# Illerstadion

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Association football and athletics stadium in Kempten, Germany

Illerstadion Location Illerdamm 10, 87437 Kempten (Allgäu), Germany Coordinates 47°43′50″N 10°19′10″E / 47.73056°N 10.31944°E / 47.73056; 10.31944 Capacity 9,000 Opened 1938

The **Illerstadion** is a 9,000 capacity multi-use stadium in [Kempten](/source/Kempten), Germany. The stadium is located on the Illerdamm 10 road, on the east side of the [River Iller](/source/Iller) in the northern area of the town. The stadium hosts the football team [FC Kempten](/source/FC_Kempten)[1] and the American football team the [Allgäu Comets](/source/Allg%C3%A4u_Comets) and also has facilities for athletics.[2]

## History

The first plans for a stadium next to the river were submitted by Otto Merkt in 1919. However, it was not until 1938 that the city council received plans from the planning officer Maximilian Vicari that construction began. The plans included 5,600 standing room, a small-caliber shooting range, facilities for high jump, shot put, pole vault and parking for 200 cars.

In 1939, the playing field and a cinder [motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) track were added. The main stand was completed in 1949 and the large standing stand wall and marathon gate were completed in 1956. It then had a 12,500 capacity.

In 1965, the stadium hosted arguably what was its most significant event, the final of the [1965 Speedway World Team Cup](/source/1965_Speedway_World_Team_Cup).[3] It later hosted the inaugural [1968 Speedway World Pairs Championship](/source/1968_Speedway_World_Pairs_Championship).[4] Between 1979 and 1986, the speedway track was demolished, two synthetic pitches, two new grass fields and a sand grass pitch were created.

In 1995, the main square and sand track were converted and expanded into an athletics competition track. The stadium was further modernised in 1999/2000.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["FC Kempten"](https://www.bfv.de/vereine/fc-kempten/00ES8GNJE4000009VV0AG08LVUPGND5I). *BFV*. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kempten Illerstadion is being renovated for almost three million euros"](https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/sport/sport-im-allgaeu/illerstadion-kempten-umbau-drei-millionen-euro-fuer-renovierung_arid-608678). *Allgaeuer Zeitung*. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Oakes, Peter (1978). *1978 Speedway Yearbook*. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0904584509](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0904584509).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bott, Richard (1980). *The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4*. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-09-141751-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-09-141751-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Illerstadion – the home of FC Kempten"](https://www.fckempten.de/Stadion-Anfahrt). *FC Kempten*. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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