Jahnstadion Regensburg (2015)

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Jahn Stadium Regensburg
The stadium in August 2015 with a view of the west stand
The stadium in August 2015 with a view of the west stand
Earlier names
  • Arena Regensburg (project name & 2020)
Sponsor name (s)
  • Continental Arena (2015-2019)
Data
place Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 22 93053 Regensburg , Germany
GermanyGermany
Coordinates 48 ° 59 '27.1 "  N , 12 ° 6' 26.1"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 59 '27.1 "  N , 12 ° 6' 26.1"  E
owner City of Regensburg
operator Regensburger Badebetriebe GmbH
start of building 0January 7, 2014
opening July 18, 2015
First game Test run
0 July 7, 2015
Jahn Regensburg - East Bavaria 1: 2
Official
July 10, 2015
Jahn Regensburg - FC Augsburg 1: 3
surface Natural grass with lawn heating
costs 52.7 million euros
architect Stefan Nixdorf (architects agn)
capacity 15,210 seats
playing area 105 m × 68 m
Societies)

The Jahnstadion Regensburg is a soccer stadium in Regensburg , which holds 15,210 spectators and from the 2015/16 season replaced the old Jahnstadion from 1926 as the home of the soccer club SSV Jahn Regensburg . In addition to the Jahn office, the Bavarian Football Association with its Upper Palatinate office and the FIFA Medical Center Regensburg are tenants in the functional building of the stadium.

Location and transport links

The stadium is located directly south of the A3 .

The stadium is located in the south of Regensburg at the Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee in the district Oberisling , right at the junction Regensburg University of A 3 and close to the University and University Hospital , the parking can be used free of charge. There are also around 1,800 parking spaces available for cars directly at the arena. Line 3 of the RVV ( Arena Regensburg stop ) connects the stadium to the public transport network. On match days, additional shuttle buses commute from Regensburg main station with line F directly to the arena.

Features of the stadium

The home stand of the fans holds more than 5000 spectators.

The stadium has a capacity of 15,210 covered seats. This number is made up of 6148 standing (5264 of which for the home fans on the Hans-Jakob grandstand) and 9062 seats, of which 1053 are in the business area. There are also 35 spaces for wheelchair users as well as 24 commentary and 28 press spaces. The stadium was built in a north-south direction. The main grandstand with the VIP - boxes , the Business Club, the press box and the dressing rooms is located in the east. The home fans stand on the Hans Jakob grandstand in the south behind the gate, named after the exceptional Regensburg player Hans Jakob . On the western side of the north stand, the guest fans will find 884 standing and 919 seats. If necessary, the possibility of expanding the arena to 18,000 seats is planned. Due to its proximity to residential areas and the lack of escape routes from the interior, the venue is unsuitable for other events apart from football matches, such as concerts.

The stadium designed by Stefan Nixdorf (also responsible for the new buildings in Aachen and Chemnitz ) was given a red roof and a red exterior facade, based on the colors of the city and SSV Jahn Regensburg, whereas the rest of the building was mostly white.

history

Construction planning and preliminary work

For the project management of the construction committee of the City Council voted in May 2012, the joint application of the consulting firm Ernst & Young Real Estate GmbH of Stuttgart and the architecture firm Albert Speer & Partner (AS & P) from Frankfurt am Main from. They accompanied the stadium construction from planning through to completion.

At the beginning of October 2012, the clearing work began on the site on Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee . This was followed by archaeological investigations for possible excavations , as there are settlements from the Roman imperial period and the early Middle Ages . In mid-December 2012, the city of Regensburg published a catalog with the requirements of the city as well as the DFB and DFL for the new stadium and thus started the offer phase. The five construction companies that remained in a shortlist had until the beginning of March 2013 to submit offers for the planning and construction of the arena. The building committee met at the end of April 2013 to examine the plans received. Special attention was paid to the floodlights so that the traffic on the adjacent A3 motorway is not disturbed during match operations.

On July 8, 2013, the construction machinery arrived to develop the site. Following a tender, the city council commissioned the local company Stratebau for this work. The main tasks included the connection to Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee, the reorganization of the sewer system and the modeling of the site. A total of around 250,000 cubic meters of earth was moved. In a closed meeting on July 25, 2013, the Regensburg city council decided that the Düsseldorf construction company BAM Sports GmbH would be awarded the contract to build the arena.

construction

The building application , comprising a total of 35 files, was officially handed over to the city's building regulations on November 28, 2013. Construction of the stadium began on January 7, 2014. The first (symbolic) groundbreaking ceremony was officially carried out around three weeks later on January 30th. In addition to Lord Mayor Hans Schaidinger ( CSU ), Axel Eichholtz (Managing Director BAM Sports GmbH) as well as Karl Eckert and Peter Preß (Managing Director of Regensburg Arena) picked up the shovel. Other guests included representatives from Jahn Regensburg and the Bavarian Football Association.

