Opel Arena (stadium)
| Opel Arena | |
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| The stadium in July 2016 | |
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Coface Arena (2011-2016) |
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Eugen-Salomon-Strasse 1 55128 Mainz , Germany
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 59 '2.9 " N , 8 ° 13' 27.5" E |
| owner | Property Management Company of the City of Mainz mbH (GVG) |
| operator | 1. FSV Mainz 05 eV |
| start of building | May 5, 2009 |
| opening | July 3, 2011 |
| First game | August 7, 2011 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-0 (first league game) |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | approx. 60 million euros |
| architect | agn Niederberghaus & Partner |
| capacity | 33,305 seats |
| Capacity (internat.) | 27,000 seats |
| playing area | 105 m × 68 m |
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The Opel Arena ( proper spelling : OPEL ARENA ) in the Rhineland-Palatinate capital Mainz is the soccer stadium of the soccer club 1. FSV Mainz 05 . The stadium was officially inaugurated on July 3, 2011 as the Coface Arena .
prehistory
According to the 1. FSV Mainz 05, a new stadium urgently needed to be built in order to remain economically competitive. The solution favored by the association, a new building directly behind the previous Bruchweg Stadium in the middle of the Hartenberg-Münchfeld district , was not financially feasible due to the noise protection requirements for residents. This also applied to the expansion of the Bruchweg Stadium into a football stadium with a capacity of around 35,000.
In 2007 it was therefore initially decided to build a new multi-purpose stadium at the Europakreisel around two kilometers west in the Gonsenheim district . The stadium should offer space for around 35,000 spectators and from the 2009/10 season it should be the new home stadium of the 05er. Due to ongoing problems at the preferred location, the Europakreisel, the city of Mainz has meanwhile examined three other locations: on the former HeidelbergCement site in Mainz-Weisenau , near the new exhibition center between Mainz-Hechtsheim and Mainz-Ebersheim , but also a stadium together with SV Wehen Wiesbaden , who was playing in the 2nd Bundesliga at the time, in the Wiesbaden district of Mainz-Kastel . The latter led to violent protests. On February 19, 2008, a new possible location for the stadium was finally found, also near the Europakreisel. The location of the stadium was shifted around 800 m to the south and towards Bretzenheim in order to get the necessary contiguous area.
The cost of building the stadium was 55 million euros, plus 15 million euros for additional construction and development costs as well as for the acquisition of the construction area.
Building
Construction work
The building owner and owner of the new building project is the city's own property management company of the City of Mainz mbH (GVG). The managing director of GVG is also the economic department of the city of Mainz, alderman Franz Ringhoffer. The GVG's authorized signatory, Ferdinand Graffé, was the project manager and general representative for the planning and construction of the new arena.
Construction began with the first earthworks on May 5, 2009.
First, part of the top floor was removed and a construction site facility with an office and meeting container was set up. From the end of June 2009, the container village was also used to receive interested parties. From the beginning of June, a road embankment was built from the stadium area to the Europakreisel, on which the construction site vehicles could then roll to the area. The topsoil , which was no longer required , was transported to Budenheim for modeling a new golf course . Also in June, at the latest at the beginning of July 2009, the excavation of the construction pit (the lawn should be about 5 m deeper than the current site) and the expansion of the parking area began. The tenders for the trades were awarded individually by GVG. In September 2009, the construction pit was then to be handed over to the general contractor of the arena, who began with the foundation work after the fine subgrade had been produced.
In order to be able to select the general contractor transparently and economically, in March 2008 GVG launched a Europe-wide participation competition. Six companies were selected based on their capabilities and experience and asked for a price offer and a first draft. In September 2008 there were six stadium designs. The selection was made in a “competitive dialogue”; Intensive discussions were held with all bidders, who were then given the opportunity to adapt their designs to the needs of the association. At the end of December 2008, the decision-making committee selected three bidders who offered the best conditions and good solutions. Further lengthy negotiations and discussions with the remaining three bidders followed. On June 3, 2009, an official model was presented to the public.
Planning work such as wind reports, structural planning, fire protection and security, TGA and much more had to be completed right up to the start of the building construction work.
