The Paul-Janes-Stadion in

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is one of the home grounds of

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(1930–1972, early 2002-2005). It is located at 87 Flinger Broich, to the east of the city centre in the Nord Flingern district. The stadium was built in 1930 by the team; now city-owned, it has been named since 1990 after the long-standing

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and national football player

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. Before 1990 was it called "Flinger Broich" or "Fortunaplatz". After

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, the British army took over the stadium. A storm in 1958 destroyed the

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roof. In 1967 Fortuna Düsseldorf's clubhouse was built on the grounds. While the

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was under renovation in the 1970s, the Paul-Janes-Stadion was a

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ground, and appropriate floodlighting was therefore installed. In 2001–02, the stadium was further renovated, to provide Fortuna with a satisfactory ground after the demolition of the Rheinstadion. New terraces were built and the grandstand was renovated. The renovations, financed by the City of Düsseldorf, cost

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5 million. After the completion of the LTU Arena (now

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), Fortuna Düsseldorf continued to play up to three home matches a year in Paul-Janes-Stadion, playing the remainder in the modern arena, until the 2007/2008 season, since when no further league matches have been played by the first eleven in the older stadium; it is now used exclusively for test, friendly, and cup matches and for all matches of the second eleven ( Fortuna Düsseldorf II) and youth affiliate matches. During the

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, the stadium was the venue for the biggest "Public Viewing" showing in a non-World Cup city in Germany. In addition to 12,600 seats for the fans in the stadium, there was a promenade around the stadium and an entertainment programme, particularly for children.

Capacity

* 7,200 spectators * Seats: 2,280 (roofed) * Standing room Home: 3,550 (unroofed) * Standing room Guests: 1,370 (unroofed) * Record attendance: 36,000 (1950, against FC Schalke 04; 2:3)

References

External links

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