The Rheinstadion () was a
multi-purpose stadium
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, in
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants, seventh-largest city ...
,
Germany
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. The stadium was built, near the
Rhine
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, in 1926 and held 54,000 people at the end of its life.
It was the home ground for
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga.
Founded in 1895, Fo ...
from 1953 to 1970 and 1972–2002. It was used during the
1974 FIFA World Cup
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and
1988 European Championships. In 1995, the
Rhein Fire Rhein Fire may refer to either of two American football franchises:
* Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)
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, of the
World League of American Football
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became tenants in their inaugural season. It hosted
World Bowl '99
World Bowl '99 (also referred to as World Bowl VII) was the seventh championship game of the NFL Europe League. It was held at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday, June 27, 1999. The game was between the 6–4 Frankfurt Galaxy and the ...
and
World Bowl X.
Metallica
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performed at the stadium during their
Nowhere Else to Roam Tour on 20 May 1993, with
The Cult
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&
Suicidal Tendencies
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as their opening act.
It was demolished in the summer of 2002, after the
World Bowl X championship game, and has been replaced by the
Merkur Spiel-Arena in 2004.
International matches
1974 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 1988
References
External links
Stadium Guide Article
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Defunct football venues in Germany
Buildings and structures in Düsseldorf
Multi-purpose stadiums in Germany
Defunct sports venues in Germany
History of Düsseldorf
Sports venues in North Rhine-Westphalia
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