The Möslestadion is a football stadium in

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. The stadium used to be home to the

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. Today it is used by the second men's team and the Freiburg soccer school of the

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. Since the 2008/09 season, the stadium has also been used for the SC Freiburg women's team. The stadium can hold about 5,400 spectators. A standing section wraps around the south, east, and west sides of the pitch, and a second standing section is located on the north side. Above the standing section to the south of the pitch are 1000 sheltered seats. The standing sections on the east and west sides behind the goals are closed.

History

The stadium was opened on October 1, 1922, in a game between the Freiburger FC and the

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. On December 9, 1956, a game between the Freiburger FC and the 1. FC Nürnberg drew a record-breaking crowd of 25,000 spectators. On January 13, 2000, after the decline of both the FC Freiburg's athletic performance and the associated financial problems, the local rival

took over administration of the ''Möslestadion'' for the purpose of its soccer school. In September, 2001, the Freiburg soccer school was built as an addition to the already existing stands. From June until August, 2013, the stadium was renovated at the cost of about 500,000 euros, in order to fulfill the

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's (

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) licensing requirements. The stands and their wooden benches are a protected as a

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

, and were restored "due to their documental and exemplary value". The standing sections and the fence surrounding the pitch were renewed, and the pitch received new grass. The German

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games of the A- and B-junior leagues, the SC-Women's team, as well as tryout matches of the SC Freiburg men's team take place at the Möslestadion. The opening match of the season for the various teams have been moved to the Schwarzwald-Stadion.

Literature

* Werner Skrentny (Hrsg.): ''Das große Buch der deutschen Fußballstadien''. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2001, , S. 131–133

External links

Das Möslestadion bei www.suedfussball.die-fans.deDas Möslestadion bei www.stadionsuche.de

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moslestadion SC Freiburg Football venues in Germany Buildings and structures in Freiburg im Breisgau Multi-purpose stadiums in Germany Sports venues in Baden-Württemberg 1922 establishments in Germany Sports venues completed in 1922