Niedersachsenstadion

Also known as Stadium Hanover, HDI-Arena, AWD-Arena, FIFA World Cup Stadium Hannover, Lower Saxony Stadium

Niedersachsenstadion (, ) is a football stadium in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, which is home to football club Hannover 96.

Key facts

Venue.name: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena
Venue.logo_image: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena_Logo.png
Venue.image: 250px|border250px|border
Venue.location: Hanover, Germany
Venue.opened: 26 September 1954
Venue.operator: Hannover 96 Arena GmbH & Co. KG
Venue.surface: Grass
Venue.construction_cost: € 82.8 million (for redevelopment)
Venue.architect: Schulitz & Partner Architects
Venue.former_names: Niedersachsenstadion AWD-Arena HDI-Arena
Venue.tenants: Hannover 96 (1959–present)TSV Havelse (2021–2022)VfB Oldenburg (alternate venue, 2022–present)Germany national football team (selected matches)
Venue.website: https://www.heinzvonheiden-arena.de/
Venue.seating_capacity: 49,000
Venue.mapframe marker: stadium

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: association football venue
Country: Germany
Located in: Mitte
Owned by: Hannover 96
Operator: Hannover 96
Location: Hanover
Sport: rugby union
Official website: www.hdi-arena.de
Image: 2025-05-04 114840 Hannover Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena.jpg

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surface played on: lawn
maximum capacity: 49000
occupant: Hannover 96
date of official opening: 1954-00-00
inception: 1954-09-26
capital cost: 2000000
Commons category: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
International football tournaments
1974 FIFA World Cup
1988 European Championship
2006 FIFA World Cup
Modern redevelopment
Other uses
References
External links

Niedersachsenstadion (, ) is a football stadium in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, which is home to football club Hannover 96.

The original 86,000-capacity stadium was completed in 1954 and has since been rebuilt several times for various major football events. Today it has 49,000 covered seats. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup the stadium was named FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover.

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