The Mommsenstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Berlin , Germany , named after the historian Theodor Mommsen . It is currently used mostly for football and hosts the home matches of Tennis Borussia Berlin and SCC Berlin . The stadium has a capacity of 15,005 people (13,200 standing), although the DFB have set an upper limit of 11,500 supporters for football games.[ 1]
The stadium opened on 17 August 1930 and replaced the former ground of SCC Berlin that fell prey to the extension of the neighbouring Messe Berlin fairgrounds. It soon adopted its name from a nearby gymnasium . The Mommsenstadion was the site of some football matches during the 1936 Summer Olympics [ 2] and several ISTAF athletics meetings of the IAAF Golden League . Since 1945 it has also been the home ground of Tennis Borussia Berlin.
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup , the Germany national football team used the Mommsenstadion as their training ground.
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1900
Vélodrome de Vincennes
1904
Francis Field
1908
White City Stadium
1912
Råsunda IP , Stockholm Olympic Stadium (final), Tranebergs Idrottsplats
1920
Jules Ottenstadion , Olympisch Stadion (final), Stade Joseph Marien , Stadion Broodstraat
1924
Stade Bergeyre , Stade de Colombes (final), Stade de Paris , Stade Pershing
1928
Monnikenhuize , Olympic Stadium (final), Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
1936
Hertha-BSC Field , Mommsenstadion , Olympiastadion (final), Poststadion
1948
Arsenal Stadium , Champion Hill , Craven Cottage , Cricklefield Stadium , Empire Stadium (medal matches), Green Pond Road , Griffin Park , Selhurst Park , White Hart Lane
1952
Helsinki Football Grounds , Kotka , Lahti , Olympic Stadium (final), Tampere , Turku
1956
Melbourne Cricket Ground (final), Olympic Park Stadium
1960
Florence Communal Stadium , Grosseto Communal Stadium , L'Aquila Communal Stadium , Livorno Ardenza Stadium , Naples Saint Paul's Stadium , Pescara Adriatic Stadium , Stadio Flaminio (final)
1964
Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium , Mitsuzawa Football Field , Nagai Stadium , Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium , Ōmiya Football Field , Prince Chichiba Memorial Football Field
1968
Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Estadio Nou Camp , Jalisco Stadium
1972
Drei Flüsse Stadion , ESV-Stadion , Jahnstadion , Olympiastadion (final), Rosenaustadion , Urban Stadium
1976
Lansdowne Park , Olympic Stadium (final), Sherbrooke Stadium , Varsity Stadium
1980
Dinamo Stadium , Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena , Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium , Republican Stadium
1984
Harvard Stadium , Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium , Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium
1988
Busan Stadium , Daegu Stadium , Daejeon Stadium , Dongdaemun Stadium , Olympic Stadium (final)
1992
Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta , Estadi del FC Barcelona (final), Estadio Luís Casanova , La Romareda , RCD Espanyol Stadium
1996
Florida Citrus Bowl , Legion Field , Orange Bowl , RFK Memorial Stadium , Sanford Stadium (final)
2000
Stadium Australia , Brisbane Cricket Ground , Bruce Stadium , Hindmarsh Stadium , Melbourne Cricket Ground , Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final)
2004
Kaftanzoglio Stadium , Karaiskakis Stadium , Olympic Stadium (final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium , Pankritio Stadium , Panthessaliko Stadium
2008
Beijing National Stadium (final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Shanghai Stadium , Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium , Workers Stadium
2012
City of Coventry Stadium , Hampden Park , Millennium Stadium , St James' Park , Old Trafford , Wembley Stadium (final)
2016
Estádio Nacional de Brasília , Arena Fonte Nova , Mineirão , Arena Corinthians , Arena da Amazônia , Estádio Olímpico João Havelange , Maracanã (final)