Rhein-Neckar-Arena

Rhein-Neckar-Arena

Rhein-Neckar-Arena

Multi-purpose stadium in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Rhein-Neckar-Arena (German pronunciation: [ˌʁaɪnˈnɛkaʁʔaˌʁeːna] ⓘ), currently known as PreZero Arena and previously as Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena [ˈvɪʁzɔl-][3] for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of 1899 Hoffenheim. The stadium has a capacity of 30,150 people.[4] It replaced TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's former ground, the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion.

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The stadium is the largest in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan area, although it is situated in a town with only 36,000 inhabitants.

The first competitive match was played on 31 January 2009 against FC Energie Cottbus, and ended in a 2–0 win for Hoffenheim.[5] The stadium hosted international matches at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] The Rhein-Neckar-Arena hosted the "2017 DEL Winter Game", an outdoor ice hockey game between Adler Mannheim and the Schwenningen Wild Wings on 7 January 2017.

Traffic connection

The Sinsheim-Museum/Arena S-Bahn stop at the Elsenz Valley Railway (Elsenztalbahn) is just over a kilometre's walk away[6] and there are shuttle buses from Sinsheim main station. The stadium can be reached by car via the newly built Sinsheim-Süd junction of the federal motorway 6.

International football matches

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See also

References

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    Rhein-Neckar-Arena architect: Eheim Moebel
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    Rhein-Neckar-Arena roof: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
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    Gruener, Martin. "Auch wenn's zwickt: Obasi zaubert und bezaubert". kicker.de. kicker Sportmagazin. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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    "Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Sinsheim". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
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    "New home for German giant-killers". BBC News. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
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    Großer Bahnhof für den Fußball. In: stimme.de
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