All About Allianz Arena

Allianz Arena

General information about the Allianz Arena

Opened in 2005, the Allianz Arena, home to both FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860, was designed as a pure football arena. In less than three years to build an architecturally unique arena has emerged. At this point you will get all information about modern stadium in Europe.
Referendum

At the referendum, there was an overwhelming majority of 65.8 percent for the project and only 34.2 percent against. The so-called quorum, which requires at least ten percent of all eligible voters must agree, was fulfilled. The turnout has never amounted to 37.5 percent as high in a referendum held in Bavaria.

Allgemeine Informationen zur Allianz Arena

Die im Jahre 2005 eröffnete Allianz Arena, die Heimstätte der beiden Münchener Vereine FC Bayern und TSV 1860, ist als reine Fußball-Arena konzipiert worden. In nicht einmal drei Jahren Bauzeit ist eine architektonisch einzigartige Arena entstanden. An dieser Stelle erhalten Sie sämtliche Informationen zum modernsten Stadion Europas.
Bürgerentscheid

Beim Bürgerentscheid gab es eine überwältigende Mehrheit von 65,8 Prozent für das Projekt und nur 34,2 Prozent Nein-Stimmen. Auch das sogenannte Quorum, wonach mindestens zehn Prozent aller Wahlberechtigten zustimmen müssen, wurde erfüllt. Die Wahlbeteiligung lag mit 37,5 Prozent so hoch wie noch nie bei einem Bürgerentscheid in Bayern.

Plenty of Positives from Real Warm Up

The mood at the Allianz Arena on Saturday afternoon crackled with enthusiasm and excitement. “Stand up for Bayern,” the crowd chanted. The fans on the south and north terraces sang their hearts out, the thousands in the seats clapped their hands. There was no mistaking just how much the supporters and players are looking forward to the Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid - and Bayern’s 5–2 victory over Werder Bremen was a near-perfect way to warm up.

“It was important we came away with a positive feeling, and we’ve definitely done that,” commented captain Philipp Lahm. The champions trailed 2–1 at the break after a patchy first-half performance but a dramatically improved second-half display brought a thrilling turnaround. “We’ve scored five goals, we were always on the move and we had bags of passion. That was good! We need to focus on the positives,” remarked Arjen Robben.

The Dutchman rounded off the scoring with a trademark solo effort less than 40 seconds after coming on as a 74th-minute substitute. Franck Ribéry (20), Claudio Pizarro (53, 57) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (61) had earlier added their names to the scoresheet. Bremen’s half-time lead came courtesy of Theodor Gebre Selassie (10) and Aaron Hunt (36).

The goals against left a bitter taste in the FCB camp. “We wanted to stop their counter-attacks, but yet again we ended up with two against three at the back,” fumed Jérôme Boateng. “We have to work together better in these situations on Tuesday. We weren’t good in the first half.“ Coach Pep Guardiola could only agree, describing the first 45 minutes as “disappointing. But fortunately it was better in the second half.“

Thiago Starts Light Training

Welcome back, Thiago! The Spain international has resumed training four weeks after suffering a partial ligament rupture against 1899 Hoffenheim. Thiago completed two intensive sessions with fitness coach Thomas Wilhelmi at the Säbener Strasse facility on Saturday and Sunday. The plan is to increase intensity levels over the next few days. If all goes well the 23-year-old summer signing may be able to make an appearance in the run-in.

Rummenigge: Don't be Down-Hearted

At around midnight in Madrid Karl-Heinz Rummenigge officially opened the banquet Bayern traditionally stage after Champions League away matches. The coaching and playing staff, guests of honour and sponsors listened intently to the FCB chairman, who was in bullish mood despite the defeat to Real earlier in the evening. We reproduce Rummenigge’s speech in full:

“Ladies and gentlemen,

This evening we were witnesses to an unbelievably interesting, emotional and very intense Champions League match. Obviously, losing 1–0 isn’t the result we wanted, but I’m far from thinking it can’t be put right. I think Munich will be burning with passion when it comes to the return match next Tuesday. We’ll have 70,000 people getting behind the team.

[applause] 

We’ll all have to support and push the team so that Real Madrid realise: it’ll be hard in Munich! As I’ve said, it wasn’t the result we were looking for. But I believe we can still do it and make it to Lisbon. We must all get behind the team! 

Lads, I have one thing to tell you: I got up out of my seat in the VIP box after the match and my impression was that the Real Madrid bosses weren’t happy. They know what they can expect in Munich on Tuesday. Their trip to Dortmund was still a comfortable prospect by comparison. We’ll show them that Bayern Munich have real quality at home, and it’ll remind them a bit of hell. We and the fans will push you along.

