Avnet Arena
Avnet Arena is a multi purpose in Magdeburg, Germany that opened in 2006. Its recorded capacity is 30,098.
Key facts
Avnet Arena is a multi purpose in Magdeburg, Germany that opened in 2006. Its recorded capacity is 30,098. It is owned by Magdeburg. It is operated by Messe- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft Magdeburg and Messe- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft Magdeburg. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Stadion Magdeburg, MDCC-Arena. Current tenants are 1. FC Magdeburg, East Germany national football team, 1. FC Magdeburg.
- Location
- Magdeburg, Germany
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 30,098
- Opened
- 2006
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Magdeburg
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Avnet Arena is at latitude 52.125556, longitude 11.670833, in Magdeburg, Germany. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 52.125556 |
| Longitude | 11.670833 |
| City | Magdeburg |
| Region | Magdeburg |
| Country | Germany |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Avnet Arena has carried 2 recorded names. Stadion Magdeburg (no sponsor) ran 2006 to 2009. MDCC-Arena (no sponsor) ran 2009 to 2024. The average tenure of a name here is 9 years.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Magdeburg | 2006 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Messe- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft Magdeburg | 2006 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Messe- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft Magdeburg | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| East Germany national football team | 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 2. Bundesliga | 2006 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
21 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 1041 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 570 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | City of Magdeburg | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32772 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32773 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32772 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1392 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1391 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372065328 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Avnet_Arena | Avnet Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | MDCC-Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Stadion Magdeburg | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17472 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17471 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3415 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3414 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3413 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: