World Cup 2006 Venues

A total of 12 German cities have been selected to host the 2006 World Cup final tournament matches and related events. All stadiums to be used are either completely new, or have been extensively refurbished in preparation for World Cup 2006 to meet FIFA regulations for international match venues.

During the World Cup, many of the stadiums will be officially known by different names from normal, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadium names. For example, Allianz Arena will be known during the competition as "FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich" (or in German: "FIFA WM-Stadion München"). These new names are reflected in the table below.

2006 FIFA World Cup™ Fan Fest

Under the banner of the "2006 FIFA World Cup™ Fan Fest", all twelve Host Cities will stage public viewing events in best locations throughout the tournament. A jointly developed basic concept and design will combine with other different local events to create the greatest football party of all time in Germany. It should be underlined that the live broadcast of all games and wide-ranging support events will be laid on free of charge for spectators in every Host City.

Details of Fan Fest locations and events in each host city can be found on the individual venue information pages linked in the table below.

City Stadium
(World Cup 2006 Name)		 Capacity
(Seated)		 Home club(s)
Berlin Olympiastadion 74,220
(66,021)		 Hertha BSC Berlin
Cologne RheinEnergieStadion
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne)		 46,120
(40,590)		 1. FC Cologne
Dortmund Signal Iduna Park
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Dortmund)		 65,982
(60,285)		 Borussia Dortmund
Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Frankfurt)		 48,132
(43,324)		 Eintracht Frankfurt
Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Gelsenkirchen)		 53,804
(48,426)		 FC Schalke 04
Hamburg AOL Arena
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hamburg)		 51,055
(45,442)		 Hamburger SV
Hanover AWD-Arena
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover)		 44,652
(39,297)		 Hannover 96
Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 43.450
(39.820)		 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Leipzig Zentralstadion 44,199
(38,898)		 FC Sachsen Leipzig
Munich Allianz Arena
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich)		 66,016
(59,416)		 Bayern Munich
TSV 1860 Munich
Nuremberg Frankenstadion 41,926
(36,898)		 1. FC Nuremberg
Stuttgart Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion 53,200
(47,757)		 VfB Stuttgart