Merkur Spiel-Arena
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Merkur Spiel-Arena (stylized in all caps), previously known as the Esprit Arena (until 2 August 2018), the LTU Arena (until June 2009), and as the Düsseldorf Arena (during the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest), is a retractable roof football stadium in Düsseldorf, Germany. The arena currently hosts association football team Fortuna Düsseldorf.
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Former names | LTU Arena (2004–2009) Esprit Arena (2009–2018) |
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Location | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°15′42″N 6°43′59″E |
Owner | City of Düsseldorf |
Executive suites | 27[citation needed] 8 (event suites)[citation needed] |
Capacity | 54,600 (9,917 standing) 66,500 (concerts)[1] |
Field size | 100 m × 70 m (330 ft × 230 ft)[citation needed] |
Construction | |
Built | 2002–2004[citation needed] |
Opened | 10 September 2004 (2004-09-10) |
Construction cost | €240 million[citation needed] |
Architect | JSK Architekten[2] |
Tenants | |
Fortuna Düsseldorf (2004–present) Rhein Fire (2005–2007) Bayer Leverkusen (2008–2009) KFC Uerdingen (2019–2020) Germany national football team (selected matches) | |
Website | |
merkur-spiel-arena.de |
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