AOK Stadion

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AOK Stadion

AOK Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. [1]

History

The stadium was opened in 2015 and replaced the VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg as the home ground of VfL Wolfsburg's women's and youth teams. The location chosen for the Stadium was the Allerpark where the Volkswagen Arena is also located. [2]

During the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament, the Netherlands used the stadium as their team base camp. [3]

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References

  1. "Wolfsburg - Allerpark: Neue Arena heißt AOK-Stadion – WAZ/AZ-online.de". 2020-07-02. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. "Allerpark :: Attraktionen :: Volkswagen Arena". 2015-12-22. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. "From Disney to Euros: Zirkzee's Dutch call-up the stuff of fairytales". Yahoo Sports. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-07-01.

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