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SV Werder Bremen

4x League:
1965, 1988, 1993, 2004

6x Cup:
1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004,
2009

4x Supercup:
1988, 1993, 1994, 2009

1x UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
1992

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/2007gross/weserstadionneuaussen575.jpg





The Weserstadion in Bremen/Germany will be expanded and turned into a pure football stadium

The Weserstadion currently:

http://www.werder-online.de/bilder/rubriken/stadionluftbild300.jpg


The new Weserstadion:

http://www.werder-online.de/bilder/galerie/2006gross/stadionumbauostkurve575.jpg


Stats:

- The capacity will be increased from ~43,000 to ~50,000 and the stadium will be turned into a pure football arena
- The stadium will get a glass facade/roof plus a thierd tier.
- Construction could start at the end of 2007 and the stadium could then be finished in the summer of 2008


Official website of the current stadium:

http://www.weserstadion.de/

The new stadium from top:

http://www.werder-online.de/bilder/galerie/2006klein/stadionumbauplan249.jpg

Profile:

http://www.werder-online.de/bilder/galerie/2006klein/stadionumbauplanseite249.jpg

A bigger rendering of the new stadium:

http://photo.citybeat.de/images/phot...ht=637&brand=0

it will become a 3rd tier
thast cool
but the distance to the pitch will be still big?

it will become a 3rd tier
thast cool
but the distance to the pitch will be still big?

Well, at the sidelines the distance is already pretty short because they lowered the pitch a few years ago.
Behind the goals the stands will be rebuilt to close the gap.
The outter structure will be kept though.
In the end it should be a pure football stadium.

Good stuff. Pure football stadiums are so much better.
I heard Stuttgart wants to get rid of the 400m track too.
What about Nuremberg? I guess Berlin will keep it.

http://www.werderpoland.com/werder/Weserstadion/Weserstadion3.jpg

http://www.falconcrest.com/images/hbweserstad1.jpg

It's a pure footballstadium already. There isn't a runningtracks.

The stands behind the goal are to far away from the pitch to be considered a real football stadium though.

^^Correct, thats the reason why they will rebuilt the stands behind the goals to bring them close to the pitch.

Good stuff. Pure football stadiums are so much better.
I heard Stuttgart wants to get rid of the 400m track too.
What about Nuremberg? I guess Berlin will keep it.

Well Nurembergs stadium is not too old.
When they built it they just made the big mistake of putting an athletics track in.
The stadium was also being renovated for the world cup (the pitch was lowered for exmaple) so it will stay like it is now.

Berlin has just gotten a big renovation for quite a lot of money so the Olympiastadion will stay in service as it is of course.
Even though they are now debating whether they should sell the naming rights.

But Stuttgart wants to change something thats correct.
They are right now thinking about either building a new 50,000 to 60,000 stadium. The other option would be to turn the Gottlieb-Daimler stadium into a pure football arena aswell.
I hope that they will built a new 60k stadium.
The current stadium is great for athletics but not for football. Even when turned into a pure football arena.
And the state of Baden-Württemberg needs something new and big to equal Bavarias Allianz-Arena. :D

so it will be like that

new tribunes (3 tiers) for the stands behind the goals
3rd tier for the old stands
new roof?
new/updated outside

so it will be like that

new tribunes (3 tiers) for the stands behind the goals
3rd tier for the old stands
new roof?
new/updated outside

Yes, it will have 3 tiers going all around.
It will also get a new roof partly transparent and with solar cells on top.
The floodlight masts will dissappear of course.
The exterior will be a full glass facade, but the current structure is being kept.

Btw: As i said: In Stuttgart they are thinking whether they should built a new stadium or to turn the old one into a pure football arena.
I havent seen this newspaper pic before though. Is it new?

its from 2005

so
werder is building a "new" stadium :D

its from 2005

Well then its too old.
The latest news came before the wc.
They hired an architect who already did the latest expansion to check out how the old stadium could be turned into a pure football arena.
The other option which I prefer of course is (as said) the new stadium.

Well Nurembergs stadium is not too old.
When they built it they just made the big mistake of putting an athletics track in.
The stadium was also being renovated for the world cup (the pitch was lowered for exmaple) so it will stay like it is now.

The Frankenstadion is actually fairly old, it just got a major make-over in the late 80s.

But it's good to see one of the last few relicts of the 70s disappear. The Weserstadion reminds me of crappy places like the old Müngersdorfer Stadion or the Rheinstadion. I still remember watching a game in Cologne, standing close to the fence behind one of the goals. You could hardly make out what was happening at the other end of the pitch. :lol:

Looks great, I really hope Stuttgart build a new stadium in the near future

The stands behind the goal are to far away from the pitch to be considered a real football stadium though.

No. It's used only for football, right? It doesn't have running tracks, does it? So it's a pure football stadium already. And there's a difference between a pure and real football stadium.

That's cool...the current stadium isn't that great a stadium...And Werder really need a better stadium, with those great fans...
Same with Stuttgart btw!

so
werder is building a "new" stadium :D

Well I would consider the stadium to be pretty "new" once its finished.
Think of the DaLuz stadium as a (bigger) comparison for example.
That stadium (technically speaking) ws also renovated and expanded.

No, the new Luz was built next to the old one.

Btw. After the construction works the stadium should have 80-100 exec boxes.
Also, a pier close to the stadium will make sure that visitors can come by boat.

