Esprit Arena

The host arena this year will be the multi-functional football stadium, The Esprit Arena. The Arena was constructed in 2002-2004. The stadium can hold 54,500 spectators, and a huge 66,500 people for concerts. The Esprit Arena cost the city of Düsseldorf around 240 million euros to construct.

The stadium regularly hosted both first-round matches of the German League Cup every July between 2005 and 2007. In 2008, the stadium played host as the home stadium for Bayer Leverkusen, due to the redevelopment of their usual home ground. 

The Arena has also held concerts for musical acts such as Madonna in 2006 and 2008, as well as The Black Eyed Peas in 2011.