Steigerwaldstadion

Steigerwaldstadion is a multi purpose in Erfurt, Germany that opened in 1931. Its recorded capacity is 18,611.

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Steigerwaldstadion
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Key facts

Steigerwaldstadion is a multi purpose in Erfurt, Germany that opened in 1931. Its recorded capacity is 18,611. No current owner is recorded. It is operated by Erfurt. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Mitteldeutsche Kampfbahn, Georgij-Dimitroff-Stadion. Current tenants are FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, 2007 German Athletics Championships, 1999 German Athletics Championships, 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships, 1994 German Athletics Championships, 2017 German Athletics Championships.

Location
Erfurt, Germany
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
18,611
Opened
1931
Status
Active
Current owner
Not recorded
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Steigerwaldstadion
Steigerwaldstadion

Steigerwaldstadion is at latitude 50.960278, longitude 11.037222, in Erfurt, 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
Recorded location of Steigerwaldstadion
FieldValue
Latitude50.960278
Longitude11.037222
CityErfurt
RegionErfurt
CountryGermany
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Steigerwaldstadion
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Steigerwaldstadion
193119792026Mitteldeutsche Kampfbahn (1931 to 1948)Georgij-Dimitroff-Stadion (1948 to 1991)

Steigerwaldstadion has carried 3 recorded names. Steigerwaldstadion (1991-) (no sponsor) ran Present. Mitteldeutsche Kampfbahn (no sponsor) ran 1931 to 1948. Georgij-Dimitroff-Stadion (no sponsor) ran 1948 to 1991. The average tenure of a name here is 30 years.

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Every recorded name of Steigerwaldstadion, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Steigerwaldstadion (1991-)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Mitteldeutsche KampfbahnNone1931 to 1948Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Georgij-Dimitroff-StadionNone1948 to 1991Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Steigerwaldstadion, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OperatorErfurt1931 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Steigerwaldstadion and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
FC Rot-Weiß ErfurtNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
FC Rot-Weiß ErfurtNot mapped1931 to presentCurrentSource
2007 German Athletics ChampionshipsNot mapped1931 to presentCurrentSource
1999 German Athletics ChampionshipsNot mapped1931 to presentCurrentSource
2005 European Athletics U23 ChampionshipsNot mapped1931 to presentCurrentSource
1994 German Athletics ChampionshipsNot mapped1931 to presentCurrentSource
2017 German Athletics ChampionshipsNot mapped1931 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Steigerwaldstadion
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set5472026-10
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
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 2026venuescapacity18599186112026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722364772026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setGeorgij-Dimitroff-Stadion2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMitteldeutsche Kampfbahn2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSteigerwaldstadion (1991-)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set173952026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set32722026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set32712026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set32702026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set32692026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set32682026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set32672026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set32662026-09

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: Steigerwaldstadion (revision 1372236477). Wikidata item: Q547589.