The BayArena Leverkusen

The BayArena is a football stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, which has been the home ground of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen since 1958. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 209 KB) Beschreibung (DE) BayArena Leverkusen (ehemals Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion) Fotograf: Sascha Brück Datum: 13. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 209 KB) Beschreibung (DE) BayArena Leverkusen (ehemals Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion) Fotograf: Sascha Brück Datum: 13. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... Map of Germany showing Leverkusen Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... Bayer Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The stadium was originally known as Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion (English: Ulrich Haberland Stadium), named after a former chairman of Bayer AG, the club's founders. Its original capacity was 20,000. In 1986, a rebuilding project began to convert it into a modern facility; the project continued intermittently over the following decade. The project was completed in 1997, making the stadium an ultramodern all-seater with a capacity of 22,500. The stadium was renamed BayArena in 1998. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Bayer AG (German pronunciation BYE-er, in US usually pronounced BAY-er) (NYSE: BAY, TYO: 4863 ) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in 1863. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

In 1999, a hotel attached to the stadium was completed, with some rooms having a view of the pitch. The stadium complex also includes a high-class restaurant, which also overlooks the pitch, and conference facilities. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

The city of Leverkusen originally bid to become a venue for the 2006 World Cup, with an expanded BayArena as the site. However, the city, Bayer Leverkusen, and the German organizing committee soon agreed that expanding BayArena to the FIFA-mandated minimum 40,000 capacity for World Cup matches would not be practical, and the city withdrew its bid. Instead, it was agreed that BayArena would be the main training facility for the German national team during the 2006 finals. Jürgen Klinsmann, former national coach, however decided against Leverkusen and opted for Berlin as main training facility. BayArena will supposedly host two national matches as compensation. The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of Football (soccer) and the largest sporting organization in the world. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Germany 4-0 Switzerland (Stuttgart, Germany; 19 December 1990) Largest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Worst defeat England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best... Jürgen Klinsmann (sometimes written Juergen Klinsmann) a. ...

External links

• BayArena (german)
• Info and pictures at BayArena