Volksparkstadion ( Volksparkstadion ) - the stadium in the Barenfeld ( Bahrenfeld ) area in the west of Hamburg , the home arena of the Hamburg football club. Capacity - 57,000 spectators (51,500 at international matches). It was built on the site of an old stadium designed by architect Gustav Elsner and opened on April 30, 1998 . From June 30, 2001 to July 2007, the stadium officially bore the commercial name AOL Arena , until August 2010 - HSH Nordbank Arena , and until June 2015 - Imtech Arena . During the period of using sponsor titles, the stadium was assigned the non-commercial name Hamburg Arena during European Cup matches (due to legal restrictions on the UEFA sponsorship rules).
| Volksparkstadion | |
|---|---|
  UEFA Category 4 Stadium  | |
| Built by | 1953 (old arena), 1998 (new stadium) |
| Owner | |
| Capacity | 57,000 (national level matches), 51,500 (international matches) |
| Home team | FC Hamburg |
| Field size | 105х68 m |
| Site | |
In 1974, the old stadium hosted matches of the World Cup .
In early 2004, UEFA accepted this stadium in an exclusive club of "five-star stadiums" .
On May 12, 2010, the arena hosted the first ever Europa League final in which Atletico Madrid beat Fulham 2: 1 in London.
On July 2, 2011, the arena took the fight for the IBF , WBO and WBA world champion titles between Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko and Briton David Hay.
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2006 FIFA World Cup
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup , the stadium held five matches.
| date | Time ( CET ) | Team 1 | Final score | Team 2 | Round | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2006 | 21:00 | Argentina | 2–1 | Ivory Coast | Group C | 49,480 |
| June 15, 2006 | 3:00 pm | Ecuador | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Group A | 50,000 |
| June 19, 2006 | 18:00 | Saudi Arabia | 0–4 | Ukraine | Group H | 50,000 |
| June 22, 2006 | 4:00 pm | Czech | 0–2 | Italy | Group E | 50,000 |
| June 30, 2006 | 21:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Ukraine | Quarter finals | 50,000 |
Fans' cemetery
In September 2007, General Director of FC Hamburg Christian Reichert announced the start of construction of a cemetery for fans of the club, which will be located near the stadium. It will be designed for 500 seats, and the entrance to its territory will be decorated in the form of a football goal [1] . The opening of the cemetery took place on September 9, 2008 [2] .
Other sporting events
- The fight for the title of absolute world champion in the heavyweight title between the Ukrainian boxer - professional Vladimir Klitschko and the British boxer - professional David Haye .
Concerts
- July 1, 1988 - Michael Jackson's concert, as part of the world tour Bad World Tour (50 thousand spectators).
- July 1, 2009 - the concert of the British electronic-rock band Depeche Mode during the world tour of Tour of the Universe (45 thousand viewers) and on June 17, 2013 the second concert of the tour “Delta Machine Tour” in support of the album Delta Machine (44 1228 spectators).
- Tina Turner performed at the stadium twice: on June 22, 1996, as part of the Wildest Dreams Tour and on July 19, 2000, during the Twenty Four Seven Tour.
- May 26, 2016 - a concert by the Australian rock band AC / DC in support of their album " Rock Or Bust ".
Notes
- Put right at the gate! Archived March 2, 2008. A note in the Sport-Express newspaper dated September 24, 2007
- ↑ Fans of Hamburg will be able to be next to the club after death Archived on February 9, 2010. News on the website Championat.ru from September 3, 2008