General information about the Allianz Arena
The Allianz Arena, opened in 2005 and home to both Munich clubs - Bayern and TSV 1860, was designed purely as football stadium. It took less than three years to build this architecturally unique arena. Here you find out all you need to know about Europes state of the art stadium.
Referendum
A referendum produced an overwhelming 65.8 percent majority in favour of the project and 34.2 percent against. The requirement for a quorum of 10 percent of all those entitled to vote was also met. The turnout of 37.5 percent was the highest ever for a referendum held in Bavaria.
Construction dates
Foundation stone laid on 21 October 2002
Handover from Alpine Bau GmbH completed on 30 April 2005
Owners
FC Bayern Munich have acquired a 100 percent stake in the Allianz Arena after purchasing TSV 1860 Munich's 50 percent share in holding company Allianz Arena Munich Stadium GmbH for €11 million. TSV 1860 will buy back their share by repaying the money with interest in four years at the latest.
Opening games
30 May 2005: TSV 1860 v 1.FC Nuremberg 3-2
31 May 2005: FC Bayern v Germany 4-2
Construction costs
340 million euros
Capacity
- Total: 69,901 capacity undercover (including.Executive boxes and business seats)
- Total of 66,000 seats
- Lower Tier: 20,000 seats (with standing : 69,901)
- Middle Tier: 24,000 seats
- Upper Tier: 22,000 seats
- in the North and South Stands: 10,400 standing: a relationship of 1-1.3 Vario-Seats
- 2,200 business seats and about 400 seats for the press
- 106 VIP boxes of various sizes accommodating 1,374 guests
- 165 special seats for the disabled at main entrance/exterior ground level (no change of level)
Parking
- 9,800 parking places in four x four-storey Esplanade car parks (the largest in Europe)
- Entrance height: 2 metres
- 1,200 parking places on two levels in the stadium
- 350 coach places (240 to the north and 110 to the south of the Esplanade)
- 130 parking spaces for the disabled
Inside the Arena
6,000 m² of catering facilities devided into following sections:
- 28 kiosks
- 2 fan-restaurants (one in the north- and one in the south-stand), each with 1,000 seats
Restaurant Arena a la Carte accommodating 400 people
Press club with about 350 seats
- Mixed Zone ( 520 m²)
- offices and conference rooms
- comfortably appointed media areas
- a nursery
- 54 ticket counters
- shopping facilities
- changing rooms ( 4 for players: FC Bayern 2, TSV 1860 2 ; 4 for coaches ; 2 for referees)
- 2 warm-up rooms, each 110m²
- 550 WC-cubicles in the Arena
- 190 monitors in the Arena
Pitch
- 190 monitors in the Arena
- Total surface (barrier to barrier): 120 m x 83 m
- Spectator distance from pitch: 7.5 m minimum
- Pitchside barrier height: approx 1.2 m
Seat row gradients:
- Lower tier: approx 24°
- Middle tier: approx 30°
- Upper tier: approx 34°
- 2 x 100 m2
LED Video Walls in 16:9 format, 42.5 m above ground
- 232 floodlights, 45 m high
Arena & Esplanade dimensions
Stadium dimensions: 258 m x 227 m x 50 m (gross figure)
- 7 levels
- Admesurement: 840 m
- Façade and roof: 66,500 m² in total, comprising 2,760 inflated panels
- Roof area: 38,000 m²
- Façade: 28,500 m²
- Illuminated area (three colours available); 25,500 m²
- Area occupied by stadium: 37,600 m²
- Total site area: 171,000 m²
Esplanade dimensions: 543 m x 136 m x 0-12 m
- 4 levels
- Admesurement: 1.358 m
- Covered area: approx 73,900 m²
