Holstein Kiel's Mayor Samet Yilmaz and State Chancellery Chief Dirk Schrödter symbolically dismantle the first seats on the North Stand. Yilmaz speaks of a historic moment: "Because we've all been waiting for a long time. How does it go on, does it go on at all? It was time." The construction workers will only need a few days, estimates Axel Bauerdorf, Managing Director of the Kiel Sports and Stadium Society. For the remaining almost 1,300 seats on the North Stand, the experts will take over again. The construction workers will probably only need a few days until the end of the week, estimates Axel Bauerdorf, Managing Director of the Kiel Sports and Stadium Society. Both will be stored initially and used in parts later when provisional stands are used in the next construction phases, explains Bauerdorf. It follows the demolition of the roof and the floodlight mast in the northwest corner. At the start of the new season in the Second Football Bundesliga for Holstein Kiel in August, nothing will be left of the old stand, the spectators will then look at the construction site. Those who had a season ticket on the North Stand will receive an alternative seat offer by email from the club in mid-June. A new main stand will be built on the site. Bauerdorf hopes that the approval will be available by the end of the year, then the construction can start directly. There will be, for example, the technology, VIP seats, media workplaces and team cabins. Bauerdorf describes the new main stand as the "heart of the new stadium", which will be opened in March 2028, according to current plans.