Friday 23 May 2008

Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Berne

The Stade de Suisse Wankdorf is a football stadium in Bern, Switzerland. It is the home ground of the Swiss football team BSC Young Boys, and is currently the second biggest all-seater football stadium in Switzerland. The Stade de Suisse is one of the venues for the Euro 2008.

History
The Stade de Suisse was built on the grounds of the former Wankdorf Stadium, which had been demolished in 2001. The new stadium has a capacity of 32,000 spectators, all covered seats. Integrated into the roof are solar panels with a yearly production of 700,000 kWh. The stadium was officially opened on July 30, 2005, although the first match in the new stadium had already taken place on July 16 2005.

Euro 2008 matches Schedule Informaiton
Match # 02 - 07 June, 2008 20:45 - Group A - Portugal V Turkey
Match # 09 - 11 June, 2008 20:45 - Group A - Czech Republic V Portugal
Match # 18 - 15 June, 2008 20:45 - Group A - Turkey V Czech Republic

Nearest Airports to Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Berne
  • 9km Berne
  • 75km Basel
  • 99km Zurich
  • 129km Geneva
  • 147km Lugano

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