Letzigrund
(new stadium)

Letzi
Location	Zurich, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°22′58.06″N 8°30′15.71″E / 47.3827944°N 8.5043639°E / 47.3827944; 8.5043639Coordinates: 47°22′58.06″N 8°30′15.71″E / 47.3827944°N 8.5043639°E / 47.3827944; 8.5043639
Broke ground	15 November 2005
Built	2006-2007
Opened	August 30, 2007
Owner	City of Zurich
Operator	City of Zurich
Construction cost	CHF 120 million (2007)
Architect	Bétrix & Consolascio, Frei & Ehrensperger
General Contractor	Implenia
Capacity	25,000 (football), 30,930 (EURO 2008), 30,000 (athletics), 50,000 (concerts)
Field dimensions	105 x 68 m
Tenants
FC Zürich, LC Zürich; Grasshopper (temporary)

Letzigrund (help·info) is a stadium in Zürich, Switzerland, and the home of the football club FC Zürich. It is also temporarily home to the football club Grasshopper-Club Zürich while their stadium (Stadion Zürich) is under construction. The annual athletics meet Weltklasse Zürich—part of the IAAF Golden League—takes place at the Letzigrund, as well as frequent open air concerts.

Contents 1 Old stadium 2 New stadium 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Old stadium

It opened November 22, 1925 owned by the FC Zürich football club. During the Great Depression, ownership changed to the city of Zürich in 1937 which has operated it since. It underwent extensive remodelling in 1947, 1958, 1973, and 1984. Lighting was added in 1973. The first open air concert was in 1996.

Of the 23,605 places, 11,605 have seats (9,167 covered) and 12,000 are covered standing area. The main pitch is 105 by 68 metres with athletics facilities. There are also three other playing fields: 2 lawns, 1 artificial turf and a small packed sand field. A bar and a restaurant are within the stadium.

For Concerts it has a high capacity in 2006 during her Falling Into You Tour,Celine Dion played a sold out concert to 75,000 people and Tina Turner performed 2 sold-out performances at the stadium during her highly successful Twenty Four Seven Tour.

[edit] New stadium

	UEFA Euro 2008 Stadiums
St. Jakob-Park Stade de Suisse Stade de Genève Letzigrund Tivoli Neu Hypo-Arena Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Ernst-Happel-Stadion

In January 2005, UEFA approved plans to rebuild the stadium for use as a EURO 2008 venue. It hosted 3 matches in the 2008 European Football Championship.

The new stadium was opened on August 30, 2007. The first sport event there was the annual Weltklasse Zürich on September 7 with 26500 spectators, the first football game was FC Zürich vs. Grasshopper Club Zürich on September 23. It hosted three games during the 2008 European championships, with a capacity of up to 30,000. The current capacity is 25,000 for football events, 30,000 for athletics, and 50,000 for concerts.

Letzigrund
(old stadium)

Letzi
Location	Zurich, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°22′58″N 8°30′16″E / 47.38278°N 8.50444°E / 47.38278; 8.50444 (Letzigrund (former stadium))
Opened	22 November 1925
Expanded	1947, 1958, 1973, 1984
Closed	20 August 2006
Demolished	2006
Owner	FC Zürich (1925-1937), City of Zurich (1937-2006)
Capacity	23,605 (football, 2006); 48,000 (concerts, 2006)
Tenants
FC Zürich, LC Zürich

[edit] See also

• List of football stadiums in Switzerland

[edit] External links

• Official Website (German)
• Weltklasse Zürich stadium information