Here is an interview from the werder-magazine about the new stadium with pics.
(Its in german)

Part 1:
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/7729/wsus1ee0.jpg

Part 2:
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4388/wsus2yc5.jpg

Part 3:
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1269/wsus3zz9.jpg

Part 4:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/401/wsus4yg3.jpg

No, the new Luz was built next to the old one.


Yep, sorry thats correct.
I always thought that it was partly built upon the structures of the old stadium
:dunno:

Great news:
Werder is now officially allowed to enlarge the stadium to 50.000.
Construction start will probably already be this year and could be finished by the end of 2008 already.

Good! i hate this stadium as it is now.

Strange enough I allready like the stadium as it is. Incluiding the big distance behind the goals. It´s one of those stadiums I directly recodnize when there on television.

Update:

The stadium will be turned into a pure football arena, but the third tier will not be realized for now (due to rising costs). The floodlight masts will remain and the naming rights will aparently not be sold.

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/2007gross/weserstadionneuaussen575.jpg

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/2007gross/weserstadionneuaussen575.jpg

Is this the render of renovated Weserstadion?

Update:

The stadium will be turned into a pure football arena, but the third tier will not be realized for now (due to rising costs). The floodlight masts will remain and the naming rights will aparently not be sold.

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GNU/What about the capacity if the 3rd tier going all around is not be realized? Origianlly it was planned to increase from 43,000 to 50,000 assuming they add the new 3rd tier to the current stand.

IMO a little increase in capacity would be possible because the running tracks are replaced by the seats if not 50,000. Any information on the revised capacity under no third tire condition?

Too much blue
Looks more like a new stadium for Hamburg :D

I like the overall shape of the stadium, but the new facade looks quite monotone and boring in the render.

Construction of the facade will start this autumn and of the new stands in summer 2009.

[QUOTE=lpioe;19566158]I like the overall shape of the stadium, but the new facade looks quite monotone and boring in the render.


This should be, because the solar panels are not only added to the roof, but also onto the façade.
(somewhere said in the article mentioned above.)

But i agree with you, it really looks boring, but Bremen is very consequent about environment matters.

is it solar captors in the roof??

GNU/What about the capacity if the 3rd tier going all around is not be realized? Origianlly it was planned to increase from 43,000 to 50,000 assuming they add the new 3rd tier to the current stand.

IMO a little increase in capacity would be possible because the running tracks are replaced by the seats if not 50,000. Any information on the revised capacity under no third tire condition?

The cap will pretty much stay as it is as far as I know which is a shame.
43k is just not enough for a club like Werder Bremen. Several smaller 2nd league teams are about to get 30k-plus-something stadia so just 10k more for Bremen is a bit weird imo.

Some things I dislike about the new proposal:

- The fact that they keep the floodlight masts because of some sentimental fans. The new stadium would look better without them.
- No third tier and therefore no increase in cap. Furthermore, an additional tier would have given the stadium some character.
- Why arent they getting rid of that tennis court and that swimming pool next to the stadium? Looks odd. I dont know whether the ground belongs to the club though.
- The interior looks slightly messy (especially in the corners) and dull, albeit much better than it is now.
- The way how the solar panels are placed on the roof in this messy way.

Im also wondering why they arent going to sell the naming rights if they claim that they dont have enough money to built that 3rd tier.
Yes, the fans dont really like it but thats not going to stop them from going to the stadium is it?

The cap will pretty much stay as it is as far as I know which is a shame.
43k is just not enough for a club like Werder Bremen. Several smaller 2nd league teams are about to get 30k-plus-something stadia so just 10k more for Bremen is a bit weird imo.

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I don't still understand why the capacity remain same. The athletics tracks are turned into stands but no increase in capacity????????????????????

Looks great :)

What is this? Beams?

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2668/kurvensk3.jpg

aren't those the pillars that hold the roof?

If they're built like that there are gonna be plenty of seats with seriously obstructed views.

is it solar captors in the roof??

Yeah, i remember reading that there would be solar generators on the roof. Doesn't look to bad to me, plus it makes the day to day operations costs lower (with the stadium generating it's own power, instead of using town-power)

Disaster
50k project was far better

It certainly will be difficult to watch a corner being taken if you sit up there.
Have to say that this is just a typical half-hearted project.
Its kind of annoying to think that a 3tier 50k stadium would probably already be uc if the residents wouldnt have complained...
And if the Bundesliga would have had a proper TV-contract this wouldnt have happened either. I cant see an english Top-club doing something similar to be honest.
And why dont they sell the naming rights? I mean not even Schalke or Bayern Munich can afford to not sell them so why are they doing it here especially when at the same time they complain that 30 million or so are missing in order to add a third tier?

Anyways, heres the official video of the renovated stadium:

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According to the source I found on internet, Bremen's average attendance for 06/07 season is 40,621(94% of full capacity). Before the renovation Bremen already saw the average attendance close to full capacity. It is totally waste of money to renovate Weserstadion without adding extra seats.

True, they're gonna spend €60 mio on...essentially nothing. Probably some new toilets.

According to the source I found on internet, Bremen's average attendance for 06/07 season is 40,621(94% of full capacity). Before the renovation Bremen already saw the average attendance close to full capacity. It is totally waste of money to renovate Weserstadion without adding extra seats.

