Stadium
The club currently plays at Coface Arena, a new stadium opened in 2011 which holds 34,034 spectators. The first event held at the new arena was the LIGA total! Cup 2011, which took place from July 19 through to July 20, 2011 with other participants FC Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger Sportverein (HSV).
Die Nullfünfer previously played in Stadion am Bruchweg, built in 1928 and modified several times over the years to hold a crowd of over 20,300 spectators. Averaging crowds of about 15,000 while in the 2.Bundesliga, the team's hard won recent success had them regularly filling their venue.
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