Niedersachsenstadion
Niedersachsenstadion is a multi purpose in Mitte, Germany that opened in 1954. Its recorded capacity is 49,000.
Key facts
Niedersachsenstadion is a multi purpose in Mitte, Germany that opened in 1954. Its recorded capacity is 49,000. It is owned by Hannover 96. It is operated by Hannover 96 Arena GmbH & Co. KG and Hannover 96. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Niedersachsenstadion, AWD-Arena, HDI-Arena. Current tenants are Hannover 96, TSV Havelse, VfB Oldenburg, East Germany national football team, Hannover 96, UEFA Euro 1988, 1991 German Athletics Championships, 1979 World Masters Athletics Championships.
- Location
- Mitte, Germany
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 49,000
- Opened
- 1954
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Hannover 96
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Niedersachsenstadion is at latitude 52.36, longitude 9.731111, in Mitte, 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 | 52.36 |
| Longitude | 9.731111 |
| City | Mitte |
| Region | Mitte |
| 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
Niedersachsenstadion has carried 3 recorded names. Niedersachsenstadion (no sponsor) ran 1954 to 2002. AWD-Arena (no sponsor) ran 2002 to 2013. HDI-Arena (no sponsor) ran 2013 to 2022. The average tenure of a name here is 22.7 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niedersachsenstadion | None | 1954 to 2002 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| AWD-Arena | None | 2002 to 2013 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| HDI-Arena | None | 2013 to 2022 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Hannover 96 | 1954 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Hannover 96 | 1954 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Hannover 96 Arena GmbH & Co. KG | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannover 96 | 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| TSV Havelse | 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| VfB Oldenburg | 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| East Germany national football team | 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| Hannover 96 | 2. Bundesliga | 1954 to present | Current | Source |
| UEFA Euro 1988 | 2. Bundesliga | 1954 to present | Current | Source |
| 1991 German Athletics Championships | 2. Bundesliga | 1954 to present | Current | Source |
| 1979 World Masters Athletics Championships | 2. Bundesliga | 1954 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
23 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 | 1030 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 575 | 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_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 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 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372220297 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | HDI-Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | AWD-Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Niedersachsenstadion | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17484 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17483 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17482 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17481 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17480 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3429 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3428 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3427 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3426 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3425 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3424 | 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: