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Also known as Fußball Arena München, FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich, Munich Football Arena

stadium in Munich, Germany

AI overview

Allianz Arena is a modern football stadium in Munich, Germany, that serves as the home of FC Bayern Munich, one of Europe's most successful soccer clubs. The stadium is notable for its distinctive inflated plastic exterior and has become an iconic landmark in the city since its opening in 2006.

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Allianz SE
Country
Germany
Official website
allianz-arena.com/fr
Image
Allianz arena daylight Richard Bartz.jpg
Significant event
2006 FIFA World Cup
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Commons category
Allianz Arena
maximum capacity
75024
architectural style
high-tech architecture
Commons gallery
Allianz Arena
date of official opening
2005-05-30
capital cost
340000000
sponsor
Allianz SE
street address
Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25
surface played on
Desso GrassMaster
main building contractor
Alpine Holding
hashtag
AllianzArena
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Encyclopedic overview

Allianz Arena ( German: [aˈli̯ants ʔaˌʁeːna]; known as Munich Football Arena for UEFA competitions) is a football stadium in Munich, Germany, with a 70,000 seating capacity for international matches and 75,000 for domestic matches. Widely known for its exterior of inflated ETFE plastic panels, it is the first stadium in the world with a full colour changing exterior. Located at Franz-Beckenbauer-Platz 5 at the northern edge of Munich's Schwabing-Freimann borough on the Fröttmaning Heath, it is the second-largest stadium in Germany behind the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund.

Bayern Munich have played their home games at the Allianz Arena since the start of the 2005–06 season. The club had previously played their home games at the Munich Olympic Stadium since 1972. 1860 Munich previously had a 50 per cent share in the stadium, but, in 2006, sold this to Bayern for €11m to help resolve a serious financial crisis that saw 1860 facing bankruptcy. The arrangement allowed 1860 Munich to play at the stadium while retaining no ownership until 2025. However, in July 2017 Bayern terminated the rental contract with 1860, making themselves the sole tenants of the stadium.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Allianz Arena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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