Mommsenstadion

Mommsenstadion
The Mommsenstadion in winter
Location	Berlin, Germany
Coordinates	52°30′3″N 13°15′51″E / 52.50083°N 13.26417°E / 52.50083; 13.26417Coordinates: 52°30′3″N 13°15′51″E / 52.50083°N 13.26417°E / 52.50083; 13.26417
Opened	17 August 1930
Renovated	1950–1956
Expanded	1987
Owner	State of Berlin
Operator	SCC Berlin
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Electronic (since 2000)
Architect	Fred Forbát
Capacity	15,005
Field dimensions	107 × 72 m
Tenants
Tennis Borussia Berlin SCC Berlin

The Mommsenstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Berlin, Germany, named after the historian Theodor Mommsen. It is currently used mostly for football and hosts the home matches of Tennis Borussia Berlin and SCC Berlin. The stadium has a capacity of 15,005 people (13,200 standing), although the DFB have set an upper limit of 11,500 supporters for football games.^[1]

The stadium opened on 17 August 1930 and replaced the former ground of SCC Berlin that fell prey to the extension of the neighbouring Messe Berlin fairgrounds. It soon adopted its name from a nearby gymnasium. The Mommsenstadion was the site of some football matches during the 1936 Summer Olympics^[2] and several ISTAF athletics meetings of the IAAF Golden League. Since 1945 it has also been the home ground of Tennis Borussia Berlin.

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Germany national football team used the Mommsenstadion as their training ground.

References

1. ^ "Heimat Mommsenstadion" (in German). Tennis Borussia Berlin. http://www.tebe.de/stadion.html. Retrieved 21 July 2010. 
2. ^ "1936 Summer Olympics official report". International Olympic Committee. pp. 1047–1056. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1936/1936v2sum.pdf. Retrieved 22 August 2010. 

External links

• Stadium information