The Mercedes-Benz Arena was built between 1929 and 1933. The official opening of the stadium was on the 26th of July 1933 with the German Gymnastics Championships. Two years later the stadium got further expanded with wooden stands.
The Arena got renovated to prepare it for the 1974 World Cup. Works included the reconstruction of the main stand and a cover for the opposite side. In 1993 the majority of the terraces were converted into seats and a roof was constructed that covered the complete stadium. The next renovation was in preparation for the 2006 World Cup, which included the reconstruction of the upper tiers. In 2008 the city of Stuttgart decided to convert the stadium into a proper football stadium, without the athletics track. August 4, 2011: opening “new” Mercedes-Benz Arena. The whole stadium costed 60 million Euro.
