Augsburg Arena

{{Short description|Football stadium in Augsburg, Germany}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox venue | name = WWK Arena | nickname = | logo_image = WWK ARENA Logo.svg | image = 250px 250px | image_size = | fullname = | location = Augsburg, Germany | coordinates = {{coord|48|19|23|N|10|53|10|E|region:DE_type:landmark_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | built = | opened = 26 July 2009 | owner = FC Augsburg | operator = | surface = grass | construction_cost = €45 million | architect = Bernhard & Kögl | former_names = Augsburg Arena (2006–2009) Impuls Arena (2009–2011) SGL Arena (2011–2015) | tenants = FC Augsburg (2009–present) Germany national football team (selected matches) | capacity = 30,660<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/germany.shtml|title=World Stadiums - Stadiums in Germany|website=Worldstadiums.com|access-date=14 January 2018|archive-date=1 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901080143/http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/germany.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> (league matches), 28,367 (international matches) | dimensions = }}

'''Augsburg Arena''', currently known commercially as the '''WWK Arena''' ({{IPA|de|ˌveːveːˈkaː ʔaˌʁeːnaː}}; officially stylised as '''WWK ARENA''', also "Schwabenstadion"), is a football stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Augsburg.

The stadium has a capacity of 30,660 with 19,060 seats and standing room for 11,034. A second phase of construction could expand capacity to 49,000 in the future.<ref>{{cite web|title=BAM to build football stadium in Augsburg|url=http://www.propertyeu.info/index-newsletter/bam-to-build-football-stadium-in-augsburg/|publisher=PropertyEU|access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> It replaced the club's previous home stadium, Rosenaustadion. FC Augsburg played their first match in the new stadium in 2009

During the time of designing and constructing the stadium, it was called "Augsburg Arena" {{IPA|de|ˈaʊksbʊʁk ʔaˌʁeːna|}}. It was opened as "Impuls Arena" ({{IPA|de|ɪmˈpʊls ʔaˌʁeːna|}}, officially stylised as ''impuls arena''), and was renamed "SGL Arena" ({{IPA|de|ˌɛsɡeːˈʔɛl ʔaˌʁeːna|}}, officially stylised as ''SGL arena'') after SGL Carbon acquired the naming rights for the structure in May 2011. The contract had a term of seven years and began on 1 July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=impuls arena wird zur SGL Arena|url=http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=0be85c25bd9970418e299bb446aa9b6f&id=/index/aktuell/news/data16645.htm|work=Official website|publisher=FC Augsburg|access-date=18 May 2011|language=de|archive-date=22 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422193743/http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=0be85c25bd9970418e299bb446aa9b6f&id=%2Findex%2Faktuell%2Fnews%2Fdata16645.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 1 July 2015 the stadium naming rights were acquired by WWK, an insurance company, changing the official name of the stadium to "WWK ARENA".<ref>{{cite web|title=FCA spielt künftig in der WWK ARENA|url=http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?id=/index/news/allenews/data20933.htm|work=Official website|publisher=FC Augsburg|access-date=7 July 2015|language=de}}</ref>

Augsburg was one of the official host cities of the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the subsequent 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Impuls arena was the location of several matches during the group stage and the quarterfinals. During the FIFA-competitions it was renamed "FIFA Women's World Cup Stadium Augsburg". The stadium has hosted one Germany national team game and was nicknamed the "Anfield of the B17 highway" following FCA's 2016 Europa League Last 32 First Leg clash with Liverpool.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

WWK Arena is the first climate-neutral football stadium in the world. The carbon neutrality was achieved by six ecological heat pumps (40 m deep), which produce the desired temperature via heat exchangers. A bio natural gas boiler also supplies the necessary energy during peak load times at a game.<ref>[http://www.gemeindezeitung.de/archiv/EFB10/impuls%20arena_.pdf Lechwerke AG: Präsentation zur Klimaneutralität der impuls arena] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924021416/http://www.gemeindezeitung.de/archiv/EFB10/impuls%20arena_.pdf |date=24 September 2015 }} (PDF) Gemeindezeitung.de</ref><ref>[http://www.unendlich-viel-energie.de/bundesliga-winterpause-die-erneuerbaren-energien-bleiben-am-ball Agentur für Erneuerbare Energie: ''Bundesliga-Winterpause: Die Erneuerbaren Energien bleiben am Ball.''] Pressemitteilung vom 29. Dezember 2014</ref> In 2017, a new stadium facade will be made for the WWK Arena.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2017/05/germany_wwk_arena_finally_getting_its_facades|title=Germany: WWK Arena finally getting its facades – StadiumDB.com|website=Stadiumdb.com|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>

== 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%" |- !Date !Time (CET) !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Spectators |- |29 June 2011||{{center|15:00}}|| align=right|{{fbw-rt|NOR}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{center|1–0}}||{{fbw|EQG}}||{{center|Group D}}||style="text-align:center;"|12,928 |- |2 July 2011||{{center|14:00}}|| align=right|{{fbw-rt|PRK}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{center|0–1}}||{{fbw|SWE}}||{{center|Group C}}||style="text-align:center;"|23,768 |- |5 July 2011||{{center|18:15}}|| align=right|{{fbw-rt|ENG}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{center|2–0}}||{{fbw|JPN}}||{{center|Group B}}||style="text-align:center;"|20,777 |- |10 July 2011||{{center|13:00}}|| align=right|{{fbw-rt|SWE}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{center|3–1}}||{{fbw|AUS}}||{{center|Quarter-finals}}||style="text-align:center;"|24,605 |}

==Gallery== {{wide image|Panorama Impuls Arena 2.jpg|750px|align-cap=center|The SGL Arena in 2009}} <gallery mode=packed> File:Impuls Arena Zugangswege.jpg </gallery>

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==External links== {{commons category|Impuls Arena}} * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081007221801/http://www.eufootball.biz/Sponsorship/170707-impuls-AG-naming-rights-Augsburg-stadium.html Announcement of naming rights deal]}} * [http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/Home/Nachrichten/Sport/FC-Augsburg/Artikel,Neues-Stadion-hei%DFt-Impuls-Arena---Erstes-Spiel-gegen-Bayern_arid,994809_regid,2_puid,2_pageid,4475.html More stadium information]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120327223856/http://allstadiums.ru/evropa/stadiony-germanii/impuls-arena-2.html Impuls Arena]

Category:Football venues in Germany Category:FC Augsburg Category:Sports venues in Bavaria Category:Buildings and structures in Augsburg Category:Sports venues completed in 2009 Category:Football in Swabia (Bavaria)