Poststadion

Poststadion

Full name	Poststadion
Location	Moabit, Berlin, Germany
Owner	Berlin
Operator	Borough of Mitte
Capacity	10,000 (Football) 45,000 (previously)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	28 May 1929
Architect	Georg Demmler
Tenants
SC Minerva Berlin SC Union 06 Berlin SV Yeşilyurt Berlin Berliner AK 07

The Poststadion is a multi-use stadium in the Moabit district of Berlin, Germany, built in 1929 for the sports club of the German Reichspost at the site of a former Prussian Uhlan parade ground. A designated landmark since 1990, its stands and terrace are currently under reconstruction. The fields are used mostly for regional football and host the home matches of SC Minerva 93 Berlin and SC Union 06 Berlin, since 2008 also of SV Yeşilyurt Berlin and Berlin AK 07.

The stadium today holds 15,005 people. At its peak, it held up to 45,000 spectators, who on 10 May 1930 saw the German national football team playing 3-3 against England, one of the first encounters of the two teams. Richard Hofmann scored all three goals for Germany before England's David Jack finally equalised.

After the Deutsches Stadion in Charlottenburg had been closed in 1934, the Poststadion became the site of the German championship final. FC Schalke 04 won with 2-1 over 1. FC Nuremberg, who themselves gained the title two years later in a 2-1 match against Fortuna Düsseldorf. The stadium was also used as a boxing arena, when on 7 July 1935 Max Schmeling won against Paulino Uzcudun after twelve rounds.

Several football matches during the 1936 Summer Olympics were held at the Poststadion, where on 7 August outsider Norway in front of 55,000 spectators kicked Germany out of the tournament by a 2-0 win in the quarter finals. The Nazi leadership including Adolf Hitler witnessed the defeat, whereafter team manager Otto Nerz was dismissed and replaced by Sepp Herberger. Major football events afterwards were held at the Olympiastadion.

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  Corner terrace and open seating, 2012
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  Terraced end of the ground, 2012
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  Undeveloped end of the ground, 2012
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  Main stand from the other side of the pitch, 2012
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  Main stand, 2012
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  AKB '07 vs 1 FC Berlin II, 2012

References

• 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 1047–56.
• Stadium information

Coordinates: 52°31′48″N 13°21′34″E / 52.53000°N 13.35944°E