Letzigrund is a stadium in Zürich, Switzerland, and the home of the football club FC Zürich. It opened February 22, 1925 owned by the FC Zürich football club. During the Great Depression, ownership changed to the city of Zürich in 1937 which has operated it since. Of the 23,605 places, 11,605 have seats (9,167 covered) and 12,000 are covered standing area. In January 2005, UEFA approved plans to rebuild the stadium for use as a EURO 2008 venue. It will be host to three games during the 2008 European championships, with a capacity of up to 30,000.
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