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Address: Frankfurter Straße 131, Kassel, Germany
Capacity: 18,000
Opened: 23 August 1953
Primary Use: Football
Tenants: KSV Hessen Kassel (Football)
The Auestadion is a historic football stadium located in the city of Kassel, in the German state of Hesse. Officially opened on 23 August 1953, the venue has been a central element of Kassel’s sporting infrastructure for more than seven decades.
The stadium opened with a football match, immediately establishing its primary identity as a football venue. Since then, it has served as the traditional home ground of KSV Hessen Kassel, one of the most well-known football clubs in the region.
Auestadion has played a significant role in post-war German football, particularly within regional and semi-professional competitions. As the home stadium of KSV Hessen Kassel, it has hosted countless league fixtures, promotion battles, and derby matches that shaped the football culture of northern Hesse.
KSV Hessen Kassel, founded in 1893 under an earlier club structure, has a long-standing tradition in German football. The club’s matches at Auestadion have consistently attracted strong local support, reinforcing the stadium’s status as a focal point for football in Kassel.
Originally constructed in the early 1950s, Auestadion reflects the architectural style of post-war German sports venues, featuring a spacious layout and clear sightlines. Over the decades, the stadium has undergone multiple renovation and upgrade phases to meet evolving safety standards, league regulations, and spectator expectations.
Key modernization measures have included:
Structural improvements to the main stand and spectator areas
Upgrades to pitch quality and drainage systems
Enhancements to player facilities and matchday operations
Technical infrastructure improvements to support modern event requirements
These upgrades have allowed Auestadion to remain a functional and compliant football venue while preserving its historical character.
With a capacity of approximately 18,000 spectators, Auestadion combines seated and standing sections, typical of traditional German football stadiums. The open design creates a strong connection between players and fans, contributing to an intense matchday atmosphere during important fixtures.
Professional football requires reliable, uniform, and energy-efficient lighting to support player performance, referee decision-making, and spectator visibility.
MECREE provides professional LED sports stadium intelligent lighting solutions, including venue simulation design and electrical installation guidance. For stadiums such as Auestadion, modern LED lighting systems enable:
High lighting uniformity across the full pitch
Reduced glare for players, officials, and spectators
Flicker-free illumination suitable for video recording and broadcasting
Lower energy consumption and reduced long-term maintenance costs
Intelligent control systems for training, matchday, and event modes
LED lighting upgrades support the long-term sustainability and operational efficiency of historic football venues like Auestadion.
Beyond football, Auestadion has historically supported athletics and community sporting activities, reinforcing its role as a multi-purpose public sports facility. The stadium continues to serve as an important venue for regional sports events and community engagement in Kassel.
As one of the most recognizable sports venues in Kassel, Auestadion represents the city’s commitment to organized sport and football tradition. It remains a symbol of regional identity, connecting generations of supporters through decades of football history.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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