MHPArena
MHPArena (German pronunciation: [ɛmhaːpeː ʔaˌʁeːnaː]) is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and home to German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
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| Former names | Stuttgarter 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) |
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| Location | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Owner | Stadion NeckarPark GmbH & Co.KG |
| Operator | VfB Stuttgart Arena Betriebs GmbH |
| Capacity | 60,441[1] (league matches), 54,906 (international matches) |
| Record attendance | 97,553 (Germany-Switzerland, 22 November 1950) |
| Surface | natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1929–1933 |
| Opened | 23 July 1933 |
| Renovated | 1949–1951, 1999–2003, 2004–2005 ('asp' architekten Stuttgart) |
| Expanded | 1993, 2009–2011 ('asp' architekten Stuttgart) |
| Construction cost | €63.5 million (2009–2011 expansion)[2] €58 million (2004–2005 renovation)[3] €5.2 million (2001)[4] |
| Architect | 'asp' architekten Stuttgart (2004–2005, 2009–2011) |
| Project manager | Stefan Heim, Martin Rau |
| Tenants | |
| VfB Stuttgart (1933–present) Germany national football team (selected matches) | |
Before 1993 it was called Neckarstadion [ˈnɛkaʁˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn], named after the nearby river Neckar and between 1993 and July 2008 it was called Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion [ˌɡɔtliːpˈdaɪmlɐˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn]. From the 2008–09 season, the stadium was renamed the Mercedes-Benz Arena.[5] On 1 July 2023, it was renamed the MHPArena.[6]
MHPArena Media
"Cannstatter Kurve" is the area for the fans of VfB Stuttgart
Former Name logo of Mercedes-Benz-Arena
The MHP Arena and the renovated main stand of the stadium during a group match between Ucraine and Belgium of the 2024 European Championship.
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion with the Cannstatter Volksfest in the background, 2002
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion during the third place play-off of the 2006 FIFA World Cup
References
- ↑ "Mercedes-Benz Arena – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ Mercedes-Benz Arena Stuttgart Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine ASP Architekten Arat
- ↑ Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006 Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine ASP Architekten Arat
- ↑ Parkhaus Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine ASP Architekten Arat
- ↑ Arsenal: Friendly against VfB Stuttgart announced Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Porsche, MHP and VfB Stuttgart AG sign position paper". porsche.com. Porsche. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
