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Hardturm
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Also known as Hardturm stadium

The Hardturm was a football stadium located in Zürich's Kreis 5. Opened in 1929, it was the home of the Grasshopper Club Zürich until it closed in 2007. It was a host stadium for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

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Venue.name
Hardturm
Venue.image
250px|Hardturm (2006)
Venue.location
Zürich, Switzerland
Venue.opened
1929 (Football)
Venue.renovated
1934, 1968, 1986, 1998
Venue.closed
1 September 2007
Venue.demolished
December 2008 – March 2009
Venue.operator
Grasshopper Club Zürich
Venue.surface
Grass
Venue.tenants
Grasshopper Club Zürich
Venue.capacity
17,666 (2007) 27,500 (1929)

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native label
Hardturm
maximum capacity
17666
Commons category
Hardturm stadium
date of official opening
1929-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2008-12-00
date of official closure
2007-09-01
inception
1929-00-00
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The Hardturm was a football stadium located in Zürich's Kreis 5. Opened in 1929, it was the home of the Grasshopper Club Zürich until it closed in 2007. It was a host stadium for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

The land for the stadium was bought by Walter Schoeller who passed it on his club free of charge. When the stadium was opened in 1929 it could hold 27,500 spectators. After many reconstructions the capacity was 38,000 in 1986, on time for the 100-Year Anniversary of the Grasshopper Club Zürich. Before closing, Hardturm could hold 17,666 spectators with standing areas for the home and away fans. In international games the Hardturm could hold 16,600 spectators with seating places in all areas.

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