Location and transport links
The arena is located in a cold air lane at the entrance to the city of Mainz on the fields of Bretzenheim in the immediate vicinity of the new technical college and the university. Due to its exposed location as the “gateway to the city”, the stadium should be easily accessible by car and bus. A connection to the neighboring Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Mainz University of Applied Sciences as well as the new stadium to the tram network was in the political discussion; since the end of 2016 there have been three tram stops near the stadium. In any case, a bus station along Saarstrasse should ensure fast connections to the main train station and a new bridge over Koblenzer Strasse should ensure pedestrian connections to the campus free of intersections. An architectural competition was held for this bridge and construction began in the summer of 2013. The bridge also serves an MVG bus campus line on non-match days . At the stadium, parking spaces are only available for guests of honor ( VIP ) and the press with the appropriate authorization card. Visitors who want to drive to the stadium in their own car on match day should use the designated P + R at the exhibition center in Mainz-Hechtsheim, including the bus shuttle service, or the university campus and the parking lot at the Bruchweg Stadium.
Capacity and usage
The stadium has a capacity of 33,305 spectators and can be used for other events in addition to football. The main purpose of this is the business club (approx. 2000 m²) with a view of the stadium through about 40 meters of glazing and a terrace in front, as well as a sky box of 200 m². A restaurant that is open all year round should also face the football stadium. However, use for large music events is excluded, as otherwise the noise pollution of the nearby residents would be too great.
More information about the stadium
- Spectator capacity: 33,305 seats
- International capacity: 27,000 seats
- Seats: 16,005 standing and 17,300 seats
- Business box seats: 700
- Business seats: 2,000
- Disabled places: 134
- Press seats: 150
- Expansion reserve: 2,500 places
- Dressing room (home): 340 square meters
- Changing room (guest): 190 square meters
financing
The total budget is 62.5 million euros. The estimated amount of 45 million euros for the construction of the stadium (construction and planning costs) will be financed primarily through municipal credit (32.5 million euros), grants from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the city of Mainz. Lease payments by the association as the lessee and future operator then finance the cost of the loans. More precisely: The state government is investing a cumulative 15 million euros, which are divided into 7.5 million euros each for infrastructure measures and the stadium construction, the city of Mainz is also investing 7.5 million euros in creating an adequate infrastructure and Mainz 05 brings an identical amount as Equity a. Ideally, the municipal loan should be repaid within 15 years, but at the latest after 30 years; FSV Mainz 05 pays 2.3 million euros in annual lease if they belong to the 2nd Bundesliga and 3.3 million euros in the Bundesliga.
This amount is retained by the association and, provided that it is earned through depreciation over the course of its useful life, is repaid to the association. The development and infrastructure, for which the city and the country have each earmarked 7.5 million euros or a cumulative 15 million euros, not only serve the new stadium, but also the university and the construction areas (development plan B 158) of the university-related commercial developments. The city's property management company had acquired the land for the stadium area and the access roads (10.7 hectares). The parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the stadium, which are available to visitors during the match days, serve as a parking lot for guests of the meetings in the arena or as a parking space for the neighboring university extension area outside of the 05 match days, according to the development plan.
Even a weakening of the city's financial strength in April 2009 due to financial difficulties of the municipal housing company Wohnbau Mainz could not stop the progress of the realization. In the unfaithfulness lawsuit against the former managing director of Wohnbau Mainz, Rainer Laub, the solvency of the association is to be clarified at various points in time when the municipal housing company provides support.
The bottom line is that the total stadium costs are around 70 million euros. a. by installing a photovoltaic system on the stadium roofs, closing the four corners of the stadium with glass fronts and installing folding seats instead of solid shells on all seats. According to the club's president, these additional costs were borne exclusively by FSV Mainz 05. In particular, the implementation of ecological aspects has resulted in Mainz 05 calling itself the “first climate-neutral Bundesliga club” in 2011.
Awards
On May 11, 2012, the Coface Arena was nominated for TheStadiumBusiness Award . This prize honors innovative and new ideas in the field of stadium construction.
Game operation
The stadium is used since the Bundesliga season 2011/12 the 1. FSV Mainz 05 as a home game Stadium. On July 19 and 20, 2011, the LIGA total! -Cup 2011 took place there.
Games of the German national soccer team
On June 6, 2014, the arena was the venue for the last preparatory game of the German national soccer team before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil against Armenia . This game was the first international match of the German national soccer team in Mainz. The second international match came on June 11, 2019. There, the national team received the team from Estonia as part of the 2020 European Championship qualification .