Lads, don’t be down-hearted! A defeat is never good, and we shouldn’t play it down. But a defeat is always as valuable as the way you react - and you’ll show the right reaction next Tuesday! I wish you all a very good evening.”

Proud, Bayern Leave Madrid in Fighting Mood

Three cheers for Thomas Müller, Arjen Robben and Pep Guardiola. The reception at the post-match banquet in Madrid provided a boost for Bayern on the Iberian peninsula. Friends, family, VIP guests and sponsors greeted each and every player, plus the head coach, with a round of applause. That was in spite of a 1-0 defeat in the Champions League semi-final first leg - a result that has roused Bayern’s determination to get the right result in next Tuesday’s return match at the Allianz Arena.

“Obviously, the 1-0 defeat isn’t the result we wanted but I’m a very long way from saying we’re not in a position to put it right,” declared Karl-Heinz Rummenigge when he rose to speak at a minute after midnight. His speech at the banquet was directed straight at the players: “Don’t be down-hearted lads! Defeats are never good, and we shouldn’t play it down. But a defeat is always as valuable as the way you react - and you’ll show the right reaction next Tuesday.”

Prolific Pizza Completes The Set

Claudio Pizarro’s goal in Braunschweig means the Peruvian closed a gap in his personal career record: going into Saturday’s match Pizza had scored against 17 of the 18 current Bundesliga clubs, but not against the Lions from Braunschweig. The strike takes Claudio onto 83 goals in the Bundesliga and means he draws level with Paul Breitner in ninth place in Bayern’s all-time top flight scorer roll of honour. In the same ranking for the Bundesliga, the league’s most prolific non-German player lies eighth with 172 goals.

Hardworking Bayern Return to Winning Ways

After a below-par run of three league fixtures without a victory Bayern returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga on Saturday with a hard-working success away to bottom club Eintracht Braunschweig courtesy of second-half goals from Claudio Pizarro and Mario Mandzukic. The merited victory was a boost to morale in the build-up to Wednesday’s Champions League showdown away to Real Madrid.

The 32,325 full house at the Eintracht Stadium saw the relegation strugglers put up a determined and high-energy show of resistance in the first half, effectively neutralising the visitors’ greater quality. But all the running and chasing took its toll and the champions upped the ante after the break, Pizarro finally breaking the deadlock with 15 minutes to play and sub Mandzukic wrapping it up four minutes from time.

The result takes FCB onto 81 points from 31 matches, 17 clear of Dortmund in second. The Bavarians are back in action four days from now in the eagerly-awaited European first leg encounter in the Spanish capital against Cristiano Ronaldo and Co.

Bayern Aim for Great Display at Braunschweig

Top versus bottom, the champions against relegation candidates - there could hardly be two more diametrically opposed teams on Matchday 31 in Bayern’s away game at Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday (Live in English from 3.30 pm CET on Twitter and FCB.tv Web Radio). While a defeat for the hosts would sink them further into the relegation mire, the reigning and confirmed new champions of Germany are looking to fine-tune their performance levels ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final tie at Real Madrid.

“We need to produce a great display and move up to top gear,” declared Arjen Robben, who is convinced the game against the team from Lower Saxony is “possibly more important” than the DFB Cup semi-final against FC Kaiserslautern last Wednesday: “We need to be ready for the match against Real.” Thomas Müller added: “We face some challenges on Saturday - to put on a good performance, to get back into the groove, and get used to playing well again. We’ll be in with a good shout in Madrid if we can do that.”

Head coach Pep Guardiola shares that opinion. “We need to have a good game against Braunschweig to be able to perform in Madrid,” said the Spaniard before the final pre-match session at the Säbener Strasse training ground on Good Friday. “We’ve got to focus on playing our game again, both up front and at the back, to put us in the right mood for the Madrid match.” The encounter with the Lower Saxony side fighting to stay up comes at just the right time. “We know how important the game is for Braunschweig.”

Müller is the main man

Thomas Müller is now the leading goalscorer in the current DFB Cup campaign. He scored from the penalty spot on 50 minutes to put Bayern 3-0 up in the 5-1 semi-final victory over Kaiserslautern on Wednesday night - his seventh cup goal this season. Müller heads the list above Roberto Firmino with six goals for Hoffenheim who have already been knocked out.

