Old Rb Leipzig Stadium
The first plans envisioned a new stadium with 5000 seats at the rb leipzig training center at cottaweg.
Old rb leipzig stadium. Red bull arena facts rb leipzig stadium is officially known as the red bull arena and has a capacity of almost 43000. The stadium is built within the old zentralstadion and marries. Rb leipzig moved in in 2010 and have remained there since the clubs formation. The red bull arena leipzig formerly known as zentralstadion between the years of 1956 2010 is a purpose built football stadim located in the city of leipzig.
The ground formerly called zentralstadion was. However because of the limited space at cottaweg and the complicated approval procedures these plans were scrapped. The 202021 rb leipzig season is the clubs 12th season in existence and its fifth consecutive season in the top flight of german footballin addition to the domestic league rb leipzig are participating in this seasons editions of the dfb pokal and the uefa champions leaguethe season covers the period from august 2020 to 30 june 2021. Due to the transfer of the arena into ownership of red bull a new stadium would not be pursued.
Stadium red bull arena is the stadium of rb leipzig but due to uefa sponsorship regulations the stadium is known as rb arena for european matches. It is the largest football stadium in the former east germany and has also hosted music concerts as well as football. Due to uefa sponsorship regulations the stadium is known as the rb arena for european matches. As a result its the largest stadium in east germany.
The red bull arena has grown in stature along with its main tenant rb leipzig to become one of germanys top football grounds. In december 2016 rb leipzig offered that the stadium would be sold by former owner michael koelmel to the club to continue the plans from the 2015 agenda. Opened in 2004 it is currently the home stadium for first division club rb leipzig with fc sachsen leipzig having previously used the stadium from its opening until 2009. It opened in 2004 and from then until 2007 it was used by fc sachsen leipzig as their home ground.
It gradually became more and more worn and in 1997 a decision was reached to build a brand new stadium within the grounds of the old one. With a capacity of 44345 the ground is the premier football facility in the east german region having undergone 4 years of renovations at the turn of the millenium.