Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Stadium in Essen, Germany
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Stadion an der Hafenstraße, known as Stadion Essen until 2022, is a stadium in Essen, Germany. Located in the borough of Bergeborbeck, it has a capacity of 20,650 spectators.[2] It is the home of Rot-Weiss Essen in the third-level men's 3. Liga and SGS Essen in the women's Frauen-Bundesliga and replaced Georg-Melches-Stadion.
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 Panoramic view, August 2012 | |
 Interactive map of Stadion an der Hafenstraße | |
Former names | Stadion Essen (2012–2022) |
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| Location | Essen, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°29′12″N 6°58′35″E |
| Owner | City of Essen |
| Operator | SBG Sportstätten Betriebsgesellschaft Stadt Essen mbH |
| Capacity | 20,650 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 1, 2011 |
| Opened | August 12, 2012 |
Construction cost | 64 million euro [1] |
| Architect | Plan Forward GmbH |
| Tenants | |
| Rot-Weiss Essen (2012–present) SGS Essen (2012–present) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
The stadium was officially opened on August 12, 2012, with a match between the under-19s of Rot-Weiss Essen and Borussia Dortmund (3-2). Afterwards the women's club SGS Essen played against 1. FFC Frankfurt. During the latter match, the Frankfurt players were replaced after 80 minutes by eleven male players from Rot-Weiss Essen.[3]
The last stand was finished shortly before the start of the 2013/14 season. For this occasion, an opening match between Rot-Weiss Essen and Werder Bremen (0-2) was held on August 8 in front of 11,513 spectators.[4]
The stadium was sold out for the first time on April 8, 2014, for the semi-final match of the Lower Rhine Cup between Rot-Weiss Essen and MSV Duisburg.[5]
In November 2021, Rot-Weiss Essen purchased the rights to the stadium name. The stadium was renamed Stadion an der Hafenstraße in January 2022; the Georg-Melches-Stadion it replaced carried the same name from 1939 to 1964.[6]