Bayern Set Up Cup Final Showdown with BVB

Holders Bayern took another step towards retaining their historic treble on Wednesday night with an ultimately routine DFB Cup semi-final victory over courageous second-division outfit Kaiserslautern, setting up a mid-May showdown in Berlin with chief domestic rivals Borussia Dortmund.

It took until midway through the first half before Bastian Schweinsteiger had the bulk of the 71,000 full house at the Allianz Arena on their feet with the opening goal, but Pep Guardiola’s men pushed on from there and Toni Kroos made the lead comfortable before the break. Thomas Müller increased the advantage from the spot five minutes after the restart, and although Simon Zoller pulled one back on the hour, Mario Mandzukic restored the three-goal margin and sub Mario Götze made it an emphatic victory before the end.

The result sees FCB safely through to the final most observers wanted, a mouth-watering clash with BVB in Berlin on Saturday 17 May, where the Reds aim to seal their 17th domestic knockout title. The Bavarians are next in action on Saturday away to bottom club Braunschweig in the Bundesliga, before the clash of the Champions League Titans against Real in Madrid the following Wednesday.

Raeder for Neuer, three other changes

Guardiola brought in four new faces compared to the previous match, the 3-0 home defeat to Dortmund last Saturday. The one enforced change saw Lukas Raeder replace the injured Manuel Neuer, just as he did at half-time in the BVB clash. Elsewhere, Jerome Boateng, Kroos and Müller took over from Javi Martinez, Götze and Rafinha.

The champions began with Raeder in goal, captain Philipp Lahm, Boateng, Dante and David Alaba in defence, Schweinsteiger and Kroos in central midfield, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery out wide, and Müller in the hole behind centre-forward Mandzukic.

FCK coach Kosta Runjaic was more then realistic about his side’s chances beforehand – ““We’re aware of our inferiority,” said the Vienna-born supremo – but the team that knocked out top-flight Hertha BSC and then Leverkusen away from home in the last eight approached the tenth cup meeting between the clubs determined to give a good account of themselves.

Comfortable half-time lead

After referee Thorsten Kinhöfer whistled the match underway on a fine but chilly evening in Munich, the visitors pressed the Bundesliga champions vigorously and high up the field, with the result that chances were thin on the ground to start with. Müller blazed a shot high and wide of FCK keeper Tobias Sippel’s goal after five minutes, but the first real chance came four minutes later when the visitors’ Florian Dick looped a header onto the top of his own crossbar under pressure from Mandzukic.

The Reds slowly but surely seized the initiative as the first half wore on and took the lead after 23 minutes with a goal that was simplicity in itself: Robben floated a corner to the edge of the six-yard boss where Schweinsteiger thrust past his marker and headed home.

Mandzukic was hustled off the ball as he shaped to shoot following great play from Kroos and Müller, but the second goal was only delayed until the 32nd minute when Kroos threaded a right-footed shot just inside Sippel’s left-hand upright from a Robben lay-off. FCB sat back now and Lautern enjoyed a good spell through to the interval, but Raeder did not have a shot to save in earnest as the sides turned round with the holders well on course for Berlin.

Safely in the bag

The second half started with the lower league side on the attack, but Müller killed off the revival with Bayern’s third from the penalty spot on 50 minutes after the irrepressible Robben was tripped in the box by centre-back Dominique Heintz.

FCB threatened to run riot for a spell but Ribery fired over the bar with the goal gaping following a fine interchange between Robben and Müller. The underdogs commendably stood their ground and were rewarded on the hour when Zoller stole in front of Boateng and flicked a header past Raeder from Dick’s pinpoint cross.

Guardiola sent on Götze for Robben now and the new man soon caused panic in the Lautern area with Müller looking hard done by not to be awarded a penalty of his own. Martinez and Rafinha replaced Schweinsteiger and Alaba for the last 15 minutes, before Munich struck again in the 78th minute when Mandzukic bustled his way down the inside-right channel and arrowed a drive across Sippel and in off the far stick.

The Croat inexplicably missed the target with a close-range header as FCK heads finally went down towards the end, with Götze applying the icing to the cake with a stoppage-time tap-in for the fifth from Ribery’s cunning backheel.

