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Olympiastadion(Munich)
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Olympiastadion(Germanpronunciation:[olmpi
a
tadi
n])isastadiumlocatedinMunich,Germany.
SituatedattheheartoftheOlympiaparkMnchenin
northernMunich,thestadiumwasbuiltasthemain
venueforthe1972SummerOlympics.

Olympiastadion

Withanoriginalcapacityof80,000,thestadiumalso
hostedmanymajorfootballmatchesincludingthe
1974WorldCupFinalandtheEuro'88Final.It
hostedtheEuropeanCupFinalsof1979,1993and
1997.Itscurrentcapacityis69,250.[1]
UntiltheconstructionoftheAllianzArenaforthe
2006WorldCup,thestadiumwashometoBayern
MunichandTSV1860Munich.

Contents
1Design
2Construction
3PostOlympiclegacy
41974FIFAWorldCup
5UEFAEuro1988
6GermanandWestGermannational
footballteammatchesheldatthestadium
7Otheruses
7.1Concerts
7.2Various
8Seealso
9References
10Externallinks

Design

TheMunichOlympiastadion
Location

Munich,Germany

Coordinates 481023N113248E
Owner

GermanStateGovernment

Operator

OlympiaparkMunichGmbH

Capacity

69,250[1]

Surface

Asphaltconcreteandartificial
grass[2]
Construction

Broke
ground

1968

Opened

26May1972

Architect

FreiOtto
GntherBehnisch
HermannPeltz
CarloWeber
Tenants
FCBayernMunich(19722005)
TSV1860Munich(19722005)

DesignedbytheGermanarchitectGntherBehnischandtheengineerFreiOtto,thelightweighttent
constructionoftheOlympiastadionwasconsideredrevolutionaryforitstime.[3]Thisincludedlarge
sweepingcanopiesofacrylicglassstabilizedbysteelcablesthatwereusedforthefirsttimeonalarge
scale.TheideawastoimitatetheAlpsandtosetacounterparttothe1936SummerOlympicsinBerlin,
heldduringtheNaziregime.Thesweepingandtransparentcanopywastosymbolizethenew,
democraticandoptimisticGermany.Thisisreflectedintheofficialmotto:"ThecheerfulGames"[4]
("DieHeiterenSpiele").[5]

Construction

ThestadiumwasbuiltbyBilfingerBergerbetween1968to1972inapitmadebybombingsMunich
sufferedduringWorldWarII.Thispitmadeconstructioneasier.[6][7]

PanoramaviewoftheMnchenerOlympiastadion

PostOlympiclegacy
FollowingtheOlympics,thestadiumbecamethehomeofFC
BayernMunich.In1979thegroundplayedhosttothe1979
EuropeanCupFinalinwhichNottinghamForestwonthefirstof
theirconsecutiveEuropeanCupsunderBrianClough.
Inthe1990sBayernMunich'srivalsTSV1860Munichmoved
intothestadium.ThetwoteamscoexistedintheOlympiastadion
until2005,whenbothclubsmovedtothepurposebuiltAllianz
Arena.
BorussiaDortmundwonthe1997UEFAChampionsLeague
FinalattheOlympiastadion.

TSV1860Mnchenfootballmatch

Since2005,itisthehostoftheyearlyairandstylesnowboardevent.
On31December2006,thestadiummadehistoryasbeingthefirstvenuetohosttheTourdeSkicross
countryskiingcompetition.Theindividualsprintevents,heldat1100m,werewonbyNorway'sMarit
Bjrgen(women)andSwitzerland'sChristophEigenmann(men).Thesnowwasmadeinthestadiumby
combiningthehotairwiththecoldrefrigeratedwaterthatcausesthesnowtoactliketheicytypeyou
wouldseeintheAlps.
Itwentunusedinthe2006FIFAWorldCupduetotheAllianzArenabeingthehoststadiuminMunich.
On23to24June2007,thestadiumplayedhosttotheSparEuropeanCup2007,ayearlyathleticsevent
featuringthetop8countriesfromaroundEurope.
TheDTMtouringcarserieshelditsfirststadiumeventtherein2011:aRaceofChampionsstyleevent
whichtookpartoveratwodayperiod,althoughitwasnotachampionshipscoringround.[8]Edoardo
Mortarawonthefirstday,andBrunoSpenglerthesecond.[9][10]Theeventwasrepeatedin2012,butthe

stadiumwithdrewin2013becauseitprovedimpossibletoturnitintoapointsscoringevent.[11]
On17May2012,thegroundplayedhosttothe2012UEFAWomen'sChampionsLeagueFinalinwhich
OlympiqueLyonnaiswontheirsecondconsecutivetrophy.Theattendanceofthatgamewasarecordfor
aUEFAWomen'sChampionsLeagueFinal.On19May2012ithostedthe"PublicViewing"ofthe
2012UEFAChampionsLeagueFinalwhichtookplaceatAllianzArenainMunich.

