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Merkur Arena

Merkur Arena is a multi purpose in Liebenau, Austria that opened in 1997. Its recorded capacity is 16,364.

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Merkur Arena
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Key facts

Merkur Arena is a multi purpose in Liebenau, Austria that opened in 1997. Its recorded capacity is 16,364. It is owned by Stadion Liebenau Betriebs GmbH and Graz. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 6 names in total, including Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Stadion Graz-Liebenau, UPC-Arena, Merkur-Arena. Current tenants are Grazer AK, SK Sturm Graz, SK Sturm Graz, Grazer AK, 2017–18 SK Sturm Graz season.

Location
Liebenau, Austria
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
16,364
Opened
1997
Status
Active
Current owner
Stadion Liebenau Betriebs GmbH, Graz
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
4
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Merkur Arena
Merkur Arena

Merkur Arena is at latitude 47.046111, longitude 15.454444, in Liebenau, Austria. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Merkur Arena
FieldValue
Latitude47.046111
Longitude15.454444
CityLiebenau
RegionLiebenau
CountryAustria
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Merkur Arena
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Merkur Arena
199520112026Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion (1995 to 2005)Stadion Graz-Liebenau (2005 to 2006)UPC-Arena (2006 to 2016)Merkur-Arena (2016 to 2026)

Merkur Arena has carried 5 recorded names. Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium (no sponsor) ran Unknown. Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion (no sponsor) ran 1995 to 2005. Stadion Graz-Liebenau (no sponsor) ran 2005 to 2006. UPC-Arena (no sponsor) ran 2006 to 2016. Merkur-Arena (no sponsor) ran 2016 to 2026. The average tenure of a name here is 7.8 years.

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Every recorded name of Merkur Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Arnold Schwarzenegger StadiumNoneUnknownNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
Arnold Schwarzenegger-StadionNone1995 to 2005Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Stadion Graz-LiebenauNone2005 to 2006Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
UPC-ArenaNone2006 to 2016Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Merkur-ArenaNone2016 to 2026Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Merkur Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerGraz1997 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerStadion Liebenau Betriebs GmbHPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Merkur Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Grazer AKAustrian BundesligaPresentCurrentSource
SK Sturm GrazAustrian BundesligaPresentCurrentSource
SK Sturm GrazAustrian Bundesliga1997 to presentCurrentSource
Grazer AKAustrian Bundesliga1997 to presentCurrentSource
2017–18 SK Sturm Graz seasonAustrian Bundesliga1997 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

36 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Merkur Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
22 October 2026venue_competitions(created)not set12412026-10
22 October 2026venue_competitions(created)not set12332026-10
22 October 2026venue_competitions(created)not set12282026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set1102026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)City of Graznot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)City of Graznot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)32232not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set322332026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set322322026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set31442026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set9472026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set9462026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity15400163642026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13751936932026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleLiebenauer_StadiumLiebenauer Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMerkur-Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setUPC-Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setStadion Graz-Liebenau2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setArnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setArnold Schwarzenegger Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set160812026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set160802026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set4372026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set4362026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set4352026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set4342026-09

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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Liebenauer Stadium (revision 1375193693). Wikidata item: Q696491.

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