Editing Allianz Arena (section)

{{Short description|Football stadium in Munich, Bavaria, Germany}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Other uses|Allianz Stadium (disambiguation){{!}}Allianz Stadium}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name        = Allianz Arena
| nickname            = "Schlauchboot" ("[[dinghy]]")<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.destination-munich.com/allianz-arena.html | title = Allianz Arena | publisher = destination-munich.com | access-date = 8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootballtravel.com/stadium/europe/germany/allianz-arena/ | title = Allianz Arena | publisher = worldfootballtravel.com | access-date = 8 October 2012 | archive-date = 9 October 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141009141618/http://www.worldfootballtravel.com/stadium/europe/germany/allianz-arena/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><br>Munich Football Arena ([[UEFA competitions]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Munich Football Arena |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/event-guide/munich/stadium/ |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=UEFA |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>
| logo_image          = Allianz Arena logo.svg
| logo_size           = 240px
| image               = [[File:Allianz Arena 2008-02-09.jpg|250px]] [[File:Allianz Arena (Bayern Munich).jpg|250px]]
| image_size          =
| caption             = '''[[UEFA Elite stadium|UEFA]]''' {{rating|4|4}}
| address             = Franz-Beckenbauer-Platz 5, 80939<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allianz-arena.com/en/imprint |title=Imprint |website=allianz-arena.com |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref>
| location            = [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], Germany
| broke_ground        = {{Start date and age|2002|10|21|df=y|br=y}}
| publictransit       = {{ric|Munich U-Bahn|U6}} at [[Fröttmaning (Munich U-Bahn)|Fröttmaning]]
| built               = 2003{{ndash}}2005
| opened              = {{Start date and age|2005|5|30|df=y}}
| owner               = Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH{{cn|date=January 2024}}
| operator            = Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH{{cn|date=January 2024}}
| surface             = Hybrid grass<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allianz-arena.com/de/news/2023/08/zum-saisonstart-2023-2024-neuer-hybrid-rasen-in-der-allianz-arena-verlegt |title=Neuer Hybrid-Rasen in der Allianz Arena verlegt |date=7 August 2023 |website=allianz-arena.com |language= German |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>
| construction_cost   = [[Euro|€]]340&nbsp;million<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://allianz-arena.com/en/arena/facts/general-information |title=Facts, figures & information about the Allianz Arena |website=allianz-arena.com |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref>
| architect           = {{Unbulleted list|[[Herzog & de Meuron]]|[[Arup Group Limited|ArupSport]]}}
| structural engineer = [[Arup Group Limited|Ove Arup & Partners]]
| former_names        = 
| website             = {{URL|https://allianz-arena.com/en}}
| tenants             = {{Unbulleted list|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] (2005–present)|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] (2005–2017)|[[Germany national football team]] (selected matches)}}
| seating_capacity    = {{Unbulleted list|75,024 (domestic matches)|70,000 (international and European matches)|<small>{{Collapsible list|title=Capacity history|66,000 (2005){{cn|date=January 2024}}|69,901 (2006–2012){{cn|date=January 2024}}|71,137 (2012–2013){{cn|date=January 2024}}|71,437 (2013–2015){{cn|date=January 2024}}|75,024 (as of 2024)<ref name=":0" />}}</small>}}
| suites              = 106<ref name=":0" />
| dimensions          = {{convert|105|x|68|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0" />
| mapframe-marker     = stadium
}}

'''Allianz Arena''' ({{IPA|de|aˈli̯ants ʔaˌʁeːna|lang}}; known as '''Munich Football Arena''' for [[UEFA]] competitions) is a [[Association football|football]] [[stadium]] in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], Germany, with a 70,000 [[seating capacity]] for international matches and 75,000 for domestic matches. Widely known for its exterior of inflated [[ETFE|ETFE plastic panels]], it is the first stadium in the world with a full colour changing exterior. Located at Franz-Beckenbauer-Platz 5 at the northern edge of Munich's [[Schwabing-Freimann]] borough on the Fröttmaning Heath, it is the [[List of football stadiums in Germany|second-largest stadium in Germany]] behind the [[Westfalenstadion]] in [[Dortmund]].

[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] have played their home games at the Allianz Arena since the start of the 2005–06 season. The club had previously played their home games at the [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Munich Olympic Stadium]] since 1972. [[1860 Munich]] previously had a 50 per cent share in the stadium, but, in 2006, sold this to Bayern for €11m to help resolve a serious financial crisis that saw 1860 facing bankruptcy. The arrangement allowed 1860 Munich to play at the stadium while retaining no ownership until 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2015/05/allianz-arena-ten-year-timeline-300515 | title = A brief history of the Allianz Arena | publisher = FC Bayern Munich | access-date = 11 September 2016}}</ref> However, in July 2017 Bayern terminated the rental contract with 1860, making themselves the sole tenants of the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2017/07/presseerklarung-mietvertrag-mit-tsv-1860-munchen-aufgelost |title=Mietvertrag mit TSV 1860 München aufgelöst |trans-title=Rental contract with TSV 1860 Munich terminated |website=fcbayern.com |publisher=[[FC Bayern Munich|Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V.]] |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=12 July 2017 |language=de}}</ref>

The large locally based financial services provider [[Allianz]] purchased the [[naming rights]] to the stadium for 30 years. However, this name cannot be used when hosting [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] events, since these governing bodies have policies forbidding corporate sponsorship from companies that are not official tournament partners. During the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], the stadium was referred to as FIFA WM-Stadion München (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich). In UEFA club, Nations League and international matches, it is known as the Fußball Arena München {{IPA|de|ˈfuːsbal ʔaˌʁeːna ˈmʏnçn̩|}} (Football Arena Munich), and it hosted the [[2012 UEFA Champions League final]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7858932.stm | title = Wembley to host 2011 Euro final|publisher= BBC Sport | date = 29 January 2009 | access-date =11 December 2011}}</ref> and will host the upcoming [[2025 UEFA Champions League final|2025 final]], moved from 2023 as well as matches during [[UEFA Euro 2024]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/026b-12c542441355-1c2040c5e54b-1000/ |title=Venues appointed for club competition finals |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=16 July 2021 |access-date=16 July 2021}}</ref> Since 2012, the museum of Bayern Munich, FC Bayern Erlebniswelt, has been located inside the Allianz Arena.

In 2022, it hosted a first regular season [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[American football]] game played in Germany as part of the [[NFL International Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Munich to host first-ever regular-season NFL game in Germany during 2022 season; Frankfurt also to host future games|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/munich-to-host-first-ever-regular-season-nfl-game-in-germany-during-2022-season-|access-date=18 February 2022|website=NFL.com|language=en-US}}</ref>