{"id":18968,"date":"2017-04-24T20:36:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T20:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=18968"},"modified":"2017-04-24T20:39:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T20:39:52","slug":"stadion-essen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/stadion-essen\/","title":{"rendered":"Stadion Essen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Rot-Weiss Essen | Opening: 2012 | Capacity: 20,650 (9,040 standing)<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stadion Essen replaced Essen’s old Georg-Melches-Stadion, which had fallen into disrepair by the late 2000s.<\/p>\n

Constuction of the new stadium, next to the old one, started in 2011 and three out of four stands were completed one year later. Stadion Essen opened on 12 August 2012 with a double header of\u00a0R-W Essen\u2019s U19 team and SGS Essen\u2019s women\u2019s team<\/p>\n

Following the opening of the new stadium, the old Georg-Melches-Stadion next door got demolished, which created space for the fourth stand to be built, which was completed one year later in the summer of 2013.<\/p>\n

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