Memorable facts to celebrate 10 years of the Allianz Arena

The Allianz Arena is a stadium built on superlatives. After 471 games and 1318 goals, some records risk slipping into obscurity. To avoid this, and to mark its tenth birthday, here are its ten most important facts.

 

THE FASTEST GOAL was scored 10 seconds after kick-off by Roy Makaay in the 2007 Champions League game versus Real Madrid.

 

Philipp Lahm has notched up the MOST APPEARANCES. He has played in the Arena 205 times.

 

The BEST STRIKER to date: Mario Gomez, who put 68 balls into the back of the net.

 

Six 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP™ ties were played in the Arena. These included the opening game and a semi-final.

 

50 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE games have been played on the Arena's turf: but the most important one didn't end well for Bayern Munich, the "home final" of 2012.

 

The Allianz Arena format has been copied around the world. Allianz is the naming rights partner for 5 OTHER STADIUMS: the Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Allianz Park in London, Allianz Riviera in Nice, Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo and Allianz Stadion in Vienna, which will be opened later on this year.

 

Every year, the Arena welcomes 4 MILLION VISITORS from all over the world. This is considerably more people than visit Neuschwanstein Castle, and around half the number of people who visit Cologne Cathedral.

 

Visitors have knocked back more than 8 MILLION LITERS of drinks since the stadium opened in 2005.

 

Seeing as we are on the topic of drink, we'd better not forget food: football fans have chowed down 6 MILLION GRILLED SAUSAGES over the past 10 years.

 

MORE THAN 24 MILLION PEOPLE have watched a football game here.

 

The most stunning moments in the Arena

 

Fans and visitors have played a key role in the Allianz Arena's enormous success - since 2005, 24 million people have visited the Arena. Under the slogan "My Arena Moment", Allianz is asking everybody to share their favorite memory or personal highlight of the last 10 years on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Youtube, with the hashtag #10yAA. Everyone taking part in the stadium festival in the Allianz Arena on May 30 and 31 is also invited to share the best bits of the event via social media. Prizes, such as VIP packages for the Allianz FC Bayern Team Presentation and signed jerseys, are up for grabs if you take part before June 6.

Every year, the Arena welcomes 4 MILLION VISITORS from all over the world.
Every year, the Arena welcomes 4 MILLION VISITORS from all over the world.

As with all content published on this site, these statements are subject to our Forward Looking Statement disclaimer:

 

Bettina Sattler
Allianz SE
Phone +49.89.3800-16048
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