Ludwigsparkstadion 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 ...

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. The stadium was built in 1953 and once held 35,303 people. After renovation, which lasted from 2016 to 2021 and cost €46.5M, the capacity has been reduced to around 16,000 seats. It is currently used mostly for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

matches and concerts. It is the home stadium of 1. FC Saarbrücken It served as the home ground for the Saarland national football team, which existed 1950–1956, during the era of the Saar Protectorate.

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1. FC Saarbrücken Football venues in Germany Buildings and structures in Saarbrücken Multi-purpose stadiums in Germany Sports venues in Saarland American football venues in Germany 1953 establishments in Saar Sports venues completed in 1953 {{Germany-sports-venue-stub