Volkswagen Arena
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| Full name | Volkswagen Arena |
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| Location | Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Owner | Wolfsburg AG |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2002 |
| Opened | 13 December 2002 |
| Construction cost | € 53 million |
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| VfL Wolfsburg | |
Volkswagen Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Wolfsburg, Germany and serves as the home stadium for 2008/09 Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg.
History
The Volkswagen Arena finished construction in 2002. Before completion, VfL Wolfsburg played their home games at the 20,500 capacity VFL Stadion, where the amateur squad still plays.[1] Currently the stadium is used mostly for the home games of VfL Wolfsburg, and is the site where they won their first Bundesliga title in the 2008–2009 season. Musical acts Elton John, Anastacia and Bonnie Tyler have performed at the stadium.
Miscellaneous
The stadium also hosted the Wolfsburg's first ever game in the Champions League along with their first win in the UEFA Champions League when Brazilian striker Grafite scored a hat-trick against CSKA Moscow, beating them 3–1, on 15 September 2009.The stadium offers a and restaurant called the Soccer-Café.
Capacity
Wolfsburg's old VFL Stadion seated around 20,500 spectators. With the new stadium completed in time for the second half of the 2002–03 Bundesliga campaign. It has a capacity of 30,000 with about 8,000 being standing only and the other 22,000 of these being seated.[2]
Future use
The Volkswagen Arena will be used as one of the host stadiums for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Germany.[3][4]
References
52°25′55″N 10°48′14″E / 52.43194°N 10.80389°E
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