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As
the
new
stadium
design
was
planned
in
the
80s,
it
was
based
on
the
design
of
the
then Ruhrstadium in Bochum.
A
steep
single-tier
football
stadium
without
a
running
track
with
seating
for
35,000
spectators.
The
stadium
was
intended
to
be
constructed
section
by
section
over
time
in
order
to
save
costs
and
grow
with
the
demands
of
the
club,
starting
with
the
east
stand
in
1986,
the
west
in
1989
and
the
north
in
1991.
In
the
middle
of
the
rebuild,
the
demands
of
modern
football
stadiums
changed.
Suites
and
VIP
Areas
became
necessary,
a
family
friendly
section
as
well
as
design
modification
to
all-seater
following
the
Bundesliga
riots
of
the
1990s
and
the
demands
for
international
matches.
As
a
lesson
from
the
World
Cup
1994
in
the
USA
the
north
section
was
redesignated
as
a
so-called
"Family
Street",
the
first
section
of
a
German
stadium
aimed
at
attracting
a
younger
audience.
This
concept
proved
to
be
a
rousing
success
and
demanded
the
moving
of
the
Family
Street
to
the
larger
east
section
for
the
1996–97
season.
In
the
process
the
BayArena
was
the
first
stadium
in
Germany
to
turn
into
an
all-seater
and
to
remove
part
of
the
fences
which
had
separated
the
tiers
from
the
pitch,
starting
again
in
the
east
and
later
expanded
to
the
whole
stadium.
Due
to
the
demands
for
larger
VIP
areas,
the
original
plans
for
closing
the
gap
in
the
south
with
a
stand
the
same
layout
as
the
north
were
dropped
in
1995.
Instead
the
south
section
was
built
as
box
suites,
making
the
stadium
unique
in
the
Bundesliga
with
its
South
American
style
horseshoe
design.
With
the
work
finished
in
1997
the
BayArena
was
judged
as
the
most
comfortable
and
modern
stadium
in
Germany.
The
expansion
and
renovation
of
2007–2009
added
a
second
tier
over
the
east,
north
and
west
sections,
new
VIP
suites
between
the
two
tiers,
a
new
oval
roof
covering
all
seats
as
well
as
the
complete
rebuild
of
the
club's
main
facilities
in
the
west
section.
It
also
saw
the
reintroduction
of
pure
standing
areas
for
the
home
supporters
in
the
corner
north/east.
After
summer
2013,
the
pure
standing
area
was
stretched
over
the
complete
first
rows
of
the
north
section
of
the
stadium.
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