GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau

GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau stands in Stuttgart’s Degerloch district as a multi-use venue for football and American football. The stadium holds up to 11,410 spectators, including 1,068 covered seats and 4,949 covered standing places. Home and visiting supporters have separate standing areas, while the main stand provides covered seating. Wheelchair facilities and stadium-wide catering serve different kinds of matchday visitors.

Opened in 1905, the stadium is recognised as Germany’s oldest and has hosted the Stuttgarter Kickers since its beginning. Its early wooden terrace followed an Arsenal design at one-third scale. A new main stand replaced part of the earlier arrangement in 1976 and remains in use. Stuttgart Scorpions and Stuttgart Surge have also brought American football to the ground, alongside events such as the MTV HipHop Open and German Bowl final.

The venue became Waldau-Stadion in 1987, after earlier names including Kickers-Platz and Kickers-Stadium. Since 2004, its commercial name has been GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau. The Spielbank Stuttgart Business Lounge adds a business area for meetings and events. Plans from 2008 proposed raising capacity to 12,000 spectators, but the redevelopment was postponed.