Rhein-Neckar-Arena (), currently known as PreZero Arena and previously as Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a

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, Germany. It is used mostly for

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matches and hosts the home matches of

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. The stadium has a capacity of 30,150 people. It replaced TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's former ground, the

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. The stadium is the largest in the

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metropolitan area, although it is situated in a town with only 3,600 inhabitants. The first competitive match was played on 31 January 2009 against

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, and ended in a 2–0 win for Hoffenheim. The stadium hosted international matches at the

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. The Rhein-Neckar-Arena hosted the "2017 DEL Winter Game", an outdoor

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game between

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and the Schwenningen Wild Wings on 7 January 2017.

Traffic connection

The Sinsheim-Museum/Arena S-Bahn stop at the Elsenz Valley Railway ''(Elsenztalbahn)'' is just over a kilometre walk away''Großer Bahnhof für den Fußball.''
In: ''stimme.de'' and there are shuttle buses from Sinsheim main station. The stadium can be reached by car via the newly built ''Sinsheim-Süd'' junction of the federal motorway 6.

International football matches

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Gallery

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References

External links

Stadium information and photos

3D model of the Rhein-Neckar-Arena

Stadium plans from club website

World Stadiums
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Traffic connection

International football matches

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Gallery

See also

References

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