The Allianz Arena officially opened its doors to the public on May 31, 2005, and is the home of two long standing Munich football clubs - FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich.
The design of the Allianz Arena, which represents an innovative interpretation of a football stadium of the future, has been developed by the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron. The smooth outer façade, with its diamond shaped translucent shell onto which different plays of color can be projected, gives the building an almost magical sense of poetry. As for the inner life of the stadium, the three terraces that can hold up to 69,000 spectators ensure direct proximity to the action and thus the desired emotional involvement, in addition to the comfort of a modern stadium.
The Allianz Arena also played an outstanding role in staging the 2006 World Cup, as the official Opening Game, four group games and a semi-final game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ took place in Munich.
Allianz SE has acquired the naming rights for the football stadium as the core of a long-term marketing partnership with München Stadion GmbH. We at Allianz SE are proud to be associated with one of the most innovative and exclusive stadiums in the World.
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