Ruhrstadion

Also known as rewirpowerSTADION

Ruhrstadion () is a football stadium in Bochum, Germany. It is the home ground for the VfL Bochum and has a capacity of 27,599. It was known as rewirpowerSTADION (or, rarely, ) from 2006 to 2016, also for sponsorship reasons.

Key facts

Venue.name: Ruhrstadion
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Venue.fullname: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Venue.location: Castroper Straße 145, 44791 Bochum, Germany
Venue.built: 1921
Venue.former_names: SuS-Sportplatz an der Castroper Straße (1911–1919)TuS-Sportplatz an der Castroper Straße (1919–1921)Stadion an der Castroper Straße (1921–1979)Ruhrstadion (1979–2006)rewirpowerSTADION (2006–2016)
Venue.renovated: 1997
Venue.expanded: March 1976 – July 1979
Venue.opened: 8 October 1911
Venue.owner: VfL Bochum
Venue.operator: VfL Bochum
Venue.surface

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[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]]
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==History== In 1911 the Spiel und Sport Bochum leased a meadow from a local farmer as their new home ground. The club played the first match at the new venue against the VfB Hamm in front of 500 spectators. The TuS Bochum did not build a stadium until after World War I as late as 1921.