The Lichterfelde Stadium is a football stadium in

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. It is home to

FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e.V., commonly known as FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin or Viktoria Berlin, is a German association football club based in the locality of Lichterfelde of the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Be ...

. There are also six running lanes surrounding the field, which is a natural grass surface.

History

On October 30, 1924, the Berlin city council decided to build a central playground and sports field for about 2.53 million euros in today's money. The work began in 1926. The stadium was opened on June 16, 1929. During the

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, the stadium served as a training facility for both the

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and Brazilian national teams. For the

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in 2009, the stadium was given a new running track in blue color as well as a renewed throwing facility and served as a training facility for foreign athletes during the World Championships. The stadium was also selected by the German Football Association as a training stadium for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

External links

* Stadion Lichterfelde (in German)

References

Multi-purpose stadiums in Germany Football venues in Berlin Sports venues in Berlin {{Berlin-geo-stub