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Impuls Arena

WWK Arena
Impuls Arena Augsburg 2011.jpg
Former names Augsburg Arena (2006–2009)
Impuls Arena (2009–2011)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Stadium, Augsburg (2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)
SGL Arena (2011–2015)
Location Augsburg, Germany
Coordinates 48°19′23.3″N 10°53′9.6″E / 48.323139°N 10.886000°E / 48.323139; 10.886000Coordinates: 48°19′23.3″N 10°53′9.6″E / 48.323139°N 10.886000°E / 48.323139; 10.886000
Owner FC Augsburg
Capacity 30,660 (League Matches),
28,367 (International Matches)
Surface grass
Construction
Opened 26 July 2009
Construction cost 45 million euro
Architect Bernhard & Kögl
Tenants
FC Augsburg
2010 DFL-Supercup
2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

The Augsburg Arena, currently known commercially as the WWK Arena (German pronunciation: [ˌveːveːˈkaː ʔaˌʁeːnaː], officially stylised as WWK ARENA) is a football stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Augsburg.

The stadium has a capacity of 30,660 with 19,060 seats and standing room for 11,034. A second phase of construction could expand capacity to 49,000 in the future. It replaced the club's previous home stadium, Rosenaustadion.

During the time of designing and constructing the stadium, it was called "Augsburg Arena" [ˈʔaʊksbʊʁk ʔaˌʁeːnaː]. It was opened as "Impuls Arena" ([ʔɪmˈpʊls ʔaˌʁeːnaː], officially stylised as impuls arena), and was renamed "SGL Arena" ([ˌʔɛsɡeːˈʔɛl ʔaˌʁeːnaː], officially stylised as SGL arena) after SGL Carbon acquired the naming rights for the structure in May 2011. The contract had a term of seven years and began on 1 July 2011. On 1 July 2015 the stadium naming rights were acquired by WWK, an insurance company, changing the official name of the stadium to "WWK ARENA".

Augsburg was one of the official host cities of the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the subsequent 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The Impuls arena was the location of several matches during the group stage and the quarterfinals. During the FIFA-competitions it was renamed "FIFA Women's World Cup Stadium Augsburg".


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