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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.eufootball.biz/Sponsorship/170707-impuls-AG-naming-rights-Augsburg-stadium.html Announcement of naming rights deal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081007221801/http://www.eufootball.biz/Sponsorship/170707-impuls-AG-naming-rights-Augsburg-stadium.html Announcement of naming rights deal]
* [http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/Home/Nachrichten/Sport/FC-Augsburg/Artikel,Neues-Stadion-hei%DFt-Impuls-Arena---Erstes-Spiel-gegen-Bayern_arid,994809_regid,2_puid,2_pageid,4475.html More stadium information]
* [http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/Home/Nachrichten/Sport/FC-Augsburg/Artikel,Neues-Stadion-hei%DFt-Impuls-Arena---Erstes-Spiel-gegen-Bayern_arid,994809_regid,2_puid,2_pageid,4475.html More stadium information]
* [http://allstadiums.ru/evropa/stadiony-germanii/impuls-arena-2.html Impuls Arena]
* [http://allstadiums.ru/evropa/stadiony-germanii/impuls-arena-2.html Impuls Arena]

Revision as of 19:38, 11 July 2017

WWK Arena
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Former namesAugsburg Arena (2006–2009)
Impuls Arena (2009–2011)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Stadium, Augsburg (2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)
SGL Arena (2011–2015)
LocationAugsburg, Germany
Coordinates48°19′23.3″N 10°53′9.6″E / 48.323139°N 10.886000°E / 48.323139; 10.886000
OwnerFC Augsburg
Capacity30,660[1] (League Matches),
28,367 (International Matches)
Surfacegrass
Construction
Opened26 July 2009
Construction cost45 million euro
ArchitectBernhard & Kögl
Tenants
FC Augsburg
2010 DFL-Supercup
2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

The Augsburg Arena, currently known commercially as the WWK Arena (German pronunciation: [ˌveːveːˈkaː ʔaˌʁeːnaː], officially stylised as WWK ARENA) is a football stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Augsburg.

The stadium has a capacity of 30,660 with 19,060 seats and standing room for 11,034. A second phase of construction could expand capacity to 49,000 in the future.[2] It replaced the club's previous home stadium, Rosenaustadion.

During the time of designing and constructing the stadium, it was called "Augsburg Arena" [ˈʔaʊksbʊʁk ʔaˌʁeːnaː]. It was opened as "Impuls Arena" ([ʔɪmˈpʊls ʔaˌʁeːnaː], officially stylised as impuls arena), and was renamed "SGL Arena" ([ˌʔɛsɡeːˈʔɛl ʔaˌʁeːnaː], officially stylised as SGL arena) after SGL Carbon acquired the naming rights for the structure in May 2011. The contract had a term of seven years and began on 1 July 2011.[3] On 1 July 2015 the stadium naming rights were acquired by WWK, an insurance company, changing the official name of the stadium to "WWK ARENA".[4]

Augsburg was one of the official host cities of the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the subsequent 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Impuls arena was the location of several matches during the group stage and the quarterfinals. During the FIFA-competitions it was renamed "FIFA Women's World Cup Stadium Augsburg".

WWK Arena is the first climate-neutral football stadium in the world. The carbon neutrality was achieved by six ecological heat pumps (40 m deep), which produce the desired temperature via heat exchangers. A bio natural gas boiler also supplies the necessary energy during peak load times at a game.[5][6] In 2017, a new stadium facade will be made for the WWK Arena.[7]


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References

  1. ^ http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/germany.shtml
  2. ^ "BAM to build football stadium in Augsburg". PropertyEU. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ^ "impuls arena wird zur SGL Arena". Official website (in German). FC Augsburg. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. ^ "FCA spielt künftig in der WWK ARENA". Official website (in German). FC Augsburg. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ Lechwerke AG: Präsentation zur Klimaneutralität der impuls arena (PDF; 2,4 MB)
  6. ^ Agentur für Erneuerbare Energie: Bundesliga-Winterpause: Die Erneuerbaren Energien bleiben am Ball. Pressemitteilung vom 29. Dezember 2014
  7. ^ http://stadiumdb.com/news/2017/05/germany_wwk_arena_finally_getting_its_facades