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The Red Bull Arena ((:ʁɛd ˈbʊl ʔaˈʁeːna)), formerly Zentralstadion (:t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn), located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, is a football facility in the former East Germany. It is the largest football stadium in the former East Germany and has also hosted music concerts as well as football. It is currently the home stadium for second-division club RB Leipzig but various Leipzig football teams have used the stadium as a home stadium, including VfB Leipzig (precursor to 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig) at various points in the 20th century (including large-scale European matches in the 1970s and domestic football in the 1990s). == History == In 1956, the first Zentralstadion opened, at the time it was one of the biggest stadiums in Europe being able to hold 100,000 spectators. However, over the years it fell into disuse and was costing the city too much to maintain. In 1997, the city of Leipzig decided to build a new stadium within the old stadium, a modern state of the art stadium only for football. The new stadium was built from December 2000 till March 2004. The Zentralstadion was the only stadium in the former East Germany to host games in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It hosted four group matches and a round of 16 game in the tournament. A year earlier, it was also one of the venues for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and hosted three matches of the tournament, including the third-place match. From 2005 to 2007, the Zentralstadion was host of the German League Cup final. FC Sachsen Leipzig used the stadium as a home ground from time to time between 2004 and 2007, however they moved back to their traditional home, the Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark at the start of the 2008–09 season. In July 2009, energy drink manufacturer Red Bull took over the license of SSV Markranstädt and renamed the team RasenBallsport Leipzig, in short RB Leipzig. From the outset, the new team outlined their wish to move into the tenant-less Zentralstadion and rename it the "Red Bull Arena". The naming rights were granted on 25 March 2010 and the stadium will be named so for a minimum period of 10 years as of 1 July 2010. The cost for renting the stadium will rise in accordance with the level of football RasenBallsport Leipzig are at. The team has pledged to upgrade the seating, install video advertising boards and make changes to the boxes and the VIP area.〔http://nachrichten.lvz-online.de/sport/regionalsport/red-bull-baut-zentralstadion-um/r-regionalsport-a-23460.html (German)〕〔http://ostfussball.com/zentralstadion-wird-zur-red-bull-arena-200/ (German)〕 In the 2010–11 season, Hallescher FC played between three and five games at the Zentralstadion due the their own Kurt-Wabbel Stadion being renovated.〔http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1267349436724 (German)〕 In 2014, the stadium was ranked 17th in the country based on attendance, safety, and number of events.〔http://www.leipziginfo.de/aktuelles/artikel/datum/2014/09/19/leipziger-red-bull-arena-beim-stadion-ranking-deutschland-auf-platz-17/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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