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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: FC St. Pauli | Opening: 1963 | Capacity: 29,546 (16,940 standing)<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Millerntor-Stadion opened in 1963 and could initially hold about 32,000 spectators.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the stadium underwent various smaller renovations, though capacity gradually dropped to just over 20,000 due to safety measures.<\/p>\n

In 1970, the stadium was renamed Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion, in honour of the ex-president of the club, but it later turned out that he had been a member of the Nazi Party\u00a0during World War 2 and the stadium got renamed to Millerntor-Stadion again.<\/p>\n

In 2006, St. Pauli announced a major redevelopment program that aimed to turn Millerntor-Stadion into a modern arena with 30,000 places. Over a period of eight years, all stands would gradually get rebuilt.<\/p>\n

One year later, in 2007, a new south stand opened, but then works got delayed due to the economic crisis. They continued in 2009 when the main stand got demolished and a new one was built in its place. At the same time, the north stand got expanded and refurbished.<\/p>\n

The reconstruction of the stand opposite the main stand started in the summer of 2012 and was completed early 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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(photos of the present Millerntor-Stadion below)<\/p>\n

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