Bökelbergstadion
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The Bökelbergstadion was a football stadium in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
[edit] History
It was the home of Borussia Mönchengladbach before Borussia-Park opened in 2004. The stadium was able to hold 34,500 people. The inauguration took place on September 20, 1919 under the name „Westdeutsches Stadion“. The stadium's nick name was first "de Kull" (the gravel-pit). The name "Bökelbergstadion" was established in the 1960's, after Borussia Mönchengladbach won the first time the DFB-Pokal.
The stadium was demolished by August 2006 and its location will be, starting in 2007, used to build new residential buildings.
[edit] External links
- Borussia Mönchengladbach official web site
- The Bökelberg Stadium - a virtual Stadium tour
- The Online memorial
