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{{Short description|Sports ground in Saarbrücken, Germany}}
{{Infobox venue
| name             = Ludwigsparkstadion
| image            = [[File:Ludwigsparkstadion, Blick von der Osttribüne (Juli 2021).JPG|250px|View from the east tribune in July 2021]]
| caption          = View from the east tribune in July 2021
| location         = [[Saarbrücken]], [[Germany]]
| tenants          = [[1. FC Saarbrücken]]<br />[[Saarland Hurricanes]]
| opened           = 2 August 1953<ref name="hist">{{cite web |title=Historie des Ludwigsparkstadions |url=http://ludwigsparkstadion.de/zahlen_fakten/historie |website=Ludwigsparkstadion |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref>
|renovated         = 
| seating_capacity = 16,000
}}

'''Ludwigsparkstadion''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Saarbrücken]], [[Germany]]. The stadium was built in 1953 and once held 35,303 people. After renovation, which lasted from 2016 to 2021 and cost €46.5M, the capacity has been reduced to around 16,000 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=New design: Another sensible way to revamp old grounds from Germany |url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2015/12/new_design_another_sensible_way_to_revamp_old_grounds_from_germany |website=StadiumDB.com |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref>

It is currently used mostly for [[Association football|football]] matches and concerts. It is the home stadium of [[1. FC Saarbrücken]]

It served as the home ground for the [[Saarland national football team]], which existed 1950–1956, during the era of the [[Saar Protectorate]].<ref name="hist"/>

== Gallery ==
[[File:Ludwigsparkstadion Saarbrücken 001.jpg|thumb|center|300px|The stadium in 2005]]
[[File:Ludwigspark Oktober 2020.jpg|thumb|center|500px|The "new" Ludwigspark during renovation in October 2020.]]

==References==
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{{1. FC Saarbrücken}}
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{{German Football League Stadiums}}
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[[Category:1. FC Saarbrücken]]
[[Category:Football venues in Germany]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Saarbrücken]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Germany]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Saarland]]
[[Category:American football venues in Germany]]
[[Category:1953 establishments in Saar]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1953]]


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