Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)

Red Bull Arena
Former names	Zentralstadion Leipzig (1956 till 2010)
Location	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Coordinates	51°20′44.86″N 12°20′53.59″E / 51.3457944°N 12.3482194°ECoordinates: 51°20′44.86″N 12°20′53.59″E / 51.3457944°N 12.3482194°E
Built	1954 till 1956
Opened	Old stadium: 4 August 1956 new stadium: 17 November 2004
Renovated	December 2000 – March 2004
Surface	lawn
Scoreboard	yes
Construction cost	90 mil.€
Architect	new:Wirth+Wirth, Glöckner Architekten, Körber, Barton, Fahle, IPL Ingenieurplanung Leichtbau GmbH, Zech Planungs GmbH Leipzig
Capacity	old:100 000 new: 44,345 (football) 50,000 (concert)
Field dimensions	105 × 68 m (344 × 223 ft)
Tenants
	RB Leipzig, FC Sachsen Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig

The Red Bull Arena is a footballstadium in Leipzig, Germany. It is the homeground of RB Leipzig. Before the renovation it was the biggest stadium in Europe.

History [change]

The Zentralstadion was built between 1954 and 1956. Till it´s renovation it was the largest stadium in Europe (100 000 visitors). It was used for the sportfestivals of the GDR, matches of the GDR- soccer team and for athletic sports. The records of visitors were during a footballmatch between SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt and 1. FC Kaiserslautern (3:5) with 110 000. The matches between the GDR and CSR was also visited by this number.

From 2000 till 2004 it was renovated. The first match in the new stadium was FC Sachsen Leipzig – Borussia Dortmund (Amateure) (0:1) in front of 28.000 visitors. Now it is only used for football matches and concerts ( f.e. Paul McCartney, Genesis, AC/DC).

2010 Red Bull bought the right to name the stadion for 30 years. It is now called "Red Bull Arena" and became the homeground of RB Leipzig, which is owned by Red Bull.

FIFA World Cup 2006 and 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup [change]

The stadium was venue of the FIFA 2006 World Cup and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Confederation Cup 2005 [change]

Australia-Tunesia 0:2 44,337 visitors
Brazil - Greece 3:0 42,507 visitors

World Cup 2006 [change]

Date	Time (CEST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
11 June 2006	15:00	Serbia and Montenegro	0–1	Netherlands	Group C	37,216
14 June 2006	15:00	Spain	4–0	Ukraine	Group H	43,000
18 June 2006	21:00	France	1–1	Korea Republic	Group G	43,000
21 June 2006	16:00	Iran	1–1	Angola	Group D	38,000
24 June 2006	21:00	Argentina	2–1 (AET)	Mexico	Round of 16	43,000