MHPArena

This article is about the MHPArena in Stuttgart. For the indoor sporting arena in Ludwigsburg, see Arena Ludwigsburg.

MHPArena
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Former namesStuttgarter Kampfbahn (1929–1933)
Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn (1933–1945)
Century Stadium (1945–1949)
Neckarstadion (1949–1993)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (1993–2008)
Mercedes-Benz Arena (2008–2023)[1]
AddressMercedesstraße 87, 70372
LocationStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Coordinates48°47′32″N 9°13′55″E / 48.79222°N 9.23194°E / 48.79222; 9.23194
OwnerStadion NeckarPark GmbH & Co. KG
OperatorVfB Stuttgart Arena Betriebs GmbH
Capacity60,058 (league matches),
54,812 (international matches)[5]
Record attendance97,553 (Germany vs. Switzerland, 22 November 1950)
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Built1929–1933[1]
Opened23 July 1933; 91 years ago (23 July 1933)
Renovated1949–1951, 1999–2003, 2004–2005
Expanded1993, 2009–2011, 2022–2024
Construction cost2.3 million RM (1929–1933)
€58 million (2004–2005)[2]
€63.5 million (2009–2011)[3]
€139.5 million (2022–2024)[4]
ArchitectPaul Bonatz/Friedrich Scholer (1929–1933)
'asp' Architekten Stuttgart
(2004–2005, 2009–2011, 2022–2024)
Tenants
VfB Stuttgart (1933–present)
Germany national football team (selected matches)
Website
www.mhparena-stuttgart.de

Neckarstadion, officially known as MHPArena for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and home to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. It hosted football matches in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Euro 1988, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and the UEFA Euro 2024. Besides that the 1959 European Cup Final, the replay of the 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup final, the 1988 European Cup Final, and the second leg of the 1989 UEFA Cup final took place in the stadium. The stadium is the only venue in Europe to have hosted multiple World Cup, European Championship and European Cup/Champions League Final matches. The stadium hosted the 1986 European Athletics Championships and the 1993 World Athletics Championships before it was redeveloped into a football-specific stadium in 2009.

Before 1993 it was called the Neckarstadion ([ˈnɛkaʁˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ⓘ), named after the nearby river Neckar. Between 1993 and July 2008 it was called the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion [ˌɡɔtliːpˈdaɪmlɐˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn]. The stadium was renamed the Mercedes-Benz Arena at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, starting with a pre-season friendly against Arsenal on 30 July 2008.[6] On 1 July 2023, the stadium was renamed the MHPArena.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BuiltName1929 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006. Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ASP Architekten Arat.
  3. ^ Mercedes-Benz Arena Stuttgart. Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ASP Architekten Arat.
  4. ^ "Die MHP Arena: "Leuchtturmprojekt" und Top-Location mit exklusivem Tunnelclub". stuttgart.de (in German). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Extensive refurbishment work completed: MHP Arena Stuttgart shines in new splendor" (PDF). mhp.com. MHP Management- und IT-Beratung. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ^ Arsenal: Friendly against VfB Stuttgart announced Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Porsche, MHP and VfB Stuttgart AG sign position paper". porsche.com. Porsche. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Alliance of global brands for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.