Olympic Stadium (Berlin)

General

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Olympic Stadium (Berlin)
The Olympiastadion at night.
Full name	Olympiastadion Berlin
Former name(s)	Deutsches Stadion
Owners	Olympiastadion Berlin GmbH
Location	Westend, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
Built	1934 to 1936
Opened	1 August 1936
Renovated	1974 (Reconfiguration) 2006 (World Cup)
Tenants	Hertha BSC (Bundesliga) (1963-present) 2015 UEFA Champions League Final
Capacity	74,064
Field dimensions	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass

The Olympiastadion Berlinis a sports stadium in Berlin, Germany. It was originally built for the 1936 Summer Olympics by Werner March. During the Olympics, the record attendance was thought to be over 100,000. Today the stadium is part of the Olympiapark Berlin.

Since renovations in 2004, the Olympiastadion has a permanent capacity of 74,475 seats and is the largest stadium in Germany for international football matches. Olympiastadion is a UEFA category four stadium and one of the world's most prestigious venues for sporting and entertainment events.

Besides its use as an athletics stadium, the arena has built a footballing tradition. Since 1963, it has been the home ground of the Hertha BSC football team. It hosted three matches in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. It was renovated for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, when it hosted six matches, including the final. The German Cup (DFB-Pokal) final match is held each year at the venue. The Olympiastadion Berlin served as a host for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup as well as the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final.

External links

• Official Olympiastadion Site
• Picture galleries: An illustrative walk along the facilities of the Olympischer Platz.
• Hertha BSC official website
• Stadium pictures at World of Stadiums