Holstein Kiel's Mayor Samet Yilmaz and State Chancellor 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's time." The construction workers will only take a few days, estimates Axel Bauerdorf, managing director of the Kiel Sports and Stadium Society. "It's all screwed or stuck, so we can also move quickly." After the seats, the tiered seating will follow. Both will be stored and later reused in part when provisional stands are used in the next construction phases, explains Bauerdorf. Next will be 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 previously had a season ticket on the North Stand will receive an alternative seat offer by email from the club in mid-June. On the site, the new main stand will be built in the future. Bauerdorf hopes that the approval will be available by the end of the year, then the construction can start directly. There, for example, the technology, VIP seats, media workstations and team cabins will be installed. Bauerdorf describes the new main stand as the "heart of the new stadium", which is scheduled to open in March 2028.