Westfalenstadion (Signal Iduna Park)

Location: Dortmund, Germany
Capacity: 81,365 (Domestic matches) 65,829 (International matches)
Home team: Borussia Dortmund

Officially called Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons, the name ‘Westfalenstadion’ derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia. The stadium is one of the most famous football stadiums in Europe and is renowned for its atmosphere with with spectacular black and yellow (home team Borussia Dortmund’s colours) filled stands. It has a league capacity of 81,365 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 65,829 (seated only).

It is Germany’s largest stadium, the seventh-largest in Europe, and the third-largest home to a top-flight European club after Camp Nou and the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. It holds the European record for average fan attendance, set in the 2011–2012 season with almost 1.37 million spectators over 17 games at an average of 80,588 per game. Sales of annual season tickets amounted to 55,000 in 2015.

The famous South Stand (Südtribune) is the largest terrace for standing spectators in Europe with a capacity of nearly 25,000. Famous for the intense atmosphere it breeds, the south terrace has been nicknamed Die Gelbe Wand, meaning “The Yellow Wall”.

The stadium hosted matches in the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and also the 2001 UEFA Cup Final. Various national friendlies and qualification matches for World and European tournaments have been played there as well as matches in European club competitions.