Stadion an der Gellertstraße

Geschichte

Stadion an der Gellertstraße is a single-use football stadium in Chemnitz, Germany and the home stadium of Chemnitzer FC. Between 1950 and 1990, the stadium was called "Dr. Kurt-Fischer-Stadion". The stadium was later nicknamed the "Fischerwiese".StructureThe stadium has an official capacity of 16,061. The covered Grand Stand (West) has two blocks of seating for 1061 people in total and a standing area for 1036 people. The stadium has a grass pitch, 4 floodlights and a manual scoreboard. After large renovations of the pitch and the entrance gates took place in 2009, the ground now also possesses an undersoil heating and a built-in spray-irrigation system aiming at a reduction of match cancellations due to bad weather conditions. A new main entrance has been built next to the main road passing by the stadium at Heinrich-Schütz-Straße behind blocks 5 and 6 (South). The old main gates were situated behind the Grand Stand (West).The entrance for away team supporters is located in Forststraße (North-Eastern corner), the guest supporters block 2 has a capacity of 1940 people. In 2009, several new parking lots have been created and existing ones have been enlarged greatly eliminating matchdays' severe parking issues.LocationLocated in the North-East of Chemnitz, the stadium is easy to reach by bus (Line 23 to Stadion Gellertstraße stop or Line 21 to Palmstraße stop). From the main station (Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof), it is about a 15-minute walk. The stadium is located around 5 km away from the A4 Autobahn at exits Chemnitz-Glösa or Chemnitz-Ost.

"Nach umfangreichen Komplettumbauten wurde das Stadion Chemnitz an der Gellertstraße 2016 neu eröffnet und präsentiert sich nun moderner und vielfältiger für seine Besucher. Seit den Baumaßnahmen wird das Stadion Chemnitz nicht nur als Spielstätte für den Chemnitzer Fußballclub CFC genutzt, sondern auch für andere Sportveranstaltungen, Großkonzerte, Kongresse, Tagungen, Hochzeiten sowie für Firmen- und Privatveranstaltungen."