Olympic Stadium of Melmingen
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Melminger Olympiastadion | |
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| Location | Südstadt, Melmingia, Maurenmark, Besmenia |
| Owner | Government of Maurenmark |
| Operator | Melminger Olympiastadion GmbH |
| Capacity | 70,634 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1951-1955 |
| Opened | 1 October 1955 |
| Expanded | 1987 |
| Construction cost | BM 38 million |
| Architect | Franz Peerschmidt |
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The Olympic Stadium of Melmingen, (Besmenian: Melminger Olympiastadion) is a multifunctional stadium in Melmingen. It was built between 1951 and 1955. The stadium was the home stadium of FC SW Melmingen until 2012, since 1968 host stadium for many BFB international games and in 1990 host stadium for the 1990 Summer Olympic Games and for the 1999 Melmingen World Cup.
Originally the name for the stadium was Südmelminger Stadion (South Melmingia Stadium), but after Karl Ochsenbein's death during construction in 1954, it was decided to name the stadium after him.
History
Gallery
The stadium during a football match (May 2009)
