Why is Dortmund's home court the first in Europe?

Dortmund is the seventh largest city in Germany, the economic and trade center of North Rhine-westfalen, and one of the representatives of industrial cities in German history. Ruhr, where the city is located, was once the largest mining area in German history. Relying on abundant underground coal resources, Ruhr District has gradually built an industrial system with coal and steel as its main products since 1930s.

Besides steel, beer is another important element of Dortmund. As early as 1923, Prussian King Oldoff granted Dortmund the privilege of brewing beer. This tradition continues to this day, and Dortmund has become a world-famous beer city.

Sui mentioned in the article "German Culture and Football": "In Germany, loving sports and football is a noble character." Dortmund fans are no exception. Since the industrial age, Dortmund's miners' living areas have been dominated by factories and dormitories, and they have been neighbors for generations. In this kind of life background, the spirit of mutual support and helpfulness is gradually integrated into their lives. Therefore, football players coming out of the mining area will get the support of their elders and neighbors, and going to westfalen Stadium to watch the ball is the most direct way of support.

In addition, mining workers are poorly educated and their spare time life is monotonous. Football and beer occupy most of the spare time in miners' lives. Working-class fans are famous for their enthusiasm, which is in line with the spiritual characteristics of football. From this perspective, they are "natural fans".

Dortmund's football culture is a unique working-class football culture produced by the integration of German football culture and miners' life culture, which embodies the living habits and personality characteristics of miners from generation to generation. This unique football culture can be said to belong to Dortmund's unique intangible assets, and has been playing its own value, ensuring the home of Dortmund Football Club-westfalen Stadium.