Georg-Melches-Stadion
Georg-Melches-Stadion is a multi purpose in Essen, Germany that opened in 1923. Its recorded capacity is 15,000.
Key facts
Georg-Melches-Stadion is a multi purpose in Essen, Germany that opened in 1923. Its recorded capacity is 15,000. It is owned by Essen. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Stadion Phönixstrasse, Stadion Rot-Weiss, Stadion an der Hafenstrasse. Current tenants are Rot-Weiss Essen, East Germany national football team, Rot-Weiss Essen.
- Location
- Essen, Germany
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 15,000
- Opened
- 1923
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- Essen
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Georg-Melches-Stadion is at latitude 51.485833, longitude 6.977778, in Essen, Germany. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 51.485833 |
| Longitude | 6.977778 |
| City | Essen |
| Region | Essen |
| Country | Germany |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Georg-Melches-Stadion has carried 3 recorded names. Stadion Phönixstrasse (no sponsor) ran 1923 to 1937. Stadion Rot-Weiss (no sponsor) ran 1937 to 1939. Stadion an der Hafenstrasse (no sponsor) ran 1939 to 1964. The average tenure of a name here is 13.7 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion Phönixstrasse | None | 1923 to 1937 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Stadion Rot-Weiss | None | 1937 to 1939 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Stadion an der Hafenstrasse | None | 1939 to 1964 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Essen | 1923 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| East Germany national football team | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Not mapped | 1923 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
19 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 552 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Municipality of Essen | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32756 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32756 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1378 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372182278 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Stadion an der Hafenstrasse | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Stadion Rot-Weiss | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Stadion Phönixstrasse | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17409 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17408 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3289 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3288 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: