Stadion am Gesundbrunnen explained

Stadium Name:Stadion am Gesundbrunnen
Nickname:Plumpe
Fullname:Stadion am Gesundbrunnen
Opened:1924
Closed:1974
Owner:Hertha BSC
Operator:Hertha BSC
Former Names:Hertha-BSC Field
Tenants:Hertha BSC
Seating Capacity:35,239

Stadion am Gesundbrunnen, known as Plumpe, was a multi-use stadium in the Gesundbrunnen locality of Berlin, Germany. It was initially used as the stadium of Hertha BSC matches. During the 1936 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the football matches. The capacity of the stadium was 35,239 spectators.

When Hertha joined the Bundesliga in 1963, the club it moved to the Olympic Stadium as the Plumpe stadium did not meet Bundesliga standards. In 1974 the club sold the ground to avoid bankruptcy, and it was demolished to make way for an apartment complex.

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