Stadium

Olympiastadion Berlin

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About the stadium

opened on August 1, 1936 for the XI Summer Olympic Games; built from 1934 to 1936 to plans by Werner March on the site of the Deutsches Stadion, originally for around 100,000 spectators; partially roofed in 1974; heritage-sensitive reconstruction and modernization from 2000 to 2004 with fully covered stands; venue for the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, the 2009 World Athletics Championships, the 2015 UEFA Champions League final and the UEFA EURO 2024 final; regular venue of the DFB-Pokal final since 1985; current capacity 73,856 seats; owned by the State of Berlin, operated by Olympiastadion Berlin GmbH; natural grass and blue athletics track

Names and capacity

Name history

  1. 1936–presentOlympiastadion Berlin

Capacity through time

  1. 2025–present73,856
  2. 200474,475
  3. 1936100,000

Stadium facts

Pitch105 x 68 m
SurfaceNatural grass
QuarterWestend
OwnerLand Berlin
OperatorOlympiastadion Berlin GmbH

Location

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Address

Olympischer Platz 3
14053 Berlin
Germany