Hardtwaldstadion

Hardtwaldstadion

Hardtwaldstadion
Full name Hardtwaldstadion
Location Sandhausen, Germany
Coordinates 49°19′55.5″N 8°38′51.6″E / 49.332083°N 8.647667°E / 49.332083; 8.647667Coordinates: 49°19′55.5″N 8°38′51.6″E / 49.332083°N 8.647667°E / 49.332083; 8.647667
Owner SV Sandhausen
Capacity appr. 12,100 (8,777 standing)
Surface grass
Construction
Opened 1951
Renovated 2002, 2008
Expanded 1987/88 and 2012
Tenants
SV Sandhausen

The Hardtwaldstadion is a football stadium in Sandhausen, Germany. Situated in a small patch of forest near the Sandhausen town limits, it is the home stadium of local football team SV Sandhausen. The stadium is owned by the club.[1]

History

The stadium was opened in 1951 and was originally equipped with a clay pitch. A grass pitch was installed in 1961. The structure underwent expansion in 1987/88, when a roofed all-seater main stand was added. Further renovation works were conducted in 2001 with the addition of floodlights and in 2008 with several modifications to meet standards for the 3rd Liga. These included adding a temporary stand with a capacity of 2,500, installation of a video scoreboard, expansion of press and police facilities and the building of a VIP house. Afterwards, Hardtwaldstadion could hold 10,231 spectators.

Due to the promotion of the team to 2nd Liga, the stadium received some more improvements during 2012 summer break. Among these were under-soil heating, a platform for TV-cameras as well as two new stands, which raised the capacity to about 12.100 spectators. If the team manages to establish itself in 2nd Liga, another two stands have to be added, backing the western goal area and the southern area, to extend the capacity to about 15.000.[2][3][4][5][1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wendelin Hübner: Der Dorfclub. Spiegel Online, 3. August 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  2. ↑ Christoph Moll: Das Hardtwaldstadion wird zur Fussballarena. Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, 5. May 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  3. ↑ Investition in Beine und Steine. Schwetzinger Zeitung, 15. May 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  4. ↑ Claus Weber: Mit breiter Brust ins Pokalspiel. Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, 18. August 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
  5. ↑ Galerie: Sandhausener Hardtwaldstadion wird ausgebaut. Stadionwelt.de, 4. June 2012, checked 20. August 2012. (german)
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