AWD-Arena
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| Location | Hannover, Germany |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Closed | Open |
| Demolished | N/A |
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| Surface | Grass |
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| Niedersachsenstadion (until 2002) , FIFA World Cup Stadium Hannover (2006 FIFA World Cup) | |
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The AWD-Arena is a football stadium located in Hanover, Germany. The stadium is the home ground of the Bundesliga club Hannover 96. It has a capacity of 49,951.
The stadium was originally known as Niedersachsenstadion, built in 1954, with an original capacity of 80,000. Huge amounts of debris of the houses in Hanover, which were destroyed during World War II, were used as the fundament of the stadium. Since it has been often modified. Since 2002 it carries the name of sponsor and financial services provider AWD. For the 2006 World Cup major parts of the stadium were rebuilt and so its capacity is reduced to 49,951
[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, due to FIFA sponsorship contracts, the arena had to officially be called FIFA World Cup Stadium Hanover (FIFA WM Stadion Hannover) during the World Cup.
The following games were played at the stadium during the World Cup of 2006:
| Date | Time(CET) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
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| 2006-06-11 | 21.00 | Italy | 2-0 | Ghana | Group E | 43,000 |
| 2006-06-16 | 21.00 | Mexico | 0-0 | Angola | Group D | 43,000 |
| 2006-06-20 | 16.00 | Costa Rica | 1-2 | Poland | Group A | 43,000 |
| 2006-06-23 | 21.00 | Switzerland | 2-0 | South Korea | Group G | 43,000 |
| 2006-06-27 | 21.00 | Spain | 1-3 | France | Round of 16 | 43,000 |
| 2006 FIFA World Cup Stadiums | |
| FIFA WM-Stadion Dortmund (Dortmund ) | FIFA WM-Stadion Frankfurt (Frankfurt ) | FIFA WM-Stadion Gelsenkirchen (Gelsenkirchen ) | FIFA WM-Stadion Hamburg (Hamburg ) | FIFA WM-Stadion Hannover (Hannover ) | FIFA WM-Stadion Köln (Cologne)| FIFA WM-Stadion München (Munich)| Frankenstadion (Nuremberg) | Fritz-Walter-Stadion (Kaiserslautern) | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (Stuttgart) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) | Zentralstadion (Leipzig) | |
| Bundesliga Venues (2006-07) |
| Allianz Arena | AOL Arena | AWD-Arena | BayArena | Borussia Park Commerzbank Arena | EasyCredit Stadion | Gottlieb Daimler Stadion Olympiastadion Berlin | rewirpowerSTADION | Schüco Arena | Signal Iduna Park Stadion am Bruchweg | Stadion der Freundschaft | Tivoli | Veltins-Arena Volkswagen Arena | Weserstadion |