Absolutely. They are a top club in Germany and imo they have the potential of regularly filling 55 to 60k let alone 50.
They have no problem to fill a stadium with an athletics track on a regular basis and usually the attendance figures go up once a club builds an attractive new stadium.
But I guess for them its not a waste of money in the sense that more exec boxes will be added and that the stadium will get these solar panels alongside other modernization measures.
But yeah, imo its a waste of money too. They definitely should have sold those naming rights and then they should have gone for the proper version. That said they can still extend the stadium at a later point.

I wish some Bremen fans persude the club managements to spend that money on strengthen their squad instead of renovation which is of little help to attendance.

It's a pity they don't add more seats, nonetheless I think its great that they don't sell the naming rights.

Aparently a simple expansion to 50k would have cost 68 million.
An expansion together with a transformation into a pure football stadium would have cost 100 million.
Thats an additional 40 million from what they are spending now.
Me thinks that they could have raised a fair amount of that money by selling the naming rights.
Construction will start at the 10th of May btw.

more renders:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/neu/sw_stadien/index.php?folder=sites&site=news_detail&news_id=2098

On this older pic one can see how the exterior would have looked like with 3 tiers:

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4388/wsus2yc5.jpg

Silly Bremen, part 2
First the mini works for the WC 2006 national bid ("Hamburg and Bremen will be the north german WC 2006 cities") :ohno:

Favorite rendering:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/neu/sw_stadien/images/news/weserstadion_5.jpg
with great info:
Wie der Name verrät, liegt das Stadion an der Weser.

:dunno:

New Weserstadion

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/2007gross/weserstadionneuaussen575.jpg

jeez..whats the architect smoking?

yeah good one. It takes a second until you notice those floodlight masts...
And the threadtitle has been changed to 43k now.

is 43k wrong?

no, I just pointed it out so that people wont get confused with my first post in this thread. ;)

New renders:

http://www.procon-ing.de/de/referenzen/ws-arena/b1/Bilder/index_01.jpg

http://www.procon-ing.de/de/referenzen/ws-arena/b2/Bilder/index_01.jpg

http://www.procon-ing.de/de/referenzen/ws-arena/b3/Bilder/index_02.jpg

http://www.procon-ing.de/de/referenzen/ws-arena/b5/Bilder/index_01.jpg

http://www.procon-ing.de/de/referenzen/ws-arena/b6/Bilder/index_01.jpg

great stuff, thanks GNU. I might be out of date with this question, but is all roof going to be rebuilt or the part alongside the pitch will just be modernized?

This is what it says on the site:

• Nutzung von Teilen der Dachkonstruktion und Ergänzung in Ost und West sowie Verlängerungen in Nord und Süd
• Anheben der vorhandenen Dacheindeckung; damit Platz für die neuartige Photovoltaik-Anlage

http://www.werder.de/aktuelles/news/meldung.php?id=12969

Na ja, alles klar :hammer:
And in some other language (preferably Polish of course :) )

Sorry, it basically says that theyll use parts of the existing roof structure and that theyll extend (east and west) and lengthen (north and south) it.

I love the floodlights they look great :cheers:
And I think although it is a shame that they aren't expanding their stadium now at least from the sounds of things they aren't being short sighted and have potential to expand in the future. Unfortunately most clubs in Europe that have built new stadiums we're short sighted and didn't leave room or build a structure capable of expansion.

Construction works have already started (sorry only in german)

Umbau Weserstadion: "Wir liegen voll im Plan"
Von außen ist noch nichts zu sehen, aber im Inneren gehen die Arbeiten voran

BREMEN (Eig. Ber.) Still ruht der See. Kein Hämmern ist zu hören, kein Bohren oder Sägen. Geschweige denn sind schwere Maschinen im Anmarsch, um dem Bremer Weserstadion sein neues Gesicht zu verpassen. Dem Passanten, der in diesen Tagen die Werder-Heimstätte streift, bietet sich kein neues Bild. Ist Werder bei den geplanten Umbaumaßnahmen in Verzug? "Nein, wir liegen voll im Plan", entgegnet Werder-Geschäftsführer Manfred Müller - und listet die derzeitigen Maßnahmen akribisch auf.

Momentan werden in der Nordtribüne die 500 neuen Platinplätze mit zwei dazugehörigen Räumen für das Catering gebaut. Die neue Regiezentrale für die Feuerwehr und das Rettungswesen auf der Südseite ist im Bau, zudem wird in der Leichtathletikhalle ein neuer Aufenthaltsraum für die Journalisten errichtet. "Weiterhin erweitern wir gerade die Goldplätze in der Südtribüne um weitere 200 mit vier zusätzlichen Aufenthaltsräumen. Zwei Kioske und zwei neue Toilettenanlagen sind dort ebenfalls im Bau", sagt Müller: "Wir kommen gut voran, doch das sind alles Arbeiten, die man von Außen natürlich nicht sieht." Neben den derzeitigen Fertigungsmaßnahmen laufen parallel die Ausschreibungen für die Dächer - Nord- und Südseite werden jeweils um vier Meter verlängert - sowie die Glasfassaden an der Südtribüne. Die geplante Fotovoltaik-Anlage sei zudem in der Vorbereitung, führt Müller weiter aus. Zudem wird derzeit geprüft, ob es in der Westtribüne noch weitere gastronomische Angebote geben soll. Die Verlängerung der Dächer über der Nord- und der Südtribüne soll "im Oktober, November beginnen", kündigt der Werder-Geschäftsführer an.

