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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: FC Red Bull Salzburg | Opening: 2003 | Capacity: 30,188<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

The Red Bull Arena got built between 2001 and 2003. It opened on 8 March 2003 with a match between W\u00fcstenrot Salzburg and FC K\u00e4rnten. The stadium could initially hold 18,250 spectators.<\/p>\n

After the take-over of the club by Red Bull in 2005, the name of the stadium was changed to Red Bull Arena, and in 2006 works began to enlarge the stadium to a capacity suitable for the European Championships that were to be held inAustria. The first match at the expanded stadium was played against Arsenal on 25 July 2007.<\/p>\n

The Red Bull Arena hosted three group matches during Euro 2008<\/a>, during which it got\u00a0temporarily renamed Stadion Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim<\/p>\n

The stadium was initially planned to be converted back to its original capacity as this was promised to local residents, however after the tournament the club\u2019s management decided to keep\u00a0the larger stadium instead. After a long trajectory with protests and lawsuits of local residents and environmentalists, the club was finally allowed to keep the stadium in its current state.<\/p>\n

There are two more stadiums that carry the name Red Bull Arena, both also occupied by Red Bull-owned clubs. One stands in Leipzig<\/a>, and the other in New Jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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