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The Waldau-Stadion, known as the Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-use stadium in the Degerloch district in Stuttgart, Germany. The stadium is situated approximately 200m southwest of the Fernsehturm Stuttgart and holds 11,410 spectators (of these, 1,068 canopied seats and 4,949 canopied stands), which makes it the second biggest stadium in Stuttgart.[1] It is home to the Stuttgarter Kickers, as of 2013 playing in the 3. Liga. The American football teams Stuttgart Scorpions and Stuttgart Surge use the stadium in the German Football League and European League of Football, respectively. Since 2008, the VfB Stuttgart II, also playing in the 3. Liga, plays its home games here.

Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau

View with the Fernsehturm Stuttgart
Location	Guts-Muths Weg 4 70597 Stuttgart Germany
Coordinates	48°45′14.2″N 9°11′18.3″E
Owner	City of Stuttgart
Operator	City of Stuttgart
Capacity	11,410 (Total) 10,099 (Standing) + 1,311 (Seats)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1905
Opened	18 June 1905
Renovated	1913, 1975, 1982, 1997, 2000, 2009
Tenants
Stuttgarter Kickers, Stuttgart Scorpions, VfB Stuttgart II, Stuttgart Surge

The Waldau-Stadion is the oldest stadium in Germany.[2]

History

The football section of Stuttgarter Kickers plays their home games in the stadium since its inauguration in 1905, thereby being the German club that plays for the longest time in the same stadium.

Until 1975, the stadium featured a wooden terrace that was built after one of Arsenal's in scale 1–3. Due to various requirements imposed by the German Football Association, a new main stand was built in 1976 and is in use until today. After having the names Kickers-Platz andKickers-Stadium since 1905, the stadium was officially renamed to Waldau-Stadion in 1987.[3]

The Stuttgart Scorpions use the stadium since their promotion to the German Football League in 1995.

In 2001, the MTV HipHop Open took place in the stadium. This was the only occurrence of the music festival in the stadium as it moved to the Reitstadion in the next year and has been moved to Mannheim since 2009.

In June 2004 the name of the stadium was sold to the German main sponsor Garmo AG for 10 years. Garmo sells its products with the brand name GAZi and renamed the stadium accordingly to GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau.

On 6 October 2007, the final of the German Bowl, the German championship in American Football, between the Stuttgart Scorpions and the Braunschweig Lions took place in the GAZi-Stadion. Braunschweig won the championship for the third time in a row, defeating Stuttgart 27–6 in front of 8,152 spectators.

On 17 July 2008, Stuttgart's council decided to remodel the stadium for 5.4 million Euro in order to fulfill the requirements imposed by the DFB for the new 3. Liga. It was planned to increase the capacity to 12,000 spectators (2,000 canopied seats and 10.000 stands in total). Beginning of the construction work was planned for January 2009 and should be finished by July 2009.[4] In the end of 2008, however, the council decided to postpone the remodeling for an unknown time span. Following the relegation of Stuttgarter Kickers to the fourth-tier Regionalliga Süd, the remodeling would not have been necessary. VfB Stuttgart II, however, for now continues to host its home games in the 3. Liga in the stadium with a special approval by the DFB.

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На других языках

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[de] Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau

Das Waldau-Stadion (aufgrund eines Namenssponsorings seit 2004 offiziell Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau), ehemals Kickers-Platz oder Kickers-Stadion, ist ein Fußballstadion im Stadtteil Degerloch der baden-württembergischen Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart. Die Anlage liegt etwa 200 Meter neben dem Fernsehturm und fasst 11.408 Zuschauer (davon 2.211 überdachte Sitzplätze und 4.845 überdachte Stehplätze).[1][2] Mit seiner Lage knapp 500 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel ist das Stadion eines der höchstgelegenen Deutschlands.[3] Es ist die Heimstätte des Fußball-Oberligisten Stuttgarter Kickers und der American-Football-Mannschaften der Stuttgart Scorpions in der German Football League (GFL) und Stuttgart Surge in der European League of Football (ELF).

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- [en] Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau

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[es] GAZI-Stadion auf der Waldau

El Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau se ubica en Stuttgart, en el estado federado de Baden-Württemberg, Alemania.

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[fr] Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau

Le stade Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau est un stade de football de la ville de Stuttgart, situé dans le quartier de Degerloch. Il se trouve à environ 200 m de la tour de télévision et peut contenir 11 544 spectateurs (dont 1 380 places assises et couvertes, et 5 094 places debout et couvertes). Ce stade est utilisé par les équipes de foot Stuttgarter Kickers (3. Liga) et VfB Stuttgart II (3. Liga, depuis 2008) ainsi que par l'équipe de football américain Scorpions de Stuttgart (Stuttgart Scorpions).

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