Editing Allianz Arena (section)

=== Opening day ===
[[File:Allianz-Arena.blue.red.jpg|thumb|Test illumination in March 2005]]

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On 30 May 2005, 1860 Munich played an exhibition game against [[1. FC Nürnberg]] and won, 3–2.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The next day, the record German champions Bayern Munich played a game against the Germany national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/05/31/germany.bayern/|title=Germany 'gift' Bayern opening win|publisher=CNN|language=English|date=31 May 2005|accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref> Both games had been sold out since early March 2005.{{cn|date=January 2024}} [[Patrick Milchraum]] of TSV 1860 scored the first official goal at the stadium.

On 2 June 2005, in response to high demand, the first "[[Munich derby|arena derby]]" took place between the two tenants.{{cn|date=January 2024}} That game was won by TSV 1860 with the help of a goal by [[Paul Agostino]].

Prior to opening day, the alumni teams of both clubs played each other in an exhibition game in front of a crowd of 30,000.{{cn|date=January 2024}} During the game, all stadium functions were thoroughly tested.

The stadium's first goal in a competitive game went to [[Roy Makaay]] of FC Bayern in the semi-finals of [[2005 DFL-Ligapokal]] on 26 July 2005.{{cn|date=January 2024}} In the same game, [[Thomas Hitzlsperger]] of [[VfB Stuttgart]] scored the first goal in an official game by a visiting team.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The game ended with a 2–1 win for Stuttgart.

The first goal in a league game was scored by [[Owen Hargreaves]] of FC Bayern when the home team won 3–0 in its [[2005–06 Bundesliga]] season opener against [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on 5 August 2005.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The first goal in a league game by a visiting team was scored by [[Dynamo Dresden]] on 9 September 2005 in the [[2. Bundesliga]] match against 1860 Munich.{{cn|date=January 2024}} That game ended in a score of 1–2 in front of a full house, which included approximately 20,000 – 22,000 fans who had traveled to Munich from [[Dresden]] for the game. Dresden thus became the first visiting team to win a league game at Allianz Arena.

The first goal against FC Bayern Munich in a league game at Allianz Arena was scored by [[Miroslav Klose]] of [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] on 5 November 2005 in the first minute of play.{{cn|date=January 2024}} This was to remain the visitors' only goal that day, as the game went to the FC Bayern, with a final score of 3–1.

FC Bayern broke its consecutive sell-out record by selling out each of its first ten home games at Allianz Arena.{{when|date=January 2024|reason=season? year?}}

[[File:Allianzarenapano.jpg|thumb|center|1000px|Inside Allianz Arena during a match between Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, 10 June 2005]]