Red Bull Arena, Football stadium in Leipzig, Germany.
Red Bull Arena is a football stadium in Leipzig's Zentrum-Nordwest district, built from 2000 to 2004 inside the grassed wall of the old Zentralstadion, whose main building still stands. Its oval bowl seats 47,069 for national matches and 42,600 internationally. A continuous band of glass panels between horizontal metal rims forms the outer facade, and a pale grey roof with a central gap covers the stands.
The first Zentralstadion opened in 1956 and held 100,000 spectators, making it one of Europe's largest stadiums. After it fell into disuse in the 1990s, Leipzig decided in 1997 to build a new football-only stadium inside the old earth wall, with construction from December 2000 to March 2004. The glass-clad arena opened in 2004 and was renamed Red Bull Arena on 1 July 2010.
The arena takes its name from the Austrian sponsor who acquired the football club in 2009 and quickly brought it into the top tiers of German football. On match days, the seats fill with supporters who chant songs and wave red and white flags.
Tram lines 3, 7, and 15 stop at Waldplatz or Sportforum stations within walking distance of the venue. For those arriving by car, limited parking spots are available along Am Sportforum street.
The new stadium was built inside the grassy embankment of the old Zentralstadion, whose main building was kept. Bridges span the old structure to reach the new stands, and the roof, 46.5 m high, carries integrated floodlights and is shaped for acoustics. The pitch measures 105 x 68 m within a 120 x 80 m grass area.
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