Volksparkstadion
Volksparkstadion is a multi purpose in Altona, Germany that opened in 1953. Its recorded capacity is 57,000.
Key facts
Volksparkstadion is a multi purpose in Altona, Germany that opened in 1953. Its recorded capacity is 57,000. It is owned by Hamburger SV. It is operated by Hamburger SV. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including AOL Arena, HSH Nordbank Arena, Imtech Arena. Current tenants are Hamburger SV, Hamburger SV, UEFA Euro 1988, FC Grün-Weiß Piesteritz, Hamburg Sea Devils, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, East Germany national football team, FC Dynamo Kyiv.
- Location
- Altona, Germany
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 57,000
- Opened
- 1953
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Hamburger SV
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass, Natural grass
Volksparkstadion is at latitude 53.586944, longitude 9.898611, in Altona, 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 | 53.586944 |
| Longitude | 9.898611 |
| City | Altona |
| Region | Altona |
| Country | Germany |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Volksparkstadion has carried 3 recorded names. AOL Arena (no sponsor) ran 2001 to 2007. HSH Nordbank Arena (no sponsor) ran 2007 to 2010. Imtech Arena (no sponsor) ran 2010 to 2015. The average tenure of a name here is 4.7 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOL Arena | None | 2001 to 2007 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| HSH Nordbank Arena | None | 2007 to 2010 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Imtech Arena | None | 2010 to 2015 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Hamburger SV | Present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Hamburger SV | Present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger SV | 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| UEFA Euro 1988 | Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| FC Grün-Weiß Piesteritz | Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| Hamburg Sea Devils | Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| East Germany national football team | Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
71 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 | 1031 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 538 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 537 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 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 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 594 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32748 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 858 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 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 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikipedia_infobox | wikidata | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 3 | 1 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | not set | 1953 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372249767 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Imtech Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | HSH Nordbank Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | AOL Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17383 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17382 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150933 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksparkstadion | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3247 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3246 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3245 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3244 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3243 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3242 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3241 | 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: