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| Former names | Augsburg Arena (2006–2009) Impuls Arena (2009–2011) SGL Arena (2011–2015) |
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| Location | Augsburg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°19′23″N10°53′10″E / 48.32306°N 10.88611°E /48.32306; 10.88611 |
| Owner | FC Augsburg |
| Capacity | 30,660[1] (league matches), 28,367 (international matches) |
| Surface | grass |
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| Opened | 26 July 2009 |
| Construction cost | €45 million |
| Architect | Bernhard & Kögl |
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| FC Augsburg (2009–present) Germany national football team (selected matches) | |
Augsburg Arena, currently known commercially as theWWK Arena (German pronunciation:[ˌveːveːˈkaːʔaˌʁeːnaː]; officially stylised asWWK ARENA, also "Schwabenstadion"), is afootballstadium inAugsburg,Bavaria, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches ofFC Augsburg.
The stadium has a capacity of 30,660 with 19,060 seats andstanding room for 11,034. A second phase of construction could expand capacity to 49,000 in the future.[2] 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"[ˈaʊksbʊʁkʔaˌʁeːna]. It was opened as "Impuls Arena" ([ɪmˈpʊlsʔaˌʁeːna], officially stylised asimpuls arena), and was renamed "SGL Arena" ([ˌɛsɡeːˈʔɛlʔaˌʁeːna], officially stylised asSGL arena) afterSGL 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.[3] 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".[4]
Augsburg was one of the official host cities of the2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the subsequent2011 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]
WWK Arena is the first climate-neutral football stadium in the world. Thecarbon neutrality was achieved by six ecologicalheat 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.[5][6] In 2017, a new stadium facade will be made for the WWK Arena.[7]
| Date | Time (CET) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
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| 29 June 2011 | 15:00 | Norway  | 1–0 |  Equatorial Guinea | 12,928 | |
| 2 July 2011 | 14:00 | North Korea  | 0–1 |  Sweden | 23,768 | |
| 5 July 2011 | 18:15 | England  | 2–0 |  Japan | 20,777 | |
| 10 July 2011 | 13:00 | Sweden | 3–1 |  Australia | 24,605 |
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