Allianz Arena

Visit Soccer's space-age shining light, Munich's Allianz Arena

“It’s a space ship from the planet Zorb!”
“No, it’s a giant inflatable boat!”
“Rubbish, it’s the world’s most beautiful, modern and innovative temple
of football!”

I SEE RED: The stadium up for a Bayern Munich match. Photo by Mohan S

Whoever that third guy was, he was right.
But whatever you choose to call Allianz Arena, the sight
of its 2,874 plastic panels lighting up the night is a sight you’ll never forget.

GAME DAY: Crowds stream towards the arena for an FC Bayern match. Nagy / Presseamt München

A new dawn

Allianz Arena was built 2003 to 2005 to replace the Olympia Stadion built for the Munich Olympics in 1972.

The new arena became the home of Munich’s two biggest soccer teams: The hugely popular Bayern Munich (in German Bayern München) and second-league squad 1860 München.

Both teams helped fund the €340 million project. Bayern Munich later bought out 1860’s share after the second-rung club fell on hard times.

GRANDSTANDING: The atmosphere inside the stadium is electric when Bayern Munich take the field. Photo by funky1opti

Colour my world

The stadium is wrapped in a skin of plastic-foil air panels that light up the night sky like Las Vegas.

It turns red for Bayern Munich games, blue for 1860 matches and stays white when two neutral teams play.

Belly of the beast

Standard “fan” tours take in the players’ dressing rooms and entrance tunnel to the ground, the pressclub room, the upper tier and sponsors’ lounge.
Allianz Arena can hold up to 70,000 spectators. Only soccer is played here.
Visit www.fcb.de to reserve your seats if you want to see Bayern Munich play. If you want to see 1860 take the field, check out www.tsv1860.de

UNIQUE: The arena is one of a kind.

Shop till the final whistle

You get to the arena via an esplanade leading from the Frötmanning U-Bahn station.
The esplanade covers a 10,000-place carpark – one of Europe’s largest.

There’s a shopping arcade on the third level with huge stores dedicated to both of the home clubs.

There’s also an Audi shop where you can design your dream car on a groovy interactive screen. Kids will get a kick of the Lego Spielwelt (World of Play) where they can stick plastic bricks together to their hearts’ content.

Munich City Tour including FC Bayern Soccer Grounds Visit Cost: from €25 Duration: About 3.5 hours This is a lazy cruise through Munich to the home of the city’s famous soccer club, Bayern Munich. It starts with a one-hour sightseeing tour where you’ll see Munich icons including Königsplatz, Odeonsplatz and the Friedensengel (Angel of Peace). Then it’s off to the high altar of the round-ball game, Allianz Arena. There you’ll take a tour of the stadium and stop off at the fan shop.   (Read more about the tour)

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