Live match report for fcbayern.de by Chris Hamley

Bayern Munich v FC Kaiserslautern 5-1 (H-T: 2-0)

Bayern Munich	Raeder - Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Alaba (Rafinha 81) - Schweinsteiger (Martínez 75), Kroos - Robben (Götze 61), T. Müller, Ribéry - Mandzukic
Substitute	Husic, Van Buyten, Hojbjerg, Pizarro
FC Kaiserslautern	Sippel - Dick, Torrejon, Heintz, Löwe (Fortounis 68) - Orban - Matmour, Ring, Jenssen (Idrissou 77), Zimmer - Zoller (Lakic 80)
Substitute	M. Müller, Mockenhaupt, Karl, Dorow
Referee	Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)
Viewers	71,000 (capacity)
Goals	1-0 Schweinsteiger (23), 2-0 Kroos (32), 3-0 Müller (50, pen), 3-1 Zoller (60), 4-1 Mandzukic (78), 5-1 Götze (90+1)

Bayern Home Favourites in DFB Cup

Bayern have an almost unblemished record at home in the DFB Cup. FCB have only been knocked out of the cup once in the last 30 home ties – that exit came in a 1-0 defeat against Schalke at the semi-final stage three years ago. The other games have ended in 27 wins and two penalty shoot-out victories. The last time Bayern went out off the cup against a lower league side was ten years ago in a 2-1 quarter-final defeat away to Alemannia Aachen.

Fourth cup meeting in Munich

FCB face Kaiserslautern for the fourth time at home in the DFB Cup (the previous ties were in 1971, 2006 and 2012). Bayern have always gone through and FCK failed to score a single goal in those games. The two sides have played each other nine times in the Cup – FCB have only been knocked out once, in a 2-1 reverse at the Betzenberg stadium in November 1980, over 33 years ago. The most recent cup fixture involving the teams was 18 months ago. FCB coasted to a 4-0 win at the Allianz Arena in October 2012 to progress to the last sixteen. 

Seventeen years since last FCK win in Munich

The Red Devils and their fans last celebrated in Munich after playing Bayern a full 17 years ago, when the Bavarians suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat against the newly-promoted team from the Rhineland Palatinate on the opening day of the 1997/98 Bundesliga campaign. The last loss in a competitive match against Kaiserslautern was in August 2010 (a 2-0 defeat at the Betzenberg in the Bundesliga). FCB have won all of the last ten games against FCK.

Bayern Start Build-Up to DFB Pokal Semi Final

The Bayern pros had just 40 hours to get over the Bundesliga home defeat against Borussia Dortmund. “The weekend is for recovery and regeneration. We need to learn a lesson or two from the game and address a couple of issues,” declared sporting director Matthias Sammer on Saturday night after the final whistle at the Allianz Arena.

No sooner said than done. The first team squad returned to the Säbener Strasse training ground at 4 pm on Monday afternoon to start preparing for the next match. FCB entertain second division FC Kaiserslautern in the DFB Cup semi-finals on Wednesday night. And the holders are focused on getting a result in the cup tie: “We want to go to Berlin,” said Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

Pep Guardiola welcomed most of his squad to the first training session of the week with the exception of the sidelined Thiago, Xherdan Shaqiri, Holger Badstuber and Tom Starke. With two days to go before the cup showdown, the Spaniard set to work on building up his players' concentration and desire, seeking to make sure they do not lose sight of the target. “I've got to find solutions. It's risky for the Kaiserslautern game too,” said Guardiola taking himself to task after the defeat against Dortmund.

“It will be important for us not to underestimate the opposition. They showed what damage they can do against a Bundesliga team at Leverkusen,” said Rummenigge, sounding a warning about the side from the Rhineland Palatinate who secured a surprise 1-0 win away to Bayer Leverkusen at the quarter-final stage. “It's a final for us,” added Sammer ahead of the DFB Cup clash with the second division outfit. “The lads know exactly not to follow Leverkusen's example. We need to produce a better performance than we did against Dortmund.”

“We know the scale of the challenge we face at home to Kaiserslautern if we want to make it to the final in Berlin. That's crucial,” said Manuel Neuer. The keeper, who went off at half-time with a calf problem on Saturday, trained as normal on Monday. Neuer should definitely be between the sticks on Wednesday.

Bayern Sign Sebastian Rode from Frankfurt

FC Bayern have completed the signing of 23-year-old midfielder Sebastian Rode from Eintracht Frankfurt. The defensive specialist put his name to a four-year contract in Munich and will join his new club on 1 July 2014.

“I’m delighted the transfer has gone through,” commented the Germany U-21 international. “FC Bayern is the next big step for me. I want to continue developing as a player in Munich and win lots of trophies with my future team-mates.“

“Sebastian Rode is an excellent professional, embodying the highest levels of professionalism and dynamism,” commented FC Bayern board director for sport Matthias Sammer. “I’m certain he’ll bring momentum and flair to our team as we tackle our future challenges.”