Allerdings: Für diese Baumaßnahme sowie für das geplante Heranziehen der Kurven an das Spielfeld liegen die notwendigen Baugenehmigungen noch nicht vor. "Kein Problem", sagt Müller, "das ist ein ganz normaler Zeitprozess, bis die Genehmigungen ausgestellt werden."

Unmittelbar nach dem letzten Heimspiel der kommenden Saison, also Anfang Mai 2009, soll dann mit dem Heranziehen der Kurven begonnen werden. "Und wir sind guten Mutes, dass der Umbau schließlich zu dem von uns gesetzten Zeitpunkt fertiggestellt ist", sagt Manfred Müller.

Das Angebot für die neuen Platinplätze wird bereits gut angenommen, berichtet der Geschäftsführer: "300 der 500 Sitze sind schon ohne Werbung an den Mann oder die Frau gebracht worden. Und wir arbeiten noch eine Warteliste ab."

http://www.kreiszeitung.de/werdersportstart/00_20080705003254_Umbau_Weserstadion_quotWir_liegen_voll_im_Plan.html

So are people actually gonna sit behind those beams?

http://www.procon-ing.de/de/referenzen/ws-arena/b2/Bilder/index_01.jpg

Probably. That roof looks like something out of the 70s

and that last render looks like something out of FIFA Manager 08

construction pics:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/neu/sw_stadien/index.php?folder=sites&site=neubau_fotos_view&id=65&ordner=20080724

model:

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/sxa-3s-jpg.html

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/sxa-3t-jpg.html

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/sxa-3u-jpg.html

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/sxa-3v-jpg.html

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/sxa-3w-jpg.html

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/sxa-3x-jpg.html

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/sxa-3y-jpg.html

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/sxa-41-jpg.html

24.11.

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_traeger_rasen.jpg.jpg
http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_netze.jpg.jpg
http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_schnee_pano.jpg.jpg
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Am I the only one who really likes this stadium, it has a number of defining features which look great and give it a lot of character that is missing in a lot of these new stadium around Europe. I love the floodlights, they really do look great and are far better then boring smaller ones that sit on top of the roof, sadly floodlights are dying out but at least they are surviving here. I also love the strange shape of the roof, it makes a change from the boring straight curved/square all the way around shape that every stadium has. I also like the fact that the corners are weird at least it will make the first tier look different from all the other straight forward first tiers around Europe.

Have to admit there are flaws, for one why isn't the glass exterior continuous all the way around looks a bit amateurish? And also why do they have weird solar panels in weird angles covering the roof? Couldn’t they just make the exterior a straight glass all the way around and couldn't they cover the entire roof with solar panels to make it look more natural?

This is a very rare case that an athletics stadium with tracks is turned into a football specific stadium with no tracks. I'm quite curious how they will do it.

They are doing the exact same thing in Stuttgart, so the case certainly isn't unique.
Also most of the older American college football stadiums had tracks at one point (Ohio Stadium, Texas Stadium, Harvard Stadium, Ross-Ade Stadium, ect), and have since been converted, at least here it seems to happen quite a bit. Though NFL stadiums have rarely had tracks at any point (Old Soldier Field, Kezar Stadium in San Fransisco and the old Buffalo War Memorial among the few).

If you look at what they are doing with Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart or DKR Memorial Stadium in Austin it's really just replacing the end stands and lowering the field a meter or two for a few extra rows on the sidelines.

more construction pics can be found on the stadium website:

http://www.weserstadion.de/aktuelles/umbau-tagebuch/

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_flutdachnord__10__01.JPG.jpg
http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_flutdachnord__15_.JPG.jpg

video:

http://www.radiobremen.de/tv/sport/videoplayer/index.php?bid=008722

Pics:

http://www.imagebam.com/image/ccef1b20803727
http://www.imagebam.com/image/dcdb3520803728

This is a very rare case that an athletics stadium with tracks is turned into a football specific stadium with no tracks. I'm quite curious how they will do it.

They did the same at Inonu in Istanbul, COMS in Manchester and were close to repeating it in Chorzow. I'm sure there are a lot more examples. What would be unique is to see a football-specific stadium that would be developed into athletic one :) At least nothign spring to my mind now... :)

COMS was designed to become a football stadium and Inönü's heritage as an athletics stadium is still very obvious due to the distance between the goal line and the end stands.

They did the same at Inonu in Istanbul, COMS in Manchester and were close to repeating it in Chorzow. I'm sure there are a lot more examples.

Estádio das Antas in Oporto springs to mind straight away.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4773/img5341al0.jpg

Bremen for next year's European Champion!

Estádio das Antas in Oporto springs to mind straight away.

Say what?

they should have torn down that ol ugly shit. and built a new one.
ist pretty hideous. bremen deserves a better stadium.

they should have torn down that ol ugly shit. and built a new one.
ist pretty hideous. bremen deserves a better stadium.

I'm not sure you get the concept here, this is called "Renovation". Thats when you take an old dated stadium, and make it new and shiny. It looks like crap now because it is "Under Construction". Judge it when it's finished. :bash:

Say what?

the old porto stadium...

the old porto stadium...

... That's my point. Antas never changed.