1974FIFAWorldCup
Thestadiumwasoneofthevenuesforthe1974FIFAWorldCup.
ThefollowinggameswereplayedatthestadiumduringtheWorldCupof1974:
Date

Time
(CEST)

Team#1

Res.

Team#2

Round

Spectators

15June
1974

18.00

Italy

31

Haiti

Group4

51,100

19June
1974

19.30

Haiti

07

Poland

Group4

23,400

23June
1974

16.00

Argentina

41

Haiti

Group4

24,000

6July1974

16.00

Brazil

01

Poland

Thirdplace
match

74,100

7July1974

16.00

Final

74,100

Netherlands

12

West
Germany

UEFAEuro1988
ThestadiumwasoneofthevenuesfortheUEFAEuro1988.
ThefollowinggameswereplayedatthestadiumduringtheEuro1988:
Date

Time(CEST)

Team#1

Res.

Team#2

Round

Spectators

17June1988 20.15

WestGermany

20

Spain

GroupA

72,308

25June1988 15.30

SovietUnion

02

Netherlands

Final

72,308

GermanandWestGermannationalfootballteammatchesheld
atthestadium
[12]

26May1972WestGermanyUSSR41(Friendly,stadiumopener)
9May1973WestGermanyYugoslavia01(Friendly)
7July1974WestGermanyNetherlands21(1974WorldCupFinal)
22May1976WestGermanySpain20(Euro1976Qualifier)
22February1978WestGermanyEngland21(Friendly)
2April1980WestGermanyAustria10Friendly)

22September1982WestGermanyBelgium00(Friendly)
17November1985WestGermanyCzechoslovakia22(1986WorldCupqualifier)
17June1988WestGermanySpain20(Euro1988Groupmatch)
19October1988WestGermanyNetherlands00(1990WorldCupqualifier)
26March1996GermanyDenmark20(Friendly)
9October1999GermanyTurkey00(Euro2000qualifier)
1September2001GermanyEngland15(2002WorldCupqualifier)

Otheruses
Concerts
Inadditiontobeingasportsvenue,thestadiumhashostedmanyopenairconcerts.
MichaelJacksonperformedatthestadiumfivetimes,allsoldoutwithmaximumcapacityofthestadium
formusicalacts.Thefirstconcertwason8July1988duringhisBadconcerts,withmorethan72,000
fanspresent.Thesecondselloutconcert,on27June1992kickedoffhisDangerousWorldTour,to
another72,000fans.Thenexttwowereon4&6July1997duringhisHIStoryWorldTourforatotal
audienceof145,000people.Thosetwoconcertswerefilmed&mixedandhavesincebeenaired
countlesstimesontelevisionallovertheworld.Thefifthandlastconcert,on27June1999wasforthe
secondMJ&Friendsconcert,inwhichthestarjoinedseveralotherartiststoraisefundstohelpneedy
andunderprivilegedchildrenaroundtheworld.
DianaRosssoldouttwonightsin1985onherSweptAwayTourwithmorethan142,000totalaudience
attendees.
BonJoviperformedatthestadiumsixtimes:thefirstonewason30June2001,duringtheOneWild
NightTour.[13]Thesecondonewason13June2003,duringtheBounceTour.[14]Thethirdonewason
28May2006duringtheHaveANiceDayTour,infrontofasoldoutcrowdof71,467people.[15]The
fourthonewason24May2008duringtheLostHighwayTour,infrontofasoldoutcrowdof70,473
people.[16]Thefifthwason12June2011duringtheLive2011infrontofasoldoutcrowdof68,025
people.[17]Thesixthonewason18May2013duringtheirBecauseWeCan,infrontofasoldoutcrowd
of64,284people.[18]
BruceSpringsteenhasperformedfourtimesatthestadium.Thefirsttimewason18June1985during
theBornintheU.S.A.Tour.[19]Thesecondtimewas18yearslateron10June2003,duringtheRising
Tour.Thethirdtimewason2July2009duringtheWorkingonaDreamTour.[20]On26May2013,
Springsteenandthebandperformagainatthevenueinfrontofasoldoutcrowdofover41,500people
amidsttorrentialrainandcoldaspartoftheWreckingBallTour.[21][22]
U2performedatthestadiumthreetimes:thefirstonewason4June1993duringtheirZooTVTour,in
frontofacrowdof56,000people.[23]Thesecondonewason3August2005duringtheirVertigoTour,
infrontofasoldoutcrowdof77,435people.[24][25]Thethirdonewason15September2010during
theirU2360Tour,infrontofasoldoutcrowdof76,150people.[26]
DepecheModeperformedatthestadiumtwotimes:thefirstonewason13June2009duringtheirTour
oftheUniverse,infrontofasoldoutcrowdof60,293people.[27]Thesecondonewason1June2013
duringtheirDeltaMachineTour,infrontofasoldoutcrowdof62,976people.[28]The2009showwas
recordedforthegroup'slivealbumsprojectRecordingtheUniverse.