The construction site in June 2014

The foundation stone for the new building was laid on March 7, 2014 in a solemn ceremony in front of around 200 guests . In addition to construction plans and a current daily newspaper, a signed SSV Jahn jersey was placed in the time capsule and walled in. Mayor Schaidinger did not want to say anything about a possible name sponsor for the new stadium, but negotiations about it were well advanced.

The next phase of the stadium construction began on June 4, 2014. After the foundations for the grandstands had been poured, construction began. The first precast concrete parts, six of a total of 44 grandstand supports, each weighing around 30 tons and 18 meters high, were placed on the reinforcing steel of the foundation with heavy-duty cranes. Eight of the supports should be added every day. All in all, 1,300 precast concrete parts with a total weight of 13,000 tons were used in the new building.

The first guided tour of the construction site took place on July 1, 2014. The new Lord Mayor Joachim Wolbergs ( SPD ) was among the small group of invited guests who were shown around the site. From July 7th, interested parties could take a guided tour of the construction site of the new soccer arena after registering. The proceeds went to the planned Jahnschmiede youth training center .

Opening and game operations

For a first test run, SSV Jahn met a selection of amateur players from Eastern Bavaria provided by the Bavarian Football Association on July 7, 2015 in front of 4,200 spectators . The home side were defeated by the East Bavarian team 1: 2, with Michael Faber, a Jahn player who had only recently been signed up, bringing the guests into the lead and thus scoring the first goal in the stadium. The first goal on the part of the Jahnelf made Uwe Hesse , who already scored the last goal in the old Jahnstadion. On July 10, 2015, the official opening game against the European Cup participant FC Augsburg took place, which the guests coached by ex-Jahntrainer Markus Weinzierl won 3-1 in front of 14,780 spectators.

The stadium opening celebrations took place on July 18, 2015, the next day visitors were able to explore the new home of SSV Jahn at the open day . In total, several thousand visitors came to the official opening.

The Oberpfalzderby saw 12,689 spectators - meanwhile a new attendance record in the Regionalliga Bayern.

After relegation from the third division , the competitive game operation for SSV Jahn began in the new stadium in the 2015/16 regional league season on July 16, 2015 with a 3-2 home win against Viktoria Aschaffenburg in front of 7,800 spectators. The league home game in the Oberpfalzderby against FC Amberg (4: 3) on August 4, 2015 was attended by 12,689 spectators, which meant a new attendance record for the Regionalliga Bayern . In a friendly against Bayern Munich on September 3, 2015, which Jahn won 3-1, the stadium was completely sold out for the first time with 15,224 spectators. In the home game against the second team of FC Bayern (1: 1) on October 9, 2015, it was sold out for the first time in a competitive match, which broke the attendance record of the Regional League Bayern again. During the first six months, the stadium was the venue for other larger events. On November 9, 2015, the Paulaner Cup took place in front of 12,200 spectators , which Bayern Munich won 6-1 against the Paulaner dream team , a worldwide amateur selection.

In the second division season 2017/18 , the seating capacity was reduced by 14 seats from 15,224 to 15,210 spectators due to minor renovations.

International matches

The first international match in the new Regensburg stadium took place on November 13, 2015, when the German U21 national team beat Azerbaijan 3-1 in front of 8,922 spectators in the European Championship qualification .

On July 13, 2016, an international match for the German women was to take place in preparation for the Summer Olympics in Regensburg. However, no replacement for the original opponent was found at short notice, so the game was postponed to a later date. The canceled international match was rescheduled on October 22, 2016. The new opponent was the Austrian national soccer team . It was the first home game under the new coach Steffi Jones and the first game against the neighboring country. The German women defeated the Austrians 4: 2 (2: 0) in front of 9,459 spectators. After half-time, the guests equalized before Germany scored two more goals in the last quarter of an hour. On May 30, 2019, the German women's national team played their last test match before the World Cup against Chile (2-0) in the Regensburg Arena. The goals were scored by Alexandra Popp (29th minute) and Carolin Simon (45 + 2nd minute). With 10,135 visitors, it was also the first international match in the arena, which took place in front of more than 10,000 spectators.

date Home team Visiting team Result occasion spectator
Nov 13, 2015 GermanyGermany Germany (U-21 men) AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan (U-21 men) 3: 1 (2: 1) Qualification for EM 2017 .008922
Oct 22, 2016 GermanyGermany Germany (women) AustriaAustria Austria (women) 4: 2 (2: 0) Friendly match .009459
May 30, 2019 GermanyGermany Germany (women) ChileChile Chile (women) 2: 0 (2: 0) Friendly match 010.135

Surname

Word mark from January to June 2020

The stadium initially had the project name Arena Regensburg . From January 1, 2015, the automotive supplier Continental became a name sponsor until December 31, 2019 , so that the stadium was opened under the name Continental Arena . The automotive supplier paid the city one million euros for five years. At the end of November 2019, the company decided not to sign an already negotiated contract with the city to extend the sponsorship agreement until 2025. Continental cited the "current challenges in the automotive industry" as the reason. For a transitional period, the stadium has been renamed Arena Regensburg again since January 1, 2020 . On January 7, 2020, the Continental Arena lettering was removed from the stadium.

On February 21, 2020 it was announced that the new stadium name was to be determined in an online vote that took place in early March 2020. There were four names to choose from: Ostbayern Stadion , Jahnstadion Ostbayern , Jahnstadion Regensburg and the previous transitional name Arena Regensburg , with which the stadium was to be given a competition-neutral and identification-promoting name. Around 78 percent of the more than 27,000 participants voted for Jahnstadion Regensburg , so this has been the name of the stadium since July 1, 2020. The name is based on the Jahn Stadium , in which the SSV played before the move. The SSV Jahn Regensburg pays the city 250,000 (2nd Bundesliga), 125,000 (3rd league or lower) or 500,000 euros (Bundesliga) per season for the naming rights and other marketing opportunities in the stadium. The contract runs until June 30, 2025 and contains an option to extend it by 5 or 10 years, provided that the parties agree on a reasonable economic adjustment of the amount for the 2nd Bundesliga (after 5 years) or the amount then applicable ( after 10 years) agree.

costs

The operator, Regensburger Badebetriebe GmbH (RBB), which also operates the Danube Arena and Regensburger Westbad , was responsible for the financing . The overall Arena Regensburg project comprised 52.7 million euros , of which the stadium itself, including the functional building, cost 27.5 million euros. The remaining 25.2 million euros flowed into internal development such as parking spaces (17 million euros), as well as sewer construction and development contributions with around nine million euros. The 52.7 million euros also included building interest and personnel costs of 2.4 million euros, advice (1.2 million euros) and the office (0.7 million euros).

Part of the costs are to be refinanced by renting out the business areas for events outside of match days and selling the right to name the stadium.

When planning began in 2011, there was talk of an annual deficit of 0.5 million euros. During the construction period, at the end of 2014, a deficit of 3 million euros was forecast for the first full financial year (2016). In mid-2016, the city of Regensburg anticipated an annual deficit of 1.5 to 2.5 million euros in the medium term. The actual loss in 2016 was 3.4 million euros. In 2017 the deficit was around 3.16 million euros. For 2018, a minus of 3.99 million euros was expected.

Usage and events

In addition to being used as a football venue, the stadium is also used for events. For example, the stadium's premises can be booked for conferences, employee training courses, trade fairs or company parties. Two business clubs with a panoramic view of the stadium are available for this, offering space for 700 and 260 people. In addition, there are four boxes in the arena with an area between 25 and 60 m², which can also be booked for events.

On January 20, 2020, the operations manager of the arena, Sebastian Graf, welcomed the millionth visitor to the sports and event facility. He had attended an event at the Business Communication Center. Since the opening in July 2015, a total of 1,253 so-called third-party events with a total of around 141,000 visitors have taken place in the Regensburg arena. Together with the spectators from the home games of SSV Jahn and the other games, the mark was exceeded.

gallery

  • Main grandstand (SSV Jahn Regensburg versus FC Amberg, August 14, 2015)

  • The sprayed work of art behind the Hans-Jakob grandstand

  • View of the stadium from the southwest

  • General plan of the stadium area (still with the old name)

See also

Web links

Commons : Jahnstadion Regensburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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