Construction of the new facade:

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5235/11012009226ot8.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/3062225660_2ca93cfb59_b.jpg

Hi Guys,

I'm an Italian football fan. as you can easily understeand I'm envious of all your stadia. We have the worst stadia in Europe, and the sad thing is that nothing is gonna happen (except juventus), only new rendering and bla bla bla....
I would like to ask you just one question. Where does W. B. play now?

in this stadium :)
They won't move

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8870/cimg0001zg2.jpg
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/788/cimg0003mo1.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5339/123rk1.th.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=123rk1.jpg)
weserstadion.de - 3D Welt

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_sueddeichmrz__1_.JPG.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_fassinsmrzap_02.jpg.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_fassriost__3_.JPG.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_suedmrzbad__4_.JPG.jpg

Looking good :banana::banana:

Looking good thus far:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21139331@N04/3368599910/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21139331@N04/3368601286/sizes/o/

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Still no webcams

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_06.05.09_2_.jpg.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_06.05.09.jpg.jpg

cool update.

I don`t understaind why are they lifting ther ruff? It is going to be werry ugly from inside with that big gap betven stands and the ruff.

this stadium doesn't amaze me! Even the renovation is a pity :(

this stadium doesn't amaze me! Even the renovation is a pity :(

Lille stadium is the best project in the world

Despite how much i like Werder, they should have build a brand new stadium, this is nothing but a renovation or say compromise. Sorry Werder.....

:nuts:

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_HSV_die_Vierte__51_.JPG.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_15.05.09__2_.JPG.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_15.05.09__6_.JPG.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_15.05.09__8_.JPG.jpg
weserstadion.de

Say what?

Estádio das Antas. In Oporto. It used to have an athletics track until 1986.

Before:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3wO30tvPV0/RlsuNEFQJeI/AAAAAAAAAdk/LpuLItnS_yU/s320/Est%C3%A1dio+das+Antas.jpg

After:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_O8NEhbiXiI8/R6M3FJfEODI/AAAAAAAAAMk/P8IKCRpPADY/18-EAntas-EDragao.jpg

That was a cycling track.

Edit: Even so, the stadium maintained its oval structure.

My opinion is that they ruined old clasic stadium. It woult be bether to build now stadium instead of rebuildin this that was nice as it is. The costs are similar.

They should have changed the Weserstadion's footprint from oval to rectangular in order to match its new behind-the-goal stands.

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_25.05.09__2_.JPG.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_25.05.09__6_.JPG.jpg

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The stadium looks much nicer without the roof. Too bad the new design looks pretty "dark" as well. A roof similar to the one that they have in Frankfurt might have looked better.

Though being a bit off topic, do you know what the location in Korean is in your profile, Kampflamm?

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/redakteure/03.06.09__17_.jpg

Its a nice design, but on which pitch will Werder play while their stadium is being reconstructed?

Theyll stay in the Weserstadion, construction works will be carried out in several stages.

oh ok thnx. Ive only been to Germany once, and that was only a 2 day visit to Munich. I visited the Allianz Arena, its actually a really nice stadium :)

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All the stands will be demolished or two behind-the-goal stands will?

just goal stands

I love the 'FLASCHE LEER' ad.






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Good pace of reconstruction :)

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Two questions. I've searched this topic but can't seem to find clear answers to them.

1) Why did they raise the roof? More light? A more spatious feeling?
2) Demolition of the goal stands appears to be done with great care. Will the supporting beams be re-used for the new goal stands? Judging from renders and from that one German post (I can make something out of it thanks to the similarities with Dutch) I would say yes...

1) Why did they raise the roof? More light? A more spatious feeling?

I think they do it in order to align it with the roof of the goal stands which will be higher than the sideline stands.


2) Demolition of the goal stands appears to be done with great care. Will the supporting beams be re-used for the new goal stands? Judging from renders and from that one German post (I can make something out of it thanks to the similarities with Dutch) I would say yes...

It does look like it, the footprint of the stadium doesnt change.

Will they change the seats to more modern one's?

The seats are new, they have been put in just recently.

The seats are new, they have been put in just recently.

Oh ok, thnx ;)

It's going to be a strange stadium to say the least... I don't like the overall design at all. In fact, I've never seen such a renewed stadium before. It looks so cheap.

It's going to be a strange stadium to say the least... I don't like the overall design at all. In fact, I've never seen such a renewed stadium before. It looks so cheap.

It looks cheap now, but when it will be completed, this stadium will look very fascinating :)

It's going to be a strange stadium to say the least... I don't like the overall design at all. In fact, I've never seen such a renewed stadium before. It looks so cheap.

Its certainly a cheap solution. I think the club will at some point also regret the fact that they havent put up that 3rd tier right away.

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^^ Amazing, absolutely amazing :)

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Construction on one end of the stadium is going nicely, but what about the other end? When will work on that end start?

^^ probably when they finish the construction of the end they are currently doing...

^^
The exact same strategy as in Stuttgart,with the Mercedes Benz Arena.

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Really amazing photos

So they are doing this while Werder is playing there?

Yes,notthing strange.

Yes,notthing strange.

Man, these Germans are so clean and tidy, unbelievable, svaka im dala.

Yes,notthing strange.

Nothing strange? They've taken away a bunch of the stands, where do people sit?

On the other 3 tribunes :nuts:

http://www.weserstadion.de/aktuelles/der-umbau/?tx_conews_pi1[item]=102&tx_conews_pi1[currentPage]=1

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umabu_37_KW/08.09.09__17_.jpg

It's the cleanest construction ever :lol:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau/Umbau_46_KW/pan.jpg
Other photos:
http://www.weserstadion.de/aktuelles/der-umbau/

The corners are very bad designed, they should have made some curves.

Mabye it wasn't possible.:dunno:

^^Probably, but yeah the design on the corners doesn´t look very good for me too.

