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Though the BayArena has been home to Bayer Leverkusen since 1958, it\u2019s slightly misleading to suggest that the ground that exists now is the same one that opened all those years ago. Back then it was called Ulrich Haberland Stadium and was named after one of the former chairmen of Bayer AG – the pharmaceutical company that founded and owns the club. It used to have a capacity of 20,000.<\/p>\n

In the 1980s a remodeling project was undertaken that developed different parts of the stadium at different times. Nowadays the ground is considered to have a very modern and contemporary feel, but in actual fact that was purely coincidental. The demands of a modern football stadium change from decade to decade and in the 1990s, in the middle of construction, they changed once more and so the design plan of the new ground changed too.<\/p>\n

Stats<\/h2>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
BayArena Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Opened<\/td>\r\n 1958<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Capacity<\/td>\r\n 30210<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Average Attendance<\/td>\r\n 27769<\/td> \r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Attendance<\/td>\r\n 30210 (Multiple Matches)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr> \r\n \r\n \r\n
Pitch Size<\/td>\r\n 105 x 68 (7140)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Former Name<\/td>\r\n Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion (1958\u20131998), FIFA Women's World Cup Stadium, Leverkusen<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Owner<\/td>\r\n Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fu\u00dfball GmbH<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Sponsor<\/td>\r\n Bayer AG<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Clubs Hosted<\/td>\r\n Bayer Leverkusen<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Bayer Leverkusen Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Founded<\/td>\r\n 1904<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Nickname<\/td>\r\n Werkself<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Club Mascot<\/td>\r\n Brian The Lion<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Rivals<\/td>\r\n Koln<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Kit<\/td>\r\n Red & Black Stripes (Home) \/ White (Away)\r\n \r\n \/ Blue (Third)\r\n \r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Training Ground<\/td>\r\n Kurtekotten<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Shirt Sponsor<\/td>\r\n Barmenia Versicherungen<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Team Owner<\/td>\r\n Bayer AG<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Goalscorer<\/td>\r\n Ulf Kirsten (182)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Appearances<\/td>\r\n Stefan Kie\u00dfling (439)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n <\/table>\r\n\r\n\n

BayArena Photos<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"BayArena\"\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n BayArena\r\n \r\n
\r\n By \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u041e\u0441\u0438\u043f\u043e\u0432 from Ukraine (20120919_21_12_32__MG_9936) [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"View\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n View from pitch level\r\n \r\n
\r\n By \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u041e\u0441\u0438\u043f\u043e\u0432 from Ukraine (20120920_23_07_59__MG_0004) [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"View\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n View of the stands\r\n \r\n
\r\n By \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u041e\u0441\u0438\u043f\u043e\u0432 from Ukraine (20120919_20_15_19__MG_9915) [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"BayArena\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n BayArena backdrop\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Hobby-Fotograf2013 (Own work) [GFDL<\/a> or CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Exterior\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Exterior View\r\n \r\n
\r\n Sascha Br\u00fcck<\/a> [GFDL<\/a> or CC-BY-SA-3.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"View\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n View from stands\r\n \r\n
\r\n funky1opt \/ Flickr.com<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\r\n

BayArena Seating Plan and Where to Sit<\/h2>\r\n \r\n
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From Bayer Leverkusen<\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n

Three sides of the stadium are two-tiered sections separated by a row of executive boxes. These are called Nordbereich, Ostbereich, and Westbereich thanks to their geographical location. There is one other section of the ground, the Sudbereich, that does not match up with the rest of the stadium. That\u2019s because it is where a hotel is located, with a number of the rooms overlooking the pitch.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

Bayer Leverkusen Ticket Prices<\/h2>\r\n

To be totally honest, the ticket pricing at the BayArena is a complicated affair, but at least they give you the information unlike most other European teams. Tickets are broken into four different categories with different prices available depending on your age. There are further prices for disabled supporters. We have done our best to simplify it a little below:<\/p>\n