Back to the real Bayern

The task for now is to swiftly analyse and move on from the Dortmund match and focus completely on the cup clash with second division Kaiserslautern. “We need to learn our lessons and talk a few things over. We get back to work on Monday with our focus on the future,” said Sammer, “we want to see the real Bayern Munich again. We need much better performances than today’s.“ If so, the champions will be confident of booking a place in the cup final on 17 May in Berlin.

Fantastic Semi Final

If Bayern are to make the Champions League final this season they must overcome Real Madrid in the last four for the second time in three years. “All Bayern and Real fans can justifiably look forward to this clash,” said FCB chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, “we have a huge chance to make history by retaining the title and we believe we can do it.” fcbayern.desummarises the reaction to Friday’s semi-final draw.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: “All Bayern and Real fans can justifiably look forward to this clash. Pep will certainly be delighted. We’re playing one of the best clubs in the world and their fantastic team. Both games will be tough but attractive, I can confidently say that in advance. Real aren’t kind of team to sit back and defend. We respect Real, but we have a huge chance to make history by retaining the title and we believe we can do it.”

Matthias Sammer: “What a fantastic semi-final, a meeting of two huge clubs with great traditions. We can expect two festivals of football. Bayern versus Real is the best European football has to offer at the present time. Naturally, we want to prevail and make the final.”

Philipp Lahm: “It’s a meeting between two massive teams and would have been a worthy final. I think we have a 50-50 chance. But there can only be one target when you’re in the last four of the Champions League, to reach the final! We’ll go for it with everything we’ve got.”

Franck Ribéry: “It’s a tough draw, a meeting between two of the best attacking teams in the world. We’re in for two magnificent matches and I really hope we make the final.”

Manuel Neuer: “I’m looking forward to going back to the Bernabeu. I have lots of positive memories of the stadium. The semi-final return two years ago when we went through on penalties was unbelievable. I’m also intrigued about the atmosphere in Madrid when we go there, because both Atletico and Real play their first legs at home. The city will be packed with fans of all four semi-finalists on Tuesday and Wednesday so it’ll definitely be a massive festival.”

Thomas Müller: “What a great draw! I’m looking forward to two cracking games with lots of world-class players!”

Javi Martínez: “Real are the strongest of the teams we could have drawn. It’ll be tough but I believe in our team. I lost to Real several times with Bilbao but I’m hoping to turn that around with Bayern.”

Emilio Butragueño (Real Madrid director):“Bayern are strong with plenty of great players. It’ll be tough especially with the return being in Munich. That could give Bayern a slight edge. Both games will be tight. But it’s a fantastic clash, one of the best imaginable.”

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid coach): “It’s good we face tough opponents. We’ll do everything we can to win. Pep Guardiola is one of the best coaches in the world, and a knockout tie between the clubs will be tough for both teams. We’re extremely motivated, we’re still chasing three trophies and we’re really looking forward to it.”

Bayern Fired Up for Dortmund

Wednesday evening’s Manchester United clash took its toll in terms of mental and physical energy, so it was good that Pep Guardiola gave his team the morning off following their success in reaching the Champions League semi-finals. The players came in to the Säbener Strasse facility in the course of the afternoon, some for treatment from the physios, others for a shakedown by way of regeneration, and a third group including Bastian Schweinsteiger and Javi Martínez for an intense workout on the training ground, keeping a good-sized crowd happy and entertained.

The Champions League quarter-finals are history, but the next footballing treats are already on the horizon. The draw for the semi-finals in Europe’s elite club competition takes place in Nyon on Friday. And on Saturday, the Bundesliga’s second-placed club Borussia Dortmund visit the champions in the league. “Obviously we want to win, no question about it. And we’re looking forward to it,” Matthias Sammer informed FCB.tv on Thursday, “we have to keep our rhythm.”

“There’s a lot of prestige attached to the fixture,” added Thomas Müller. Philipp Lahm said: “It’s an absolutely massive match because it’s a meeting between two top teams who’ve always staged fantastic clashes in the past.“ Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is just as much looking forward to a game “with an edge. We should see plenty of action on the pitch.“

However, continued the chairman, no-one should forget that when it comes to Bayern and the Bundesliga, “it’s all over. We’re champions, regardless of the outcome on Saturday.” Just four days prior to the crucial DFB Cup semi-final at home to FC Kaiserslautern, that fact could play into Bayern’s hands, Toni Kroos thinks: “We can be relatively relaxed and play our football because we’re under no pressure.”