The Donaustadion (English:

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Stadium) is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

Ulm Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city. Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...

, Germany. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of

SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL e.V., commonly known as SSV Ulm 1846 or SSV Ulm, is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL was formed on 7 March 2009 as new independent club through the separat ...

. The stadium is able to hold 17,400 people. In 1999, a new stand was constructed, filling the last open gap of the former horseshoe shaped ground. This all-seated affair was the first non-smoking stand within a professional football ground in Germany.Donaustadion, SSV Ulm
German Football Grounds website, 9 October 2012

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Donaustadion Football venues in Germany Athletics (track and field) venues in Germany SSV Ulm 1846 Sports venues in Baden-Württemberg Buildings and structures in Ulm Sports venues completed in 1925 1925 establishments in Germany Sport in Ulm

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