Red Bull Arena
Also known as Zentralstadion, Leipzig Stadium
association football stadium in Leipzig, Germany
Key facts
- Full name
- Red Bull Arena
- Former names
- Zentralstadion (2004–2010)
- Address
- Am Sportforum 3, Leipzig , Saxony, Germany
- Owner
- Red Bull Arena Besitzgesellschaft mbH
- Operator
- RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH
- Capacity
- 47,800 (league matches), 45,228 (international matches)
- Surface
- Grass
- Scoreboard
- Yes
- Field size
- 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
- Built
- 2000–2004
- Opened
- 17 November 2004 ; 21 years ago ( 2004-11-17 )
- Construction cost
- €116 million
via Wikipedia infobox
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Red Bull Arena ( German pronunciation: [ɹɛt ˈbʊl ʔaˌʁeːna]; formerly Zentralstadion German pronunciation: [tsɛnˈtʁaːlˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ) is a football stadium located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, in the Zentrum-Nordwest locality. It is the largest football stadium in Eastern Germany, and has also hosted music concerts as well as football.
Opened in 2004, it is currently the home stadium for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, with FC Sachsen Leipzig having previously used the stadium from its opening until 2009. Due to UEFA sponsorship regulations, the stadium is known as the RB Arena and Leipzig Arena for European matches.