Merkur Spiel Arena - Fortuna Düsseldorf - The World Stadium Tour

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Merkur Spielarena, previously known as the Esprit Arena (until 2 August 2018), the LTU Arena (until June 2009), is a retractable roof football stadium in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The arena currently hosts association football team Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Construction of the stadium began in 2002 and was completed in 2004. It was built to replace the former Rheinstadion at the same site near the river Rhine.
The structure's initial seating capacity of 51,500 was expanded in summer 2010 when some seating areas were converted into standing terraces, and it currently holds 54,600.
The stadium has a retractable roof, as well as a heating system making it possible to comfortably host events throughout the year
Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf, is a German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga.
Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league in 1913 and was a fixture in the top flight from the early 1920s up to the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963.
2023-24 will be their fourth season in a row in the 2. Bundesliga since getting relegated from the Bundesliga in the 2019-20 season.
Fortuna captured one German championship in 1933 and two German cup DFB-Pokal wins in 1979 and 1980. Their greatest feat in European competition was a Cup Winners Cup final in 1979 where they lost to Barcelona.
Fortuna Düsseldorf's return to first-division football in 2018-19 was greeted with great enthusiasm by their supporters.
The first half of the season was marked by strong but inconsistent play.
Fortuna played remarkably well against top Bundesliga sides, taking a point from Leipzig and defeating Hoffenheim and first-place Borussia Dortmund.
Fortuna's fiercest rivalry is with 1. FC Köln, which stems from the geographic proximity of Düsseldorf and Cologne as well as the historic rivalry between the two cities.
However, in recent seasons the clubs have rarely played in the same division making head-to-head encounters increasingly rare.
The club has a particular strong affiliation with English Championship side Ipswich Town, with their supporters making annual visits to see them at their home ground, Portman Road, since 2003.
Ipswich fans have also done the same, with some coming to cheer Dusseldorf on at the Merkur Spiel-Arena.
Fortuna Düsseldorf enjoys a strong a spirited fan base, and supporters in the "ultra" curve of the stadium are well known for their elaborate choreographed displays and enthusiastic support for their club, which occasionally includes the lighting of "Bengalos" or fireworks in the stands.
Members of the band Die Toten Hosen, including lead singer Campino, are often present at Fortuna matches at home and on the road, and when Fortuna celebrated its recent 2. Division championship in front of thousands of fans at Düsseldorf's city hall on 14 May 2018, the band appeared with the.
The band is also highly regarded by the club for serving as sponsors during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, when the club had been relegated to the Regional League and faced financial difficulty.
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