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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: SpVgg Greuther F\u00fcrth | Opening: 1910 | Capacity: 18,000 (8,500 standing)<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Sportpark Ronhof, in full Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer, was built in the early 20th century. Greuther F\u00fcrth had been formed in 1906, but already one year in their\u00a0existence\u00a0decided that they needed a proper stadium.<\/p>\n

Sportplatz Ronhof officially opened on 11 September 1910 with a match between Greuther F\u00fcrth and Karlsruher FV. It could hold just over 10,000 spectators at that time.<\/p>\n

The stadium got quickly expanded after the First World War and at some point even counted as the largest in the country. Further enlargements in the late 1920 increased capacity to almost 30,000 places.<\/p>\n

The wooden main stand got burned down in\u00a0an air raid during the Second World War and a new stand got built in its place in 1951. The stadium recorded its highest attendance in 1952 when 32,000 people visited the derby between F\u00fcrth and N\u00fcrnberg.<\/p>\n

The dwindling successes of the club and financial problems in the 1970s and 1980s meant that few further changes were made until the 1990s.<\/p>\n

After moderate successes had returned in the mid-1990s, F\u00fcrth presented major redevelopment plans for the then rather dilapidated stadium. Two new stands were built and in 1997 the renovated stadium opened with the new sponsor name Playmobil Stadion.<\/p>\n

Works did not stop though, and in 1999 a new South Stand opened. In the same year the first floodlights were installed. Further improvements were made in the following decade, but the main stand of 1951 remained.<\/p>\n

The stadium got renamed Trolli ARENA in 2010 as the result of a new sponsorship deal, which ended in 2014 when the stadium got renamed Stadion am Laubenweg. In 2016, the stadium once again reverted back to its original name Sportpark Ronhof<\/p>\n

In March 2012, the club presented plans to move to a new stadium. When the club promoted to the Bundesliga later in 2012 though, they instead decided that better facilities could not wait. They\u00a0therefore tore down the uncovered South Stand and replaced it with a new covered stand, hereby increasing capacity from a previous 15,200 to the current 18,000. The club now plans to replace the ancient main stand with a new replacement.<\/p>\n

How to get to Sportpark Ronhof<\/h3>\n

Sportpark Ronhof\u00a0is located in the north of the city of F\u00fcrth, about 1.5 kilometres from F\u00fcrth\u2019s old town and almost a kilometre further from the railway station. The walk from the old town takes about 20 minutes and that from the railway station about 10 minutes more.<\/p>\n

From the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) or Rathaus, the stadium can be reached with bus 173, 174, or 177. Get off at stop Friedhof, from where it is a small walk to the stadium.<\/p>\n

When a large crowd is expected, special shuttle buses run between the railway station and stadium.<\/p>\n

Sportpark Ronhof\u00a0lies close to the A73 motorway, which runs from N\u00fcrnberg city centre in northern direction. Take exit Poppenreuth and follow the signs to the stadium.<\/p>\n

Address: Laubenweg 60, 90765 F\u00fcrth<\/p>\n