Audi-Sportpark, Football stadium in Ingolstadt, Germany
The Audi-Sportpark is a football stadium in Ingolstadt with a flat glass facade and a natural grass pitch. It holds 15,200 seats (9,200 seated and 6,000 standing), with 12,000 allowed for international matches. The stadium was built to be expandable, with a first stage raising capacity to 22,000 by lifting the roof and adding three to four tiers.
FC Ingolstadt 04, formed in 2004, needed a new ground after winning promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, as the DFL granted the rebuilt ESV-Stadion only a two-year exception. The club decided on 12 June 2008 to build on the former Bayernoil refinery site; the first spade was turned on 22 May 2009, and the stadium opened on 24 July 2010 with a round-robin tournament won by VfL Wolfsburg.
FC Ingolstadt 04 calls this venue home for its matches, where supporters gather across different areas to cheer for the team. The place serves as a central meeting point for local football fans.
The stadium features under-soil heating to maintain optimal playing conditions during colder months. Multiple food and beverage counters are located throughout the grounds for visitor convenience.
The stadium sits on the former Bayernoil refinery site in the southeast of Ingolstadt, toward Manching. The city paid for the access roads while the club, backed by main sponsor Audi, financed the roughly 20 million euro construction. Ground was broken on 22 May 2009 and the arena opened on 24 July 2010 with a short tournament won by VfL Wolfsburg, ahead of hosts FC Ingolstadt and FC Augsburg.
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