AC/DCperformedatthestadiumfourtimes:thefirston14June2001infrontof80,000peopleaspart
oftheirStiffUpperLipWorldTour,thesecondon15May2009infrontof66,023peopleaspartoftheir
BlackIceWorldTour,thethirdandthefourthon19and21May2015infrontofatotalcrowdof
140,000peopleaspartoftheirRockorBustWorldTour.
TheRollingStonesperformedatthestadiumsixtimes:on10and11June1982duringtheirTheRolling
StonesEuropeanTour1982,on2and3June1990duringtheirSteelWheels/UrbanJungleTour,on3
August1995duringtheirVoodooLoungeTourinfrontof67,509people,on13July1998duringtheir
BridgestoBabylonTourinfrontof74,588people,on6June2003duringtheirLicksTour,andon16
July2006duringtheirABiggerBangTourinfrontof53,501people.
OtherartistsandbandsthathaveplayedconcertshereincludeColdplay,[29]Nickelback,[30][31]Take
That,[32]Madonna,[33][34]CelineDion,[35]ThePolice,[36]Genesis,[37][38][39][40]PhilCollins,[41]RedHot
ChiliPeppers,[42]RobbieWilliams,[43],[44],[45],[46],[47]Metallica,[48]Simon&Garfunkel,[49]Tina
Turner,[50][51][52]EltonJohn,[53][54]Sting[55]andtheDaveMatthewsBand.[56]

Various
Partsofthe1975filmRollerballwereshotonthe(then)futuristicsitesurroundingthestadium.
AmericanrockbandGunsN'RosesfilmedpartsoftheirEstrangedvideotherewhentheyvisited
MunichinJune1993.
TheOlympicStadiumalsohostedMotorcyclespeedwaywhenitheldthe1989WorldFinalon2
September1989.Denmark'sHansNielsenwonhissecondWorldChampionshipwitha15point
maximumfromhisfiverides.ThelateSimonWiggofEnglandfinishedinsecondplaceafterdefeating
countrymanJeremyDoncasterinarunofftodecidethefinalpodiumplacesafterbothhadfinishedwith
12pointsfromtheirfiverides.ThreetimechampionErikGundersenofDenmarkfinishedinfourth
placewith11points.Gundersen,thedefendingWorldChampion,missedfinishingoutrightsecondwhen
hisbike'sengineexpiredwhilehewasleadingHeat9oftheWorldFinal.
InAugust2014theOlympicStadiumhostedthefirstevergeocaching"Giga"event,[57]whichwas
attendedbyover9,000enthusiastsfromaroundtheworld.

Seealso
Tensileandmembranestructures

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31. http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/nickelback/2006/olympiastadionmunichgermany7bd38aec.html
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http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tinaturner/1993/olympiastadionmunichgermany4bd66fd6.html
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tinaturner/1990/olympiastadionmunichgermanybd661d2.html
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/eltonjohn/1998/olympiastadionmunichgermany73daead9.html
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http://anmeldung.munich2014.de/

Externallinks
Officialsite(http://www.olympiapark.de/index.php?
WikimediaCommonshas
id=olympiastadion)
mediarelatedtoOlympic
OlympicStadiumreviewbya+tarchitecturepublishers
Stadium,Munich.
(http://www.aplust.net/permalink.php?
atajo=frei_otto_gnther_behnisch_estadio_olmpico_munich&idioma=en)
MajorFinals

Eventsandtenants
Precededby
EstadioOlmpico
Universitario
MexicoCity

SummerOlympics
OpeningandClosing
Ceremonies
(Olympiastadion)
1972

Succeededby
OlympicStadium
Montreal

Precededby
EstadioOlmpico
Universitario
MexicoCity

OlympicAthletics
competitions
MainVenue
1972

Succeededby
OlympicStadium
Montreal

Precededby
EstadioAzteca
MexicoCity

SummerOlympics
FootballMen'sFinals
(Olympiastadion)
1972

Succeededby
OlympicStadium
Montreal

Precededby
EstadioAzteca
MexicoCity

FIFAWorldCup
FinalVenue
1974

Succeededby
Monumentalde
Nuez
BuenosAires

Precededby
WembleyStadium
London

EuropeanCup
FinalVenue
1979

Succeededby
SantiagoBernabu
Madrid

Precededby
ParcdesPrinces
Paris

UEFAEuropeanFootball
Championship
FinalVenue
1988

Succeededby
Ullevi
Gothenburg

Precededby
WembleyStadium
London

UEFAChampionsLeague
FinalVenue
1993

Succeededby
OlympicStadium
Athens

Precededby
StadioOlimpico
Rome

UEFAChampionsLeague
FinalVenue
1997

Succeededby
AmsterdamArenA
Amsterdam

Precededby
Npstadion
Budapest

EuropeanChampionshipsin
Athletics
FinalVenue
2002

Succeededby
Ullevi
Gothenburg

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