Ernst Grube Stadium

On 5 November 1933, Germany played a friendly match against Norway (2-2) on the site of the stadium, which was then named Stadion am Gübser Damm. After the Second World War, the city of Magdeburg planned to erect a sports center consisting of a stadium with a capacity for 80,000 people and a natatorium. However, the city was unable to acquire the originally intended site and the initial project was abandoned. Instead, the city decided to build a new stadium east of the Elbe river, at the site of the SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg stadium. In order to erect the stands, about 150,000 cubic metres of rubble were transported from the ruins of the city. The stadium was equipped with an athletics track and was opened in front of a crowd of 40,000 on 18 September 1955. Over the years, it was upgraded several times: parts of the stands were put under a roof, and floodlights were installed. During the East German era, the stadium was the home of 1. FC Magdeburg, one of the GDR's most successful clubs, who won three East German league titles and the 1974 European Cup Winners' Cup while playing there. After the reunification of Germany, the stadium gradually fell into disrepair. In 2004, the city council decided to build a new one at the same site. The last competitive match was played on 4 December 2004, against FSV Zwickau. The Ernst-Grube-Stadion was demolished between March and June 2005, and construction of the new stadium began on 4 July 2005.

On 5 November 1933, Germany played a friendly against Norway (2-2) on the site before the stadium was built, when it was known as Stadion am Gübser Damm. About 150,000 cubic metres of rubble from the ruins of wartime Magdeburg were used to build the stands. The stadium opened on 18 September 1955 in front of a crowd of 40,000. It was equipped with an athletics track around the pitch. During the GDR era, it was the home of 1. FC Magdeburg, who won the 1974 European Cup Winners' Cup while based at the stadium. The last competitive match was played on 4 December 2004, against FSV Zwickau. The stadium was demolished between March and June 2005, making way for the new Stadion Magdeburg (now MDCC-Arena), which opened in December 2006.