Allianz - Facts & Figures

The Allianz Arena, opened in 2005 and home to both Munich clubs - Bayern Munich and TSV 1860, was designed purely as a football stadium. It took less than three years to build this architecturally unique arena. Here you find out all you need to know about Europe's state of the art stadium.

General information about the Allianz Arena

Venue: Munich-Fröttmaning
Construction dates
Foundation stone laid on 21 October 2002
Handover from Alpine Bau GmbH completed on 30 April 2005
Owners: Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich
Construction costs: 340 million euros

Referendum

A referendum produced an overwhelming 65.8 percent majority in favour of the project and 34.2 percent against. The requirement for a quorum of 10 percent of all those entitled to vote was also met. The turnout of 37.5 percent was the highest ever for a referendum held in Bavaria.

Capacity

Total: 69,901 capacity undercover (including executive boxes and business seats)
Total of 66,000 seats
2,200 business seats and about 400 seats for the press
106 VIP boxes of various sizes accommodating 1,374 guests
165 special seats for the disabled at main entrance/exterior ground level (no change of level)

Parking

9,800 parking places in four x four-story Esplanade car parks (the largest in Europe)
1,200 parking places on two levels in the stadium
350 coach places (240 to the north and 110 to the south of the Esplanade)
130 parking spaces for the disabled

Inside the Arena

28 kiosks
2 fan-restaurants (one in the north- and one in the south-stand), each with 1,000 seats
Restaurant Arena a la Carte accommodating 400 peoplePress club with about 350 seats
offices and conference rooms
a nursery
54 ticket counters
shopping facilities
changing rooms ( 4 for players: FC Bayern 2, TSV 1860 2 ; 4 for coaches ; 2 for referees)
550 WC-cubicles in the Arena
190 monitors in the Arena

6,000 m² of catering facilities divided into following sections:

Pitch

190 monitors in the Arena
Total surface (barrier to barrier): 120 m x 83 m
Spectator distance from pitch: 7.5 m minimum
Pitchside barrier height: approx 1.2 m
2 x 100 m² LED Video Walls in 16:9 format, 42.5 m above ground
232 floodlights, 45 m high

Arena & Esplanade dimensions

Stadium dimensions: 258 m x 227 m x 50 m (gross figure)
7 levels
Admesurements: 840 m
Façade and roof: 66,500 m² in total, comprising 2,760 inflated panels
Roof area: 38,000 m²
Façade: 28,500 m²
Illuminated area (three colours available); 25,500 m²
Area occupied by stadium: 37,600 m²
Total site area: 171,000 m²
Esplanade dimensions: 543 m x 136 m x 0-12 m
4 levels
Admeasurements: 1.358 m
Covered area: approx 73,900 m²