The German national soccer team has so far played the following matches in the stadium:
| June 6th 2014, friendly match | |||
| Germany |
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 Armenia
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6: 1 |
| June 11, 2019, European Championship qualification | |||
| Germany |
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 Estonia
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8-0 |
Namesake
The Mainz-based credit insurance company Coface Deutschland had already signed a sponsorship agreement on the name of the stadium in 2007 and thus secured it before the building permit was granted . The company has been a co-sponsor of 1. FSV Mainz 05 since the 2007/08 season. On December 2, 2015, Coface and Mainz 05 announced that the current contract on naming rights would not be extended by the company and at the end of the season 2015/16 ends as the goal of gaining greater prominence was more than met. According to information from the local general newspaper , the credit insurer paid around 1.8 million euros per year. The partnership between the association and the company is to be continued elsewhere.
For the 2016/17 season, the car manufacturer Opel became the name sponsor until 2021. Since July 1, 2016, the stadium has been called “OPEL ARENA”.
criticism
Because of the negative effects of the new stadium construction on soil, agriculture, climate and finances feared by project opponents, the association “Preservation of the regional green corridor - no new stadium construction in Mainz-Bretzenheim eV” was founded on December 4, 2008.
Web links
- Official website
- Stadium Panorama ( Memento from March 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Client and owner of the Coface Arena
- Stadionwelt.de: Stadium guide
- Data, pictures, upcoming games on weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Trend towards day tickets Official website 1. FSV Mainz 05. Accessed on 04.09.2018.
- ↑ sportal.de: League Cup 2011 in the new Coface Arena Article from February 17, 2010 (no longer available online).
- ↑ coface-arena.de: Service provider ( Memento from February 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Merci, Coface! Welcome, OPEL ARENA! mainz05.de, accessed on July 1, 2016
- ↑ Allgemeine-zeitung.de: Report on the opening of the Coface Arena on July 3, 2011 ( Memento from August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Article from June 22, 2011
- ↑ mainz.de ( Memento from June 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) - Official press release
- ↑ Mainz President Strutz: We don't have to hide anymore - Spiegel article from August 17, 2011
- ↑ The Coface Arena is coming! The excavators are rolling ... ( Memento from June 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) on mainz05.de from May 5, 2009
- ^ Critical voices about the stadium in: Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz, March 5, 2008
- ↑ Master plan of the city planning office for a multifunctional stadium south of the Europakreisel PDF file, 745 kB
- ↑ Excavators for Coface Arena can roll in: Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz from April 30, 2009 (not available online)
- ↑ 10 years ago: Location found for new building in Mainz. In: stadionwelt.de. April 10, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Bardo Faust: living, commercial, 05-Arena - all GVG. In: rhein-zeitung.de. September 5, 2013, accessed November 5, 2018 .
- ↑ City of Mainz: Development plan "University expansion south of the Europakreisel - 2nd amendment (B 158 / 2. Ä)" ( PDF , approx. 230 kilobytes ), in: gvg-mainz.de, accessed on November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Michael Erfurth: Mainzelbahn: Parking lot on Lerchenberg in Mainz should enable motorists to switch to trams. In: Allgemeine-zeitung.de. August 18, 2015, accessed November 5, 2018 .
- ^ Judgment in the Laub trial is delayed: Beutel and Strutz again on the witness stand ( Memento from December 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Philipp Klotz: Mainz President Strutz: "We don't have to hide anymore". In: Spiegel Online . August 17, 2011, accessed November 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Peter Carstens: Climate protection in football: kick greener. In: geo.de. October 7, 2011, accessed November 5, 2018 .
- ^ Benefit international match in Mainz against Armenia on the website of the German Football Association , published on January 10, 2014
- ↑ coface.de: Coface Arena until 2016 Article from December 2, 2015
- ^ Bardo Rudolf: Mainz 05: New stadium name wanted - Coface ends naming rights contract ; in: Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz ; dated December 2, 2015
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: namesake rises from article dated December 2, 2015
- ↑ 05er will play in the future in the OPEL ARENA mainz05.de, accessed on May 19, 2016
- ↑ kicker.de: Mainz 05 from next season in Opel-Arena Article from May 14, 2016
- ^ "Preservation of the regional green corridor - no new stadium construction in Mainz-Bretzenheim" eV ( Memento from June 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive )