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Ruhrstadion

Capacity 26.000
Opened October 08, 1911
Location Castroper Straße 145
44791 Bochum
Team VfL Bochum
Operator VfL Bochum 1848 GmbH & Co. KGaA
Owner Bochumer Sportstätten Besitzgesellschaft mbH
Technical
Pitch105 x 68 m
SurfaceNatural grass
RenovationSportplatz an der Castroper Straße opened on October 8, 1911; expanded in 1921 into Stadion an der Castroper Straße with 30,000 places; capacity around 37,000 in 1953; renamed Ruhrstadion in 1972; completely rebuilt from 1976 to 1979 as the present football-only stadium, inaugurated on July 21, 1979 with around 48,000 places; modernized in 1980-1997, 2000-2003 and 2009-2011; sponsored names rewirpowerSTADION from 2006 to 2016 and Vonovia Ruhrstadion from 2016 to 2026; Ruhrstadion again since July 2026; capacity fixed at 26,000 since 2022; owned since September 2024 by Bochumer Sportstätten Besitzgesellschaft mbH, operated by VfL Bochum 1848 GmbH & Co. KGaA; natural grass