Zentralstadion (1956)

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Zentralstadion
Location Leipzig, Germany
Opened August 4, 1956
Closed 2000
Demolished n/a
Other Names Frankfurter Wiesen
Stadion der Hunderttausend
Sportforum Leipzig
Tenants VfB Leipzig (1992-95)

Central Stadium (German: Zentralstadion) was a stadium with a capacity of 120,000 in Leipzig which was initially used for matches of SC Rotation Leipzig. About 1.5 million cubic meters of debris from the World War II bombing of Leipzig was used in the stadium's construction. Its name derives from the Soviet "Central Stadium."

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
FIFA World Cup October 31, 1965 East Germany vs. Austria Program
October 12, 1977 East Germany vs. Austria Program
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