Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena
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What's on here
Why go
- Eduard Bargheer’s sports-themed glass mosaic stands at the south entrance.
- Matches in both group phases of the 1974 World Cup were played here.
- The Rolling Stones launched the stadium’s open-air concert era here in 1982.
The hall
- Capacity
- 49,000 places: 41,000 seats and 8,000 standing places
- International matches
- 45,000 seated places, using retractable seats
- Club seats
- 1,241
- Suites
- 29
Interesting facts4
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The west stand rises from a mound built partly with rubble from Hannover buildings destroyed in World War II.
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The retained, shallow-angled west stand and steeper east stand give the stadium its asymmetry.
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1957
Germany’s 1957 match against England drew 97,000 spectators, a record home crowd for the German national team.
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1962
The stadium hosted eight DFB-Pokal finals between 1962 and 1979.
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Shorts
History
- 1954Niedersachsenstadion opened on 26 September, designed by Heinz Goesmann and Richard Konwiarz under Rudolf Hillebrecht.
- 1959Hannover 96 began regularly playing home matches here.
- 2003–04A €65 million redevelopment led by Schulitz & Partner removed about 70% of the former stadium and made it a football-only arena.
- 2005The rebuilt stadium reopened on 23 January for Hannover 96’s match against Bayer Leverkusen.
- 2022The stadium took its current name under a five-year naming agreement with local builder Heinz von Heiden.
How to get there
- On footWithin walking distance of Hannover city centre and the main train station.
- ParkingFree parking is available in front of the stadium grounds and at adjacent Schützenplatz.
Sources: Niedersachsenstadion - Wikipedia · Heinz von Heiden Arena – Eventlocation in Hanno… · Historie – Die Geschichte der Heinz von Heiden … · Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena - Wikipedia · Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena - Wikipedia · checked 10 Oct 2026
- Website
- heinzvonheiden-arena.de/
- Phone
- +49 511 96900400
Questions and answers
What was Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena called before?
It opened as Niedersachsenstadion, then used the names AWD-Arena from 2002 to 2013 and HDI-Arena from 2013 to 2022.
What was the first football match at Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena?
Hannover 96 beat local rival Arminia 1–0, with Hannes Tkotz scoring.
Why were Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena’s old floodlights called “toothbrushes”?
The nickname described the floodlight masts installed in 1965.
Has Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena appeared in a film?
It was a filming location for the 1966 film “Jerry Cotton – Die Rechnung eiskalt serviert.”
What is Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena’s connection to Robert Enke?
The stadium hosted the Hannover 96 goalkeeper’s funeral in November 2009.
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