Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
The PSD Bank Arena (formerly known as Stadion am Bornheimer Hang) is a multi-use stadium in Bornheim, a district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and is best accessed by the Johanna-Tesch-Platz U-Bahn station, or (for away fans) the Eissporthalle/Festplatz station. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FSV Frankfurt and occasionally used to host 1. FFC Frankfurt (now Eintracht Frankfurt). It has a capacity of 12.542.
Stadion am Bornheimer Hang in July 2009 | |
| Full name | PSD Bank Arena |
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| Location | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°7′41″N 8°43′24″E / 50.12806°N 8.72333°ECoordinates: 50°7′41″N 8°43′24″E / 50.12806°N 8.72333°E |
| Public transit | Johanna-Tesch-Platz or Eissporthalle/Festplatz |
| Capacity | 12,542 |
| Opened | 11 October 1931 |
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The inaugurational game was played on 11 October 1931, when FSV Frankfurt defeated VfL Germania 1894, 3–0.[1]
Since 2015 the stadium is also used by the Frankfurt Universe, an American football team playing in the German Football League.[2]
The stadium was host to the Kosovo national football team's first fully recognised international; a 2–0 win over the Faroe Islands on 3 June 2016.[3]
Beginning with the inaugural season of the new European League of Football, the Frankfurt Galaxy played all their home games at the stadium.
References
- ^ "Geschichte" (in German). SSV Frankfurt. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Touchdowns am Bornheimer Hang (in German) Frankfurter Neue Presse, published: 10 September 2014, accessed: 27 April 2015
- ^ "Kosovo win first full international". BBC Sport.
External links
- Stadium on Website of FSV Frankfurt
- picture gallery at Stadionwelt