If they demolished few more meters of west/east stands, it would be possible, but...

Personally, I don't see what's ugly about the corners only the empty area, but it doesn't look that bad.

How is the building progress? Still on time? Any updates?

bit ce lep stadion a i werder mi je omiljen klub u njemackoj....

Personally I realy like that in German grounds terraces still exist.It 's football not cinema...There isn't a plan to close them...is there?

Personally I realy like that in German grounds terraces still exist.It 's football not cinema...There isn't a plan to close them...is there?

No plans, afaik...

December 23rd:
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The upper tier of the Weserstadion's new goal stands do not look right.

wow it looking very curious:> Greets from Gdańsk! Go Werder ! :)

update:

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Oh man... those corners are looking even worse than Old Trafford's...

^^ I Agree.

Oh man... those corners are looking even worse than Old Trafford's...

Agree :ohno:

And those things (5/6th photo) in the 2nd tier supporting the roof will stay there?

At least the outside is looking good!

Snow again. Is it snowy in Germany too?

Snow again. Is it snowy in Germany too?

Yeah, too much snow in northern Germany. the temperatures are also
below average for one month now.
But in 2 weeks, winter will be over for me cause I´ll fly to Malaysia !!!:banana:

The new end was in use against Bayern - found that amazing considering it didn't look complete. Although it did look like not all seats were available.

Two roofs! Oh yeah! :banana:

(simimon, flickr)
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That whole place is a frikkin mess and a great example of how not to rebuild your stadium.

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/5497/4297066403e267c40784b.jpg

Will this thing be removed after the new roof is completed? It looks like it is carrying the roof construction.....but it's aweful :ohno:
It really looks like the stand has two different roofs, one above the other.

Bremen was quite successful in the last years....they deserve a better stadium than this.

Will this thing be removed after the new roof is completed? It looks like it is carrying the roof construction.....but it's aweful :ohno:
It really looks like the stand has two different roofs, one above the other.

Bremen was quite successful in the last years....they deserve a better stadium than this.

The old concrete roof supports the new steel roof.
I wished the had tried to hide it better... :ohno:

Will this thing be removed after the new roof is completed? It looks like it is carrying the roof construction.....but it's aweful :ohno:
It really looks like the stand has two different roofs, one above the other.


That structure will partially be removed. See the video:

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Ok I see what you mean. Only the concrete parts that carry the pillars for the roof will remain. Maybe this stadium will not even look so bad when finished.....but it looks really messy now :)
Would also look much better if the seat color would be changed into blue or grey...like in this picture
http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/2007gross/weserstadionneuaussen575.jpg

Looks kind of weird at this moment, but it will be a nice stadium in the end

Hopefully something good will come out of this.

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the distance to the goal line hasn't really improved a lot... only a few meters.
I do not understand why they decided to do this renovation. They first planned to increase capacity to 50.000 by including a third tier...but due to the rising steal prices they dumped that plan. This renovation does not make much sense.

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So............... You call "this" seats............. OK...............

I think it's terracing anyway.....therefore the bad seats.

new pic from the web page
http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_4_KW/pano.jpg

This is bad... I can't belive that this is happening in Germany...

This is bad... I can't belive that this is happening in Germany...

thats what I thought, Germany is known for its class A stadiums and strong football league...this stadium looks like something you find in a 3rd world country. Possibly the worst stadium in Germany, I believe they should of just demolished the whole thing as a whole and made a brand new stadium.

at the moment it looks quite messy, but hey, wait till it's finished...it';s not going to be to bad at all.

And for the distance; the stands will be really close to the pitch. During the games, they are already adding mobile tribune parts to end of the current stand.

You can see here how it will look like:
http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/3dwelt/3dweltstadion-content_intro.jpg

definetely not a "3rd world country" stadium...

at the moment it looks quite messy, but hey, wait till it's finished...it';s not going to be to bad at all.

And for the distance; the stands will be really close to the pitch. During the games, they are already adding mobile tribune parts to end of the current stand.

You can see here how it will look like:
http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/3dwelt/3dweltstadion-content_intro.jpg

definetely not a "3rd world country" stadium...

Sorry if this has already been asked or answered but the biggest issue I'd have with it is why would they go to the expense of raising the height of the roof on the two existing stands on each side of the pitch without adding additional seats given the extra space created by the lift? It just looks to be a wall running the height of the gap?

I'm all about waiting to see how it looks when its finished but I have to say it looks like its been designed by a committee with everyone getting their say and it being a total mis-mash of bits and pieces. :ohno:

That said, I particularly like the terracing behind the goal in the render, as I do with the vast majority of terracing in German stadiums. In general, they are years ahead of the curve in terms of combining seating and terracing into designs without lumping them in as an afterthought.

But look at those pillars on the upper tier which are carrying the roof.It looks so awful to me.You can see this in England at the old stadiums which were built 50-60 years ago or more like Fulham or Portsmouth stadium but to do something like this in 21st century especially in Germany which is well known for good looking and modern stadiums it's a big pitty.:bash:

at the moment it looks quite messy, but hey, wait till it's finished...it';s not going to be to bad at all.

And for the distance; the stands will be really close to the pitch. During the games, they are already adding mobile tribune parts to end of the current stand.

You can see here how it will look like:
http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/3dwelt/3dweltstadion-content_intro.jpg

definetely not a "3rd world country" stadium...

