About stadium

Stadium introduction

The Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, the home stadium of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim first opened in 2009 with an opening ceremony and a friendly game between the home side and a selection of players from across the Rhine-Neckar region. The first official game occurred a week later when TSG played Energie Cottbus in the Bundesliga with the home side christening the stadium with a 2 nil win. Prior to the Rhein-Neckar-Arena the club played a the tiny Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion which had a capacity of just 6,350, and following a promotion to the Bundesliga the German Football League (DFL) found that Dietmar-Hopp failed to meet the requirements of the league. This forced Hoffenheim to temporarily play in the Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannhei, until they could resolve their stadium situation. After all options were considered, Construction began on a new €60 million stadium in 2007 with the location carefully chosen next to the A6 in Sinsheim as to make it as accessible as possible for fans, and 22 months later Hoffenheim had a modern set of facilities capable of generating enough revenues to maintain their place in the top flight of German football. In July 2011, the naming rights were sold to the Wirsol Solar AG company based in the Rhine-Neckar region and the stadium became known as Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena. In the same year, the arena was put forward as one of nine venues for the Fifa World Cup for Women, and it hosted three group games which was a good introduction to International football, and a few months later the men’s team played Uruguay in a sold out match which saw Germany win 2-1.

How to get to the Stadium

Dietmar-Hopp-Straße 1, 74889 Sinsheim