Zentralstadion (1956)
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| Full name | Zentralstadion |
|---|---|
| Former names | Frankfurter Wiesen Stadion der Hunderttausend Sportforum Leipzig |
| Location | Leipzig, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°20′44.86″N 12°20′53.59″E / 51.3457944°N 12.3482194°E |
| Owner | German Democratic Republic |
| Operator | Leipzig |
| Capacity | 120,000 |
| Record attendance | 100,000 (SC Rotation Leipzig - SC Lokomotive Leipzig, 9 September 1956) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 4 March 1955 |
| Opened | 4 August 1956 |
| Closed | 2000 |
| Demolished | Seats, fences and floodlights only |
| Construction cost | $9 million |
| Architect |
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| Project manager | Walter Ulbricht |
| Tenants | |
| Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund DHfK Leipzig VfB Leipzig (1992–1995) Trade Sports- Associations of sports societies in the GDR | |
Central Stadium (German: Zentralstadion, pronounced [tsɛnˈtra:lˈʃta:di̯ɔn] ⓘ) was a stadium with a capacity of 120,000 in Leipzig which was initially used for matches of SC Rotation Leipzig.
About 1.5 million cubic metres of debris from the World War II bombing of Leipzig was used in the stadium's construction. Its name derives from the Soviet "Central Stadium".