Ostseestadion, Football stadium in Rostock, Germany.
The Ostseestadion is a football stadium in Rostock's Hansaviertel, home ground of F.C. Hansa Rostock. Its facade combines grey concrete, a steel frame with clear glass panels and four tall vertical columns, with a band of blue-tinted glass and a cross-braced steel X over the recessed entrance. Inside, steep seating tiers under a flat white roof surround the grass pitch.
The Ostseestadion opened on 27 June 1954 on a site used for Nazi rallies before 1945; thousands of Rostock volunteers contributed over 230,000 hours to its construction. The old ground was demolished and a new football-only stadium built from 2000, opened in 2001. Its four 56-metre floodlight masts date from 1970.
The stadium's name references the Baltic Sea and highlights Rostock's connection to the coast. It has long been home to FC Hansa Rostock and shapes the city's sports identity.
The stadium lies in the Hansaviertel district near the city centre, surrounded by university clinics, schools and the Barnstorfer Wald. Reach it by bus (Ostseestadion stop), tram (Holbeinplatz) or S-Bahn (Holbeinplatz and Parkstraße). A valid home-match ticket covers public transport from three hours before to two hours after kick-off.
Parts of the seating can be converted between standing and seated configurations as needed. This flexibility allows the facility to meet different competition requirements without major reconstruction.
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