The Allianz Arena, opened in 2005, was designed purely as a football stadium. The architecturally unique arena was constructed in under three years. Read on for comprehensive facts and figures about the state-of-the-art stadium in the heart of Europe.
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.
Venue
Munich-Fröttmaning
Construction dates
Foundation stone laid on 21 October 2002
Handover from Alpine Bau GmbH completed on 30 April 2005
Owners
On 27 April 2006, FC Bayern Munich temporarily acquired 100% of the shares in the Allianz Arena after purchasing TSV 1860 Munich’s 50% share in the holding company, Allianz Arena Munich Stadion GmbH, which the clubs had founded together.
However, TSV 1860’s right to repurchase their 50% share in Allianz Arena Munich Stadion GmbH until 30 June 2010 was officially rescinded on Friday, 25 April 2008. All three parties agreed to relieve TSV 1860 of its obligations, which were then transferred to FC Bayern Munich AG, currently the Allianz Arena’s only stockholder.
As a result of 1860 München's relegation at the end of the season 2016/2017 the lease contract between TSV München von 1860 GmbH & Co. KGaA and Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FC Bayern München AG, was cancelled. It means the Allianz Arena is no longer TSV 1860 München's home ground. The agreemen precludes 1860 returning to the stadium at a later date.
Opening games
30 May 2005: TSV 1860 3-2 FC Nuremberg
31 May 2005: FC Bayern 4-2 Germany
Construction cost
€340 million
Capacity
- Total: 75,024 seats (during national games)
- standing area : total 13,342 (9,336 in the South and 4,006 in the North Stands)
- Capacity during International Games: 70,000 (no standing areas)
Due to a UEFA pilot project, 75,024 seats are currently authorised on Champions League match days. - 7,500 guest seats
- 2,152 business seats
- 106 VIP boxes of various sizes accommodating 1,371 guests
- Press club with 300 seats
- 324 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)
- 150 parking spaces for the disabled (130 in P1 and 20 in Guest Parking)
- 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)
- Multi-storey car park for visiting fans: 900 parking places with 20 parking spaces for disabled people
- Exit via licence plate recognition. Registration and payment of the parking fee in advance via the website or on site at eight machines (two per car park), as well as three staffed stations within the Allianz Arena
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
- Bistro accommodating 400 people
- Business Club with 2,152 seats
- 106 VIP boxes of various sizes accommodating 1,371 guests
- Press club with about 350 seats
- Mixed Zone (520 m²)
- offices and conference rooms
- comfortably appointed media areas
- a Kids Club
- 54 ticket counters
- FC BAYERN STORE
- FC Bayern Museum (Germany's biggest club museum)
- changing rooms (FC Bayern | Guest | Referees)
- 2 warm-up rooms, each 110m²
- 1,121 WC-cubicles in the Arena
- more than 750 screens in the Arena
Interior of the Arena
- Pitch: 68 m x 105 m, pitch total: 72 m x 111 m
- 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
- 2 x 200 m² LED Video Walls in 16:9 format, 42.5 m above ground. Additionaly 2 36,80 m2 LED Video Walls on each back .
- 296 floodlights, 45 m high
- 20 Moving-Heads for entertainment lighting
Seat row gradients: - Lower tier: approx 24°
- Middle tier: approx 30°
- Upper tier: approx 34°
Arena & Esplanade dimensions
Stadium dimensions: 258 m x 227 m x 52 m (gross figure)
- 7 levels
- Admeasurement: 840 m
- Façade and roof: 66,500 m² in total, comprising 2,784 inflated panels
- Roof area: 38,000 m²
- Façade: 28,500 m²
- Illuminated area (16 million colours; LED technology); 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
- Admeasurement: 1.358 m
- Covered area: approx 73,900 m²
Nuts and bolts
How much concrete was used building the Allianz Arena? What pressure does it take to inflate the panels? How big are the showers? Here you can find all the official statistics from A to Z about the Allianz Arena. A real tresure trove for statisticians, construction experts and those who might want to be.