Melmingen Olympic Stadium
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Melminger Olympiastadion | |
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| Location | Südstadt, Melmingen, 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 Melmingen Olympic Stadium, (Besmenian: Melminger Olympiastadion) is a multifunctional stadium in Melmingen. It was built between 1951 and 1955. The stadium is since the home stadium of FC Schwarz-Weiß Melmingen, and since 1968 host stadium for many BFB international games and in 1990 host stadium for the 1990 Summer Olympic Games and the 2023 Melmingen World Cup.
Originally the name for the stadium was Südmelminger Stadion (South Melmingen Stadium), but after Karl Ochsenbein's death during construction in 1954, it was decided to name the stadium after him.
History
Areas and capacity=
International matches and concerts
Gallery
The stadium during a football match (May 2009)