Just ugly...:ohno:

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http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_4_KW/122.jpg
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89.204% completed in my calculation

Yes, should be ready in approximately 3 months, 5 days, 13 hours and 26 minutes.

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http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_9_KW/panomrz.jpg

and a new pitch

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_9_KW/rasen2.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

Thanks,for posting.It looks better and better as it's aproaches the end of construction.

It's a mess honestly. They ruined perfectly decent ground.

I wouldn't call it perfectly decent. It's much better for the fans now even though it looks like the elephant man. IMO they should try and put something between the roof and those big beams, maybe a restaurant. Of course then you'd have to reinforce that area, add sanitation, elevators, staircases.

Can someone tell me what is the story with the roof? Is the old roof acting as a temporary support for the new one or is it part of the final design and the stadium will have two?!?

89.204% completed in my calculation

How did you calculate that number? it's not even half done. They will tear down the old Ostkurve during the long summer break (World Cup)

It's a mess honestly. They ruined perfectly decent ground.

perfectly decent? Have you been to the restrooms at the old Weserstadion?

the new stands will be much steeper and closer to the pitch. the atmosphere will be much better. The new space behind the stands will be used for amenities. all the VIP areas will be refurbished (although personally I think VIP areas shouldn't exist in a football stadium).

The only problem is that they wasted the chance to expand the stadium which would have been necessary given the demand for (season)tickets. But Werder Bremen just doesn't have the money and there is no money coming from the local, state or federal governments like it is the case in so many other german football stadiums (especially Munich, Kaiserslautern, Berlin)


Can someone tell me what is the story with the roof? Is the old roof acting as a temporary support for the new one or is it part of the final design and the stadium will have two?!?

there is only one roof. I don't know what you're referring to but the stadium is not even half done so whatever you're referring to might be temporary

I think he was talking about those concrete structures. This looks as if the stadium has two different roofs on different levels.
Yes they are carrying the new roof construction and will therefore remain. We talked about this one page 9 =)

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I love this, it's got lots of character and atmosphere.

Much better than any of the identical symmetrical bowls being build all over the world.

any interior pic of the 3rd tier version?

not much to find there

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3rd tier + huge overlapping
Just great :D

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is it stil possible in the future?

Is there a chance that we might see this anytime soon? This connection of upper tiers is now simply bad.

maybe its possible, but very expansive and you have to convince the residents

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_12_KW/23.03.10__16_.jpg

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http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_12_KW/23.03.10__22_.jpg

quite a good view from the new stand =)

www.weserstadion.de

What exactly is this on pic no2?

The columns on the left almost look like they're made out of marble. :D

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_12_KW/23.03.10__16_.jpg

lol true

The columns on the left almost look like they're made out of marble. :D

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_12_KW/23.03.10__16_.jpg

:lol:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_13K/08090410__33_.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

The columns on the left almost look like they're made out of marble. :D

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010/Umbau_12_KW/23.03.10__16_.jpg

that is because this renovation sucks ...:)

Are on the roof solar cells?

Are on the roof solar cells?

Yes. The complete exterior will be covered with solar cells, except the north side of course.

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the distance to the goal line hasn't really improved a lot... only a few meters.
I do not understand why they decided to do this renovation. They first planned to increase capacity to 50.000 by including a third tier...but due to the rising steal prices they dumped that plan. This renovation does not make much sense.

The distance to the goal line was reduced by 18 meters (once 28 meters - now 10 meters). The new tiers on the west end east are/will be not only closer to the goal line but also steeper. As a result they had to raise the roof. The old roof didn't cover all seats since they extended the stadium in 2002. The new roof on the other hand will. So for me this renovation makes sense.

It looked really bad at the beginning but it's starting to look a bit better now. Still, it would have been best (if money was no object) to build it from the beginning, it seems a bit patched together.

I think it's enough for bremen..

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april 19
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may 4
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may 10
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^^Can't see the pics

^^ I don't understand why you couldn't see them, but i uploaded them again.


They work in three shifts and 24 hours the day at the moment. The speed of the deconstruction is amazing. Just look at the progress between may 10th and may 12th.

It's sheduled to complete the first of the two new stands for the start of the new season in august!

may 12
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I don't know why, but I just took a look at the webcam without any expectations and suprisingly I found this.

It's 12:30 AM in Germany. The sun is down. The floodlight is on.

Foundation work begun (on the left) while deconstruction proceeds (on the right)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/87/stadion2010052600041130.jpg

:shocked: That´s fast!!

eastside

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westside

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all pics from www.weserstadion.de

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I like your work germans, but it is better to smash hole stadium and construct a new one, don't you think ?

I like your work germans, but it is better to smash hole stadium and construct a new one, don't you think ?

I think anyone with good taste does...
But really...
This happening in Germany...
Can't belive...

I like your work germans, but it is better to smash hole stadium and construct a new one, don't you think ?

Based on your statement I assume that you don't know the hole stadium.

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/2268/988f370f7fee564df4ed75d.jpg


construction update:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7838/pano1j.jpg

5/7 - Link (http://www.weserstadion.de)

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http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/27_KW/pano1.jpg

they're working really fast....but it looks so terrible

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_28_KW/pano137.jpg

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wow! What did I miss? :lol: Would it be ready in the beginning of the season?

wow! What did I miss? :lol: Would it be ready in the beginning of the season?

the first stand will be ready at the end of august.



construction update


preparation for the seats.

