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 Exterior view of Merkur Spiel-Arena | |
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| Former names | LTU Arena (2004–2009) Esprit Arena (2009–2018) |
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| Location | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°15′42″N 6°43′59″E / 51.26167°N 6.73306°E |
| Owner | City of Düsseldorf |
| Executive suites | 27[citation needed] 8 (event suites)[citation needed] |
| Capacity | 54,600 (9,917 standing) 66,500 (concerts)[2] |
| Field size | 100 m × 70 m (330 ft × 230 ft)[citation needed] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2002–2004[citation needed] |
| Opened | 10 September 2004 |
| Construction cost | €240 million[citation needed] |
| Architect | JSK Architekten[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (2004–present) Rhein Fire (2005–2007) Bayer Leverkusen (2008–2009) KFC Uerdingen (2019–2020) Germany national football team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| merkur-spiel-arena.de | |
Merkur Spiel-Arena (stylized in all caps), previously known as the Esprit Arena (until 2 August 2018), the LTU Arena (until June 2009), and also called the Düsseldorf Arena (during the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest and the UEFA Euro 2024), is a retractable roof football stadium in Düsseldorf, Germany. The arena currently hosts association football team Fortuna Düsseldorf.
- ^ Esprit Arena Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ espritarena.de Archived 16 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine