BayArena

BayArena () is a football stadium in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which has been the home ground of Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 1958.

Key facts

Venue.name: BayArena
Venue.logo_image: 250px
Venue.image: 250px 250px
Venue.location: Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Venue.opened: 2 August 1958
Venue.surface: Grass
Venue.renovated: 1997, 2009
Venue.construction_cost: €70 million (renovated 2009)
Venue.architect: Max Bogl
Venue.former_names: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion (1958–1998)
Venue.tenants: Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1958–present)Germany national football team (selected matches)
Venue.seating_capacity: 30,210 (league matches) 29,412 (international matches)
Venue.owner: Bayer
Venue.operator: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Venue.website: https://www.bayer04.de/en-us/page/bayarena
Venue.public_transit: Leverkusen Mitte

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: association football venue
Country: Germany
Located in: Leverkusen
Owned by: Bayer
Sport: association football
Official website: www.bayarena.de
Image: Bayarena Leverkusen 2020.jpg

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date of official opening: 1932-09-04
occupant: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
architect: Max Bögl
Commons category: BayArena
maximum capacity: 30210
inception: 1958-08-02
capital cost: 70000000

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2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup matches
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BayArena () is a football stadium in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which has been the home ground of Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 1958.

==History== The stadium was originally known as Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion (; ), named after a former chairman of Bayer AG, the club's founders. Its original capacity was 20,000.

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