WWK ARENA
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| 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) |
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| Location | Augsburg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°19′23.3″N 10°53′9.6″E / 48.323139°N 10.886000°ECoordinates: 48°19′23.3″N 10°53′9.6″E / 48.323139°N 10.886000°E |
| Owner | FC Augsburg |
| Capacity | 30,660 (League Matches), 28,367 (International Matches) |
| Surface | grass |
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| Opened | 26 July 2009 |
| Construction cost | 45 million euro |
| Architect | Bernhard & Kögl |
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FC Augsburg 2010 DFL-Supercup 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
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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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