MHPArena

Coordinates: 48°47′32″N 9°13′55″E / 48.79222°N 9.23194°E / 48.79222; 9.23194
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This article is about the MHPArena in Stuttgart. For the indoor sporting arena in Ludwigsburg, see Arena Ludwigsburg.

MHPArena[1][2]
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Former namesStuttgarter Kampfbahn (1929–1933)[3]
Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn (1933–1945)
Century Stadium (1945–1949)
Neckarstadion (1949–1993)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (1993–2008)
Mercedes-Benz Arena (2008–2023)
AddressMercedesstraße 87, 70372
LocationStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
OwnerStadion NeckarPark GmbH & Co.KG
OperatorVfB Stuttgart Arena Betriebs GmbH
Capacity60,449[7] (league matches),
54,906 (international matches)
Record attendance97,553 (Germany vs. Switzerland, 22 November 1950)
Surfacenatural grass
Construction
Built1929–1933[3]
Opened23 July 1933
Renovated1949–1951, 1999–2003, 2004–2005 ('asp' architekten Stuttgart)
Expanded1993, 2009–2011 ('asp' architekten Stuttgart)
Construction cost€63.5 million (2009–2011 expansion)[4]
€58 million (2004–2005 renovation)[5]
€5.2 million (2001)[6]
ArchitectPaul Bonatz/Friedrich Scholer (1929–1933)
'asp' architekten Stuttgart
(2004–2005, 2009–2011)
Project managerStefan Heim, Martin Rau
Tenants
VfB Stuttgart (1933–present)
Germany national football team (selected matches)
Website
www.mhparena-stuttgart.de

The MHPArena (German pronunciation:

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.[8] On 1 July 2023, the stadium was renamed the MHPArena.[2][1]

History

The stadium was originally built from 1929 to 1933 with the name "Stuttgarter Kampfbahn" after designs by German architects Paul Bonatz and Friedrich Scholer.[3] After it was built, it was named "Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn" (pronounced [ˌadɔlfˈhɪtlɐˌkampfbaːn]). From 1945 to 1949 it was called Century Stadium and later Kampfbahn and was used by US Troops to play baseball. The name Neckarstadion was used since 1949.[9] It is home to VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga (and to the Stuttgarter Kickers when they played in the Bundesliga).

After a major refurbishment in the late 1980s and early 1990s partly financed by

internal combustion motorcycle and the first 4-wheel automobile there in the 1880s, on the road from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim (now called Mercedesstraße).[10] The new museum, the headquarters and a factory of Mercedes-Benz are nearby.[11]

The stadium capacity was temporarily reduced to around 42,300, after one stand (Untertürkheimer Kurve) was demolished during summer 2009 in the process of converting it to a pure football arena. The rebuilt arena was completed in November 2011 with a new capacity of 60,449, including terracing. Due to UEFA regulations, which only allow seating, the capacity is reduced to around 55,000 during international football matches.[12]

"Cannstatter Kurve" is the area for the fans of VfB Stuttgart

It is divided into four sections,

  • the Haupttribüne (main stands), adjacent to Mercedesstraße, housing VIP-lounges and press seats[citation needed]
  • the Gegentribüne (opposite stands), formerly named EnBW-Tribüne[13] and Kärcher-Tribüne after some of VfB Stuttgart's sponsors.[14]
  • the Cannstatter Kurve (
    Cannstatt Curve), to the left of the Haupttribüne, housing the Ultras of VfB Stuttgart and one of two video walls. Before rebuilding it housed the A-Block, which was the original block of the Ultras.[15] Since 2011 the lower tier of the curve contains a standing area with 8,000 terraces.[12]
  • the Untertürkheimer Kurve (
    Untertürkheim Curve), to the right of the Haupttribüne, housing lounges, the blocks for the guest team's fans and the second video wall[16]

The

metric tons. The steel cables connecting the roof to the frame alone weigh about 420 tons.[18] The roof was added during the refurbishment preceding the 1993 World Athletics Championships.[19]

A panorama view of Stuttgart against Borussia Dortmund in October 2011

International matches

The Neckarstadion hosted four matches of the

1988 UEFA European Football Championship (a 1st Round match and a semi-final) and six games of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a Round of 16 game and the third-place playoff match (see below for details).[20]

The stadium also hosted the finals of the

1988 (PSV Eindhoven vs. S.L. Benfica).[21]

Trivia

Former Name logo of Mercedes-Benz-Arena

Sports other than football

The 1986

American Football from 1994 to 1997.[27]

Renovations and redevelopment into football-specific stadium

In 1993 the fabric roof of the stadium was constructed. From 1999 to 2003 the upper tier of the main stand was demolished and rebuilt. In 2005 the opposite stands received a new upper tier as well.[28]

The redevelopment into a football-specific stadium was announced along with the stadium's name change in late March 2008. The first computer images of the new arena were released at the same time, also showing a large cube with four video scoreboards above the centre circle, similar to the one in the

Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt.[29]

Starting in 2009, the Mercedes-Benz Arena has been redeveloped into a football-specific stadium. New stands were constructed, after the running track was demolished and the pitch level was lowered by 1.30 metres in time for the beginning of the 2009–10 season. Both curves were completely demolished and rebuilt closer to the pitch during the next two years.[28] After the interior redevelopment finished, the roof was expanded to cover all the new rows of the seats. The entire construction was completed by the end of 2011.[12]

Within the first couple of weeks of the redevelopment, 18 undetonated bombs left over from

Second World War were found on the construction site.[30]

In June 2022 the lower tier of the main stand was demolished and the reconstruction started.[31]

International tournaments matches

All times local (CET)

1974 FIFA World Cup

Stuttgart hosted the following matches at the 1974 FIFA World Cup:

Date Time (CET) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
15 June 1974 18:00 Poland  3–2  Argentina Group 4 32,700
19 June 1974 19:30 Argentina  1–1  Italy Group 4 70,100
23 June 1974 16:00 Poland  2–1  Italy Group 4 70,100
26 June 1974 19:30 Sweden  0–1  Poland Group B 44,955

UEFA Euro 1988

These UEFA Euro 1988 matches were played in Stuttgart:

Date Time (CET) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
12 June 1988 15:30 England  0–1  Republic of Ireland Group 2 51,373
22 June 1988 20:15 Soviet Union  2–0  Italy Semi-finals 61,606

2006 FIFA World Cup

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion during the third place play-off of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

The following games were played at the stadium during the 2006 FIFA World Cup:

Date Time (CET) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
13 June 2006 18:00 France  0–0   Switzerland Group G 52,000
16 June 2006 18:00 Netherlands  2–1  Ivory Coast Group C 52,000
19 June 2006 21:00 Spain  3–1  Tunisia Group H 52,000
22 June 2006 21:00 Croatia  2–2  Australia Group F 52,000
25 June 2006 17:00 England  1–0  Ecuador Round of 16 52,000
8 July 2006 21:00 Germany  3–1  Portugal Third place match 52,000

UEFA Euro 2024

The stadium will host four group stage matches and one quarter-finals match at the UEFA Euro 2024:

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
16 June 2024 18:00 Slovenia  Match 6  Denmark Group C
19 June 2024 18:00 Germany  Match 14  Hungary Group A
23 June 2024 21:00 Scotland  Match 26
26 June 2024 18:00 Ukraine  Match 34  Belgium Group E
5 July 2024 18:00 Winner match 39 Match 45 Winner match 37
Quarter-finals

UEFA Club Competition Finals

Date Winners Result Runners-up Round Attendance
3 June 1959 Spain Real Madrid 2–0 France Reims 1959 European Cup final 72,000
5 September 1962 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–0 Italy Fiorentina 1962 European Cup Winners' Cup final (Replay) 38,120
25 May 1988 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0 (6–5 pen.) Portugal Benfica 1988 European Cup final 64,000

Concerts

Pink Floyd performed at the stadium on 25 June 1989 as part of their 1989 Another Lapse European Tour (A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour).[32]

English rock band Genesis continued their Turn It On Again: The Tour at the stadium in a sold-out crowd of 50,736 fans in attendance.[33]

Delta Machine Tour, in front of a sold-out crowd of about 36,000 people.[34]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Alliance of global brands for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Das Stuttgarter Stadion im Wandel der Zeit". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ Mercedes-Benz Arena Stuttgart. Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ASP Architekten Arat.
  5. ^ Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006. Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ASP Architekten Arat.
  6. ^ Parkhaus Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart. Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ASP Architekten Arat.
  7. ^ "Mercedes-Benz Arena – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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  9. ^ "Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt: Neckarstadion 1953". leo-bw.de (in German). LEO-BW. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Mercedes-Benz Classic: November 1885: Daimler riding car travels from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim". Daimler. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Mercedes-Benz Museum – how to find us" (PDF). Mercedes-Benz. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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  14. ^ "Beendet Kärcher sein Sponsoring beim VfB Stuttgart?". zvw.de (in German). Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Die Fans des VfB: Von A-Block bis Ultras". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Blockplan". mhparena-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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  21. ^ "List of UEFA Champions League past winners: Year-by-year results". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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  25. ^ "Stadionnamen - Bitte kauf mich!". spiegel.de (in German). Der Spiegel. 16 March 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Ende der Laufbahn". tagesspiegel.de (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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  30. ^ Deutschland deine Stadien Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Weltfussball.de - Article on the redevelopment of football stadiums in Germany, accessed: 9 July 2009
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  32. ^ "Pink Floyd 25.6.1989 Stuttgart, Neckarstadion". pulse-and-spirit.com (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 18 August 2007. p. 12. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  34. ^ "Depeche Mode 2013". mhparena-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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