11/21/2023 0 Comments Signal iduna park yellow wall![]() The Signal Iduna Park hosted six matches in 2006, including Germany’s 2-0 semi-final defeat to eventual champions Italy. With the World Cup returning to Germany in 2006, the country’s largest stadium underwent further improvements, reducing the capacity by around 1,500. This third phase also included the addition of the iconic yellow pylons on the exterior. In 2001 the ground hosted the final of the UEFA Cup between Liverpool and Alaves, after which the stadium underwent its final major expansion, up to almost 83,000. The largest of its kind in Europe, this imposing sight of almost 25,000 fans all wearing Dortmund colours has given rise to the famed Gelbe Wand – the Yellow Wall. The stadium was expanded during the 1990s with the addition of another tier, taking the total capacity up to 68,600 and creating a 24,454-capacity standing terrace in the south stand. Dortmund had been relegated from the Bundesliga while their new home was being built in 1972 and would not return to the top flight until 1976/77. The match in April 1976 in fact saw Bochum host Schalke while their ground was under construction, meaning a Royal Blue player – Erwin Kremers – holds the honour of scoring the first Bundesliga goal at the Westfalenstadion. Watch: A closer look at the Signal Iduna Park It hosted four matches during the tournament but remarkably it would be two years before Bundesliga football was seen at Dortmund’s new home, and Borussia were not even involved… A 54,000-capacity stadium – the Westfalenstadion – was constructed within three years next to the Rote Erde. Plans had been made prior to that for a new stadium but neither the city of Dortmund nor the German government were willing to help finance the project.īorussia’s big break, however, came in 1971 when Cologne pulled out of hosting the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the funds were instead given to Dortmund. The stadium had an eventual capacity of 42,000 spectators in the 1960s, but this was deemed insufficient as BVB became the first German team to lift a European trophy (the 1966 Cup Winners’ Cup) and interest spiked. Prior to the construction of the Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund’s home was the Stadion Rote Erde. ![]() takes you inside one of Germany’s most fabled football grounds…
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