An buɗe filin wasan, wanda aka san shi da gine-ginensa, a wasan karshe na Bundesliga na 1971-72. Wasan ya jawo hankalin mutane 79,000, jimlar da aka sake kaiwa a lokuta da yawa. An yi la'akari da filin wasa, a farkon kwanakinsa, a matsayin daya daga cikin filayen wasa mafi girma a duniya kuma ya dauki bakuncin manyan manyan wasanni, kamar na 1974 FIFA World Cup. A cikin shekaru masu zuwa, filin wasan ya yi gyare-gyare da yawa, irin su karuwar wurin zama daga kimanin 50% zuwa ca. 66%. Daga bisani, filin wasan ya sami damar 63,000 na wasanni na kasa da 59,000 na kasa da kasa kamar gasar cin kofin Turai.
Günther Behnisch