {{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500276&no_cache=1&action=showSchema&liga=DDR-Nationalmannschaft&matchid=ddr141&lang=D&cHash=554b5f1b9f|title=DDR – Kanada 2:0|work=DFB|accessdate=15 August 2010|language=German}}

17 April 1985

| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

| 1–0

| {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway

| Friendly

| 6,000

| {{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500276&no_cache=1&action=showSchema&liga=DDR-Nationalmannschaft&matchid=ddr240&lang=D&cHash=ae2bd2686c|title=DDR – Norwegen 1:0|work=DFB|accessdate=15 August 2010|language=German}}

14 November 1995

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany U-21

| 7–0

| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria U-21

| EC-Q

| 9,300

| {{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=501415&spielid=128&action=schema&teama=Deutschland&teamb=Bulgarien|title=Germany – Bulgaria 7:0|work=DFB|accessdate=15 August 2010}}

5 September 1997

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany U-21

| 1–1

| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal U-21

| EC-Q

| 8,000

| {{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=501415&spielid=144&action=schema&teama=Deutschland&teamb=Portugal|title=Germany – Portugal 1:1|work=DFB|accessdate=15 August 2010}}

= Athletics =

On 22 September 1968, the East German athlete Margitta Gummel recorded a shot put world record (18.87 metres{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf|title=12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009|pages=646–647|work=IAAF|accessdate=15 August 2010}}) at the Stadion der Freundschaft.

Current status

Nowadays the stadium is in a state of disrepair. The original floodlights as well as the scoreboard had to be taken down in 2000 due to a public safety risk.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcvfrankfurt.de/html/body_stadion.html|title=Die Heimat des FCV - "Stadion der Freundschaft"|work=fcvfrankfurt.de|accessdate=15 August 2010|language=German}}

References

External links

[http://www.ffcviktoria91.de/html/stadion.html FFC Viktoria – Stadion der Freundschaft] {{in lang|de}}

Category:1. FC Frankfurt

Category:Buildings and structures in Frankfurt (Oder)

Category:Football venues in Germany

Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Germany

Category:Sports venues in Brandenburg

Category:Sports venues completed in 1953

Category:Sport in Frankfurt (Oder)