Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Football stadium in Dresden, Germany.
The Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion is a football stadium in Dresden with a capacity of about 32,000 seats and modern facilities for international matches. The venue includes executive boxes, VIP areas, and is well-connected by public transport.
Sports facilities have occupied the Güntzwiesen since 1874, when the Dresden English Football Club, Germany's first football club, played there. A 12,000-capacity ground was built for the 1911 International Hygiene Exhibition. On 21 December 1922 work began on a stadium that opened on 16 May 1923 as the Dresdner Kampfbahn, holding around 24,000; it was renamed Ilgen-Kampfbahn in 1937.
The stadium is named after the Dresden athlete Rudolf Harbig and serves as the home ground for Dynamo Dresden's matches. It holds a central place in the city's sporting life and community events.
The stadium is easy to reach by tram, with several lines serving the nearby Lennéplatz station. Visitors should plan to arrive early on match days when attendance is high.
The 1979 electronic scoreboard was run by a computer and had 4,333 light bulbs; it first went into service on 6 June 1979 at a match between Dynamo Dresden and 1. FC Magdeburg. The floodlight masts built in 1969 were nicknamed "giraffes": 62 metres tall, 60.5 tonnes each, with 104 lamps.
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