The Poststadion is a multi-use
stadium in the
locality of
Moabit of the borough of
Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The stadium was built in 1929 for the sports club of the German
Reichspost at the site of a former Prussian
Uhlan parade ground. It is adjacent to the
Fritz Schloß Park.
The stadium has been a designated landmark since 1990. The facility fell into disrepair during the 1980s and several attempts to renovate the stadium failed in the following decades.[1][2] The first renovations were carried out in 2003.[1] Its original architecture has been conserved in the original structures of the main entrance in the
Lehrter Strasse, with its rows of ticket booths lining the entrance.[3] The main stand of the stadium was renovated in 2010.[1] The stadium was equipped with
floodlights in 2021.[4]
Together with the Fritz Schloß Park, the facility is also known as SportPark Poststadion. The Sports complex is one of the largest sports facilities in Berlin and is currently managed by the Berlin borough of Mitte.
The stadium today holds 10,000 spectators. At its peak, it held up to 45,000 spectators, who on 10 May 1930 saw the
Germany national football team play an exciting 3–3 against
England, one of the first encounters between the two teams.
Richard Hofmann scored all three goals for Germany before England's
David Jack finally equalised late in the match.
Several
football matches during the
1936 Summer Olympics were held at the Poststadion. On 7 August 1936 outsider
Norway knocked Germany out of the tournament by a 2–0 win in the quarter-finals, in front of 55,000 spectators. The Nazi leadership including
Adolf Hitler witnessed this defeat, whereafter team manager
Otto Nerz was immediately dismissed and replaced by
Sepp Herberger. Major football events afterwards were held at the
Olympiastadion.