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/6913/dsc0040n.jpg


the first boxes are taking shape.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2397/dsc0034oj.jpg


first corner section installed.

http://www.weserstadion.de/wwwebcam/data/Stadion2010-08-04_20_34_11.801.jpg


weserstadion.de (http://www.weserstadion.de/aktuelles/der-umbau/?tx_conews_pi1%5Bitem%5D=173)

some seats were installed

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/1156/stadion2010081512161387.jpg

first tier is ready for the start of the Bundesliga

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4295/stadion2010081718493496.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/1156/stadion2010081512161387.jpg

Are those lower rows retractable? Why?
Or is it only steel construction but still I'm curious why not concrete :dunno:

Are those lower rows retractable? Why?
Or is it only steel construction but still I'm curious why not concrete :dunno:

No, they aren't retractable. But they are easy to install and to remove. why? to save time and money.

In 2002 the pitch was lowered by 2,10 meter and the stadium was expanded with those removable stands. They kept those stands and modified them. You could call it recycling.


btw. the preparation is not for the bundesliga, but for the champions league play off. you can see the blue uefa champions league banner on the left.

I saw fans on that stand during yesterdays match... It was funny to see tham behind that crane...

any pics from last night's game?

any pics from last night's game?

from werder.de

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/bildergalerien/2009/dsc_0338.jpg

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/bildergalerien/2009/dsc_0345.jpg

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/bildergalerien/2009/dsc_0348.jpg

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/bildergalerien/2009/dsc_0349.jpg

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/bildergalerien/2009/dsc_0357.jpg

http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/bildergalerien/2009/dsc_0359.jpg

Thnx man. Looks really good. The finished stand that people were complaining about earlier in the construction looks nice. I hope they remove the old roof that still exists over the older stands. The new one is bigger and nice, plus it seems like it will allow for extra seating space.

I always regarded the Weserstadion as a beautiful football venue but not any more. I hate the concept of turning bowl shaped stadium into a rectangular one....:ohno:...Why they dont like bowls? I remember I visited Weser 2 years ago...I was sitting in the worst seats of the stadium (where the away fans sit) and again it made an impression to me....Exactly the same case is the Mercedes Benz Arena Stuttgart, beautiful stadium before....boring stadium afterwards....

The finished stand that people were complaining about earlier in the construction looks nice.

No, it doesn't.

I always regarded the Weserstadion as a beautiful football venue but not any more. I hate the concept of turning bowl shaped stadium into a rectangular one....:ohno:...Why they dont like bowls? I remember I visited Weser 2 years ago...I was sitting in the worst seats of the stadium (where the away fans sit) and again it made an impression to me....Exactly the same case is the Mercedes Benz Arena Stuttgart, beautiful stadium before....boring stadium afterwards....

I agree with what you said about the old stadium. It was beautiful. Bowls always are. But rectangular stadiums offer a better view and a better atmosphere and that's what its all about.
Soccer fans usually don't spend their money to watch a beautiful stadium. They want to watch a beautiful soccer game. I think the Weserstadion was not build for architecture fans, but for soccer fans.
Perhaps you are used to the rectangular in England and that's why you call them boring. (just my theory :) )

That said the stadium looks quite ugly at daytime, but surprisingly good at night. (I'm just talking about the inside. The outside looks great imo). It looks like they installed another LED banner below the roof. This could become an interesting addition for night games.
I wonder why the roof on the westside is still not finished...

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_34_KW/DSC_0054.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_34_KW/DSC_0066.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_34_KW/panostfeld.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_34_KW/pno.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_34_KW/DSC_0043.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_34_KW/DSC_0022.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_34_KW/DSC_0025.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_34_KW/DSC_0029.jpg

the new stand looks better than I expected. I think it will be a nice stadium when completed.....though it is too small for Werder imo

I still can't get over that terrible, terrible connection between the upper tiers.

Are they planning to upgrade haupt and gegen tribune to the hight of new east and west tribunes?

Are they planning to upgrade haupt and gegen tribune to the hight of new east and west tribunes?

no I don't think so. First the planned to increase the capacity even more by adding a third tier...but those plans were cancelled.

Whatever about the overall design of the reconstructed stadium (I've thrown my two cents in earlier in the thread, no need to repeat it) you have to take your hat off to the construction company - this has to be one of the quickest stadium redevelopments ever! German efficiency personified:)

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/5774/stadion2010082816161458.jpg

Brilliant transformation of the stadium. Such a massive improvement at both ends.

I would have loved to have gone there for Spurs' Champions League game on 14th Sept but, sadly, I am too busy that week and can't get away.

Question: Had they "restrictions" with the roof because of the light towers?

^^ I'm not sure about your question. Do you mean height restriction? Never read something about that. All I can say is that they tried to keep as many parts of the old stadium as possible. That's why the light towers are still there.

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the 500t crane..
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/7905/500toncrane.jpg


the 60t precast concrete parts..
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8056/60tonconcrete.jpg


and here is the result..
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/821/oberrang.jpg

^^ I'm not sure about your question. Do you mean height restriction? Never read something about that. All I can say is that they tried to keep as many parts of the old stadium as possible. That's why the light towers are still there.

What I meant was...I guess the roof could be longer to protect the supporters on the first rows (or even all the first tier cause it looks "unprotected")...but looking at the light towers I guess that doing that would end up in obstructing the light.

They are going at a blazing speed? Does anyone know if the stands will be ready for second half of the season already? I mean just the stands for the fans to sit in, not the roof or other work they might have inside the stadium.