AWD-Hall

The HDI-Arena (until 2002) and AWD-Arena [ʔaː veː deː ʔaˈʁeːna] (2002–2013), is a football stadium in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and competition venue of the German Bundesliga football club Hannover 96. The original 86,000 capacity stadium was completed in 1954 and has since been rebuilt several times for various major football events. Today it has 49,000 covered seats. During the World Cup 2006 the stadium was named FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover. In 2002, Hannover 96 leased the name right at the Lower Saxony Stadium for five years to the Financial Services AWD. In 2007 the contract was extended for another five years to June 2012.