Max-Morlock-Stadion

Max-Morlock-Stadion is a multi purpose in Nuremberg, Germany that opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 50,000.

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Max-Morlock-Stadion
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Key facts

Max-Morlock-Stadion is a multi purpose in Nuremberg, Germany that opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 50,000. It is owned by City of Nuremberg and Nuremberg. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including Victory Stadium, Frankenstadion, easyCredit-Stadion, Grundig Stadion. Current tenants are 1. FC Nürnberg, East Germany national football team, 1. FC Nürnberg, FC Heilbronn, 2008 German Athletics Championships, 1. FC Bruchsal, 2015 German Athletics Championships, 2018 German Athletics Championships.

Location
Nuremberg, Germany
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
50,000
Opened
1928
Status
Active
Current owner
City of Nuremberg, Nuremberg
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
7
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Max-Morlock-Stadion
Max-Morlock-Stadion

Max-Morlock-Stadion is at latitude 49.426241, longitude 11.125617, in Nuremberg, Germany. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Max-Morlock-Stadion
FieldValue
Latitude49.426241
Longitude11.125617
CityNuremberg
RegionNuremberg
CountryGermany
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Max-Morlock-Stadion
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Max-Morlock-Stadion
194519862026Städtisches Stadion (1945 to present)Victory Stadium (1945 to 1961)Frankenstadion (1991 to 2006)easyCredit-Stadion (2006 to 2012)Grundig Stadion (2013 to 2016)Stadion Nürnberg (2016 to present)

Max-Morlock-Stadion has carried 8 recorded names. Stadion Nürnberg (2012–2013, 2016–2017) (no sponsor) ran Present. Städtisches Stadion (1928–1945, 1961–1991) (no sponsor) ran Present. Städtisches Stadion (no sponsor) ran 1945 to present. Victory Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1945 to 1961. Frankenstadion (no sponsor) ran 1991 to 2006. easyCredit-Stadion (sponsor: DZ Bank) ran 2006 to 2012. Grundig Stadion (sponsor: Grundig) ran 2013 to 2016. Stadion Nürnberg (no sponsor) ran 2016 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 10 years.

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Every recorded name of Max-Morlock-Stadion, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Stadion Nürnberg (2012–2013, 2016–2017)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Städtisches Stadion (1928–1945, 1961–1991)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Städtisches StadionNone1945 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
Victory StadiumNone1945 to 1961Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
FrankenstadionNone1991 to 2006Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
easyCredit-StadionDZ Bank2006 to 2012Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Grundig StadionGrundig2013 to 2016Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
Stadion NürnbergNone2016 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Max-Morlock-Stadion, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerNuremberg1928 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerCity of NurembergPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Max-Morlock-Stadion and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
1. FC Nürnberg2. BundesligaPresentCurrentSource
East Germany national football team2. BundesligaPresentCurrentSource
1. FC Nürnberg2. Bundesliga1928 to presentCurrentSource
FC Heilbronn2. Bundesliga1928 to presentCurrentSource
2008 German Athletics Championships2. Bundesliga1928 to presentCurrentSource
1. FC Bruchsal2. Bundesliga1928 to presentCurrentSource
2015 German Athletics Championships2. Bundesliga1928 to presentCurrentSource
2018 German Athletics Championships2. Bundesliga1928 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

37 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Max-Morlock-Stadion
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
22 October 2026venue_competitions(created)not set10552026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set5652026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
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28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720848002026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setStadion Nürnberg2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setGrundig Stadion2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not seteasyCredit-Stadion2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setFrankenstadion2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setVictory Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setStädtisches Stadion2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setStädtisches Stadion (1928–1945, 1961–1991)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setStadion Nürnberg (2012–2013, 2016–2017)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set174522026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set174512026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set174502026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set33652026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set33642026-09

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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Max-Morlock-Stadion (revision 1372084800). Wikidata item: Q152599.