Opel Arena (stadium)
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| Former names | Coface Arena (2011–2016) |
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| Location |
 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Coordinates | 49°59′3″N 8°13′27″E / 49.98417°N 8.22417°ECoordinates: 49°59′3″N 8°13′27″E / 49.98417°N 8.22417°E |
| Owner | GVG |
| Capacity |
34,034 (League Matches), 26,600 (International Matches) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 3 July 2011[1] |
| Construction cost | 60 Mio € |
| Architect | agn Niederberghaus & Partner |
| Tenants | |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 (2011–present) | |
The Opel Arena (stylised as OPEL ARENA; also known as the 1. FSV Mainz 05 Arena due to UEFA sponsorship regulations) is a multi-purpose stadium in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany that was opened in 2011. It is used for football matches and hosts the home matches of the German Bundesliga side Mainz 05. The stadium has a capacity of 34,034 people, of which 19,700 seated, and replaces the Bruchweg stadium, Stadion am Bruchweg.
The stadium was originally named Coface Arena (German pronunciation: [ˈkoːfas ʔaˌʁeːnaː]) after a sponsorship deal with COFACE. In July 2016, the stadium arrived at its current name, per a naming rights agreement with Opel.[2]
Ligatotal!-Cup 2011
As a way to celebrate the opening of the new stadium, FSV Mainz 05 (and the coface-Arena) were the hosts of the Ligatotal!-cup 2011, which is a short pre-season tournament. They invited the champions Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV and Bayern Munich. Dortmund won the tournament, Mainz was last after losing to Bayern Munich in the third place play-off.
The first league goal scored in the new arena was scored by Tunisian International Sami Allagui for FSV Mainz 05 against Bayer Leverkusen on 7 August 2011.
Gallery
Panorama
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coface Arena. |
- Official Website (German)
- Stadium picture
- Facts and data at worldfootball.net(German, English, Spanish)
- Atmosphere at Coface-Arena
