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| Location | Düsseldorf,Germany |
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| Capacity | 54,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 1925 |
| Renovated | 1974 |
| Closed | 22 June 2002 |
| Demolished | 6 November 2002 |
| Architect | Heinrich Freese(1925) Friedrich Tamms and Emil Beyer(1974) |
| Tenants | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (1974–2002) Rhein Fire (1995–2002) | |
TheRheinstadion (German pronunciation:[ˈʁaɪnˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn]ⓘ) was amulti-purpose stadium, inDüsseldorf,Germany.[1] The stadium was built, near theRhine, in 1926 and held 54,000 people at the end of its life.[2]
It was the home ground forFortuna Düsseldorf from 1953 to 1970 and 1972–2002. It was used during the1974 FIFA World Cup and1988 European Championships. In 1995, theRhein Fire, of theWorld League of American Football became tenants in their inaugural season. It hostedWorld Bowl '99 andWorld Bowl X.[3]
Metallica performed at the stadium during theirNowhere Else to Roam Tour on 20 May 1993, withThe Cult &Suicidal Tendencies as their opening act.
It was demolished in the summer of 2002, after theWorld Bowl X championship game, and has been replaced by theMerkur Spiel-Arena in 2004.
| Date | Time (CET) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 15 June 1974 | 16:00 | Sweden  | 0–0 |  Bulgaria | Group 3 | 23,800 |
| 23 June 1974 | 16:00 | Sweden | 3–0 |  Uruguay | Group 3 | 28,300 |
| 26 June 1974 | 16:00 | Yugoslavia  | 0–2 |  West Germany | Group B | 67,385 |
| 30 June 1974 | 19:30 | West Germany | 4–2 | Sweden | Group B | 67,800 |
| 3 July 1974 | 19:30 | Sweden | 2–1 | Yugoslavia | Group B | 41,300 |
| Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 10 June 1988 | 20:15 | West Germany | 1–1 |  Italy | Group 1 (opening match) | 62,552 |
| 15 June 1988 | 17:15 | England  | 1–3 |  Netherlands | Group 2 | 63,940 |
| Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1981 | Succeeded by |
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