Letzigrund

Letzigrund  is a stadium in Zürich, Switzerland, and the home of the athletics club LC Zürich, and the football clubs FC Zürich and Grasshopper Club Zürich. LC Zürich is a spin-off of FC Zürich whose members constructed the stadium in 1925. Grasshopper-Club is using it as their home stadium since 2007. The annual track and field meet Weltklasse Zürich—part of the Diamond League—takes place at the Letzigrund since 1928, as well as frequent open-air concerts. On the Letzigrund track on 21 June 1960, Armin Hary was the first human being to run the 100 metres in 10,0 seconds.[3]

Stadion Letzigrund
Letzi
LocationZürich, Switzerland
Coordinates47°22′58.06″N 8°30′15.71″E
OwnerCity of Zurich
OperatorCity of Zurich
Capacity26,104 (football),[1]
30,930 (UEFA Euro 2008),
30,000 (athletics),
50,000 (concerts)
Field size105 x 68 m
Construction
Broke ground15 November 2005
Built2006–2007
Opened30 August 2007
Construction costCHF 120 million (2007)
ArchitectBétrix & Consolascio, Frei & Ehrensperger[2]
General contractorImplenia
Tenants
FC Zürich
Grasshopper Club Zürich
FC Zürich Frauen
LC Zürich

Old stadium

Letzigrund
(old stadium)
Letzi
LocationZürich, Switzerland
Coordinates47°22′58″N 8°30′16″E
OwnerFC Zürich (1925–1937),
City of Zurich (1937–2006)
Capacity25,000 (football);
48,000 (concerts, 2006)
Construction
Opened22 November 1925
Expanded1947, 1958, 1973, 1984
Closed20 August 2006
Demolished2006
Tenants
FC Zürich, LC Zürich

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

The capacity was 25,000 and the main pitch was 105 by 68 meters with athletics facilities. There were also three other playing fields: 2 lawns, 1 artificial turf and a small packed sand field. The old Letzigrund also contained a bar and a restaurant within the stadium.

Concerts

Concerts at Letzigrund
DateArtistTourAttendance
23 June 1996 Bon Jovi These Days Tour
1 & 2 November 1996 Tina Turner Wildest Dreams Tour
26 June 1997 Céline Dion Falling Into You Around the World Tour
1 July 1999 Céline Dion Let's Talk About Love World Tour 42,040
30 June & 1 July 2000 Tina Turner Twenty Four Seven Tour Sold out
30 August 2000 Bon Jovi Crush Tour
20 June 2001 AC/DC Stiff Upper Lip World Tour
26 June 2001 Bon Jovi One Wild Night Tour
11 June 2003 Bon Jovi Bounce Tour
2 June 2004 Paul McCartney Paul McCartney 2004 Summer Tour
18 June 2004 Metallica Madly in Anger with the World Tour
18 July 2005 U2 Vertigo Tour 44,260
11 and 12 September 2010 U2 U2 360° Tour 90,349
14 July 2011 Bon Jovi Bon Jovi Live 37,125
26 May 2012 Coldplay Mylo Xyloto Tour 48,826
9 July 2012 Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball World Tour 41,560
16 August 2012 Robbie Williams Take the Crown Stadium Tour 37,532
18 August 2012 Madonna The MDNA Tour 37,792
11 September 2013 Roger Waters The Wall Live 37,367
1 June 2014 Rolling Stones 14 On Fire 48,622
5 and 7 June 2015 AC/DC Rock or Bust World Tour 100,000
15 August 2015 Die Toten Hosen Am Anfang war der Lärm sold out
11 and 12 June 2016 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams Tour 89,254
14 July 2016 Beyoncé The Formation World Tour 23,790
31 July 2016 Bruce Springsteen The River Tour 2016 36,728
12 August 2016 Rihanna Anti World Tour
7 June 2017 Guns N' Roses Not in This Lifetime... Tour
18 June 2017 Depeche Mode Global Spirit Tour 29,575
2 September 2017 Robbie Williams The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour 45,000
20 September 2017 Rolling Stones No Filter Tour 48,000
3 and 4 August 2018 Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour (Divide) Sold out
10 May 2019 Metallica WorldWired Tour
10 July 2019 Bon Jovi This House is not for Sale Tour
30 July 2019 P!nk Beautiful Trauma World Tour

Matches

UEFA Euro 2008

The stadium was one of the venues for the UEFA Euro 2008.

The following games were played at the stadium during the UEFA Euro 2008

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Spectators
9 June 200818:00 Romania0–0 FranceGroup C30,585
13 June 200818:00 Italy1–1 RomaniaGroup C30,585
17 June 200820:45 France0–2 ItalyGroup C30,585

International matches

Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Competition
13 October 2007Switzerland  3–1 AustriaFriendly
20 November 2007Switzerland  0–1 NigeriaFriendly
6 February 2008Portugal 3–1 ItalyFriendly
10 September 2008Switzerland  1–2 Luxembourg2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
1 June 2012Italy 0–3 RussiaFriendly
31 March 2015Switzerland  1–1 United StatesFriendly
29 March 2016Switzerland  0–2 Bosnia and HerzegovinaFriendly
23 March 2018Egypt 1–2 PortugalFriendly
27 March 2018Egypt 0–1 GreeceFriendly
29 May 2018Kosovo 3–0 AlbaniaFriendly
20 July 2018Sevilla Benfica2018 International Champions Cup

New stadium

In the Nineties, the athletics club Zürich was pushing for a modernisation of the facilities at Letzigrund in order to even better accommodate the athletes of Weltklasse Zürich. In 1997, the city parliament decided favourably on an upgrade of the stadium whereas simultaneously, the city administration was working on a reconstruction plan.[4] At the same time, the owners of the Hardturm football stadium were also planning to reconstruct their stadium.

In 2003, the new Hardturm stadium was approved by the city population in a public vote, but subsequently, legal objections by neighbourhood and environmental groups put the timely realisation for the EURO 2008 tournament, for which it was chosen by UEFA in 2002 as one of eight venues, in jeopardy. As a result, the planning process for the new Letzigrund stadium was accelerated. In 2005, the city population approved in a vote the reconstruction of the public stadium, plus in a separate vote, the costs of temporarily adjusting the stadium to the requirements of EURO 2008.

Originally planned for 2009, the new Letzigrund stadium was opened on August 30, 2007.[5] The first sports event there was the annual Weltklasse Zürich on September 7 with 26,500 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, 26,000 for athletics and 50,000 for concerts.[5]

See also

References

  1. UEFA Europa League - Season 2011/12: Group D
  2. "Bauten - Frei & Ehrensperger". Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  3. "10 Seconds Flat Race". Speed Endurance. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. "Reconstruction". City of Zurich administration, stadium management. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  5. Matthew, Allen (August 31, 2007). "Letzigrund opening". Swissinfo. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

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