5/5 Ajin P. 3 years ago on Google
The
story
behind
the
Signal
Iduna
Park
Borussia
Dortmund’s
Signal
Iduna
Park
home
emits
an
enchanting
feeling
to
constantly
draw
in
capacity
crowds
of
over
81,000.
Borussia
Dortmund’s
Signal
Iduna
Park
home
emits
an
enchanting
feeling
to
constantly
draw
in
capacity
crowds
of
over
81,000.
The
Signal
Iduna
Park
is
a
monster
of
a
stadium.
Borussia
Dortmund’s
81,365-capacity
home
is
one
of
the
world’s
most
iconic
grounds,
boasting
the
highest
average
attendance
in
Europe
and
providing
an
atmosphere
envied
across
sports.
Prior
to
the
construction
of
the
Signal
Iduna
Park,
Dortmund’s
home
was
the
Stadion
Rote
Erde.
The
stadium
had
an
eventual
capacity
of
42,000
spectators
in
the
1960s,
but
this
was
deemed
insufficient
as
BVB
became
the
first
German
team
to
lift
a
European
trophy
(the
1966
Cup
Winners’
Cup)
and
interest
spiked.
Plans
had
been
made
prior
to
that
for
a
new
stadium
but
neither
the
city
of
Dortmund
nor
the
German
government
were
willing
to
help
finance
the
project.
Borussia’s
big
break,
however,
came
in
1971
when
Cologne
pulled
out
of
hosting
the
1974
FIFA
World
Cup
and
the
funds
were
instead
given
to
Dortmund.
A
54,000-capacity
stadium
–
the
Westfalenstadion
–
was
constructed
within
three
years
next
to
the
Rote
Erde.
It
hosted
four
matches
during
the
tournament
but
remarkably
it
would
be
two
years
before
Bundesliga
football
was
seen
at
Dortmund’s
new
home
–
but
Borussia
were
not
involved..
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