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The Cologne Stadium — Match And Concert Place

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The Cologne Stadium, also called Rheinenergie-
Stadion, is a concert and a match place in Cologne.

Its forerunner is that in 1923 at the same place built Müngersdorf Stadium, which were re-established in 1975. The today's stadium was finished in 2003.

Contrary to its buildings of its forerunners it exhibits no more track and field facilities. That scarcely 51,000 spectators seizing stadium is predominantly used of the Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.

In the year 2006, it was one of the twelve venues of the Fifa World Cup 2006™ in Germany.

These days, in the Rheinenergie-Stadium, soccer, live concerts of world famous singers as well as American football is being played. The crew of Cologne Centurions delivers here its home matches in the NFL Europe.

Cologne Stadium

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You are going to find the FC Museum in the north grandstand of the stadium, in which the history of the 1. FC Köln is introduced.

Since the original building, the Stadium is surrounded by other sports facilities such as several soccer fields, a cycle track, an open-air swimming pool, the training area of the ASV Köln (athletik club) as well as the area of the world famous German Sport Academy.

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