Max-Morlock-Stadion

The Frankenstadion (currently known as the Grundig-Stadion and originally Städtisches Stadion) (pronounced or ) is a stadium in Nuremberg, Germany, which was opened in 1928. It is located next to the Zeppelinfeld. It also neighbors the new Nuremberg Arena. Since 1966, it has been home stadium to the German Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg. During the 1972 Summer Olympics, it hosted six football matches. In 1967, it hosted the European Cup Winners' Cup final between Rangers and Bayern Munich. Bayern won 1–0. Originally it was known as the Städtisches Stadion (English: Municipal Stadium) until 1991, when it received the name Frankenstadion . On 14 March 2006, the stadium was renamed easyCredit-Stadion for a period of five years, after a sponsorship deal with the German bank DZ Bank AG. Many fans of the 1. FC Nuremberg, led by the "Ultras Nuremberg" introduced on 1 April 2006, a demonstration against the name as well as a symbolic renamed Max-Morlock-Stadion , in honour of one of the best players in the club's history, Max Morlock. Since 14 February 2013, the stadium has been called Grundig Stadium until 2017. The stadium hosted five games of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including the famous match between Portugal and the Netherlands, consequently known as the battle of Nuremberg.