Claim: Borussia Dortmund is a German football club.

The Westfalenstadion -LRB- -LSB- vɛstˈfaːlnˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn -RSB- -RRB- is a football stadium in Dortmund , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , which is the home of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund . Officially called Signal Iduna Park -LSB- zɪɡˌnaːl ʔiˈduːnaː ˌpaʁk -RSB- for sponsorship reasons , the name derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia .   The stadium is one of the most famous football grounds in Europe and is renowned for its atmosphere . It has a league capacity of 81,360 -LRB- standing and seated -RRB- and an international capacity of 65,829 -LRB- seated only -RRB- .  It is Germany 's largest stadium , the seventh-largest in Europe , and the third-largest home to a top-flight European club after Camp Nou and the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium . It holds the European record for average fan attendance , set in the 2011 -- 2012 season with almost 1.37 million spectators . Sales of annual season tickets amounted to 55,000 in 2015 .   The 24,454 capacity Südtribüne -LRB- South Bank -RRB- is the largest terrace for standing spectators in European football . Famous for the intense atmosphere it breeds , the south terrace has been nicknamed the `` Yellow Wall '' . The Borusseum , the museum of Borussia Dortmund , is near the stadium .   The stadium hosted matches in the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups . It also hosted the 2001 UEFA Cup Final . Various national friendlies and qualification matches for World and European tournaments have been played there as well as matches in European club competitions .