Mewa Arena
Mewa Arena is a multi purpose in Mainz, Germany that opened in 2011. Its recorded capacity is 34,000.
Key facts
Mewa Arena is a multi purpose in Mainz, Germany that opened in 2011. Its recorded capacity is 34,000. It is owned by Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft der Stadt Mainz mbH and Mainz. It is operated by 1. FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FSV Mainz 05. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Coface Arena, Opel Arena. Current tenants are East Germany national football team, Mainz, 1. FSV Mainz 05.
- Location
- Mainz, Germany
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 34,000
- Opened
- 2011
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft der Stadt Mainz mbH, Mainz
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Mewa Arena is at latitude 49.984167, longitude 8.224167, in Mainz, 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 | 49.984167 |
| Longitude | 8.224167 |
| City | Mainz |
| Region | Mainz |
| 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
Mewa Arena has carried 2 recorded names. Coface Arena (no sponsor) ran 2011 to 2016. Opel Arena (no sponsor) ran 2016 to 2021. The average tenure of a name here is 5 years.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Mainz | 2011 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft der Stadt Mainz mbH | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 2011 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Germany national football team | Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| Mainz | Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 2011 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
22 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 624 | 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 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 601 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32825 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32824 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1433 | 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 | capacity | 34034 | 34000 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372086593 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Mewa_Arena | Mewa Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Opel Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Coface Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17656 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17655 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 20 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 19 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 18 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3661 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3660 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3659 | 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: