Editing Allianz Arena (section)

=== Stadium corruption affair ===
Between March 2004 and August 2006, a corruption affair relating to the stadium occupied the football world and German courts. On 9 March 2004, Karl-Heinz Wildmoser Sr., president of TSV 1860 Munich, his son Karl-Heinz Wildmoser Jr., chief executive officer of Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH, and two others were charged with corruption in connection with the award of arena construction contracts and taken into custody.{{cn|date=January 2024}} On 12 March, Wildmoser Sr. struck a plea bargain and was released.{{cn|date=January 2024}} As part of the plea bargain, he relinquished the presidency of the club three days later, and on 18 May, the investigation into his conduct was closed.

His son, Karl-Heinz Wildmoser Jr., remained in custody.{{cn|date=January 2024}} At a bail hearing on 29 June, the judge refused bail on the grounds of danger of flight and obstruction of justice.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The District Attorney filed charges on 23 August 2004, accusing him of fraud, corruption and tax evasion.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The case was that Wildmoser Jr. had awarded the construction contract at an inflated price, provided the Austrian builder Alpine with inside information that enabled the builder to win the contract, and in return received €2.8 million.

On 13 May 2005, Karl-Heinz Wildmoser Jr. was convicted and sentenced by a Munich court to four and a half years in prison.{{cn|date=January 2024}} He was released on bail pending his appeal.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The [[Federal Court of Justice of Germany|Federal Court of Justice]] rejected the appeal in August 2006.