The original Jahnstadion Regensburg was a 12,500 capacity

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Regensburg Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...

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. Until 2015 it was primarily used for

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and was the home of

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

. Built in 1926, it also hosted five

matches during the

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. In 2017, it was mostly demolished and replaced by apartments and a school.

References

External links

1972 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. Part 1. p. 121.
1972 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 3. p. 359. Football venues in Germany Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic football venues SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport in Regensburg Buildings and structures in Regensburg Sports venues in Bavaria 1926 establishments in Germany Sports venues completed in 1926 Football in Upper Palatinate Sports venues demolished in 2017 2017 disestablishments in Germany {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub