Sportforum Chemnitz
Sportforum Chemnitz is a stadium in Bernsdorf, Germany that opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 60,000.
Key facts
Sportforum Chemnitz is a stadium in Bernsdorf, Germany that opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 60,000. It is owned by municipal government. It is operated by municipal government. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Südkampfbahn, Großkampfbahn, Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion. Current tenants are LAC Erdgas Chemnitz.
- Location
- Bernsdorf, Germany
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 60,000
- Opened
- 1926
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- municipal government
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
Sportforum Chemnitz is at latitude 50.805833, longitude 12.934722, in Bernsdorf, 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 | 50.805833 |
| Longitude | 12.934722 |
| City | Bernsdorf |
| Region | Bernsdorf |
| Country | Germany |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Sportforum Chemnitz has carried 3 recorded names. Südkampfbahn (no sponsor) ran 1933 to 1938. Großkampfbahn (no sponsor) ran 1938 to 1945. Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion (no sponsor) ran 1945 to 1992. The average tenure of a name here is 19.7 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Südkampfbahn | None | 1933 to 1938 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Großkampfbahn | None | 1938 to 1945 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion | None | 1945 to 1992 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | municipal government | 1926 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | municipal government | 1926 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC Erdgas Chemnitz | Not mapped | 1926 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
14 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 1372232022 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Sportforum_Chemnitz | Sportforum Chemnitz | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Großkampfbahn | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Südkampfbahn | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3501 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3500 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3499 | 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: