SAP Arena

SAP Arena
Location	Mannheim,Germany
Coordinates	49°27′50.9″N8°31′04.7″E/ 49.464139°N 8.517972°E
Owner	Dietmar Hopp
Capacity	11,000–15,000 (concerts); 14,500 (handball); 13,900 (basketball); 13,600 (ice hockey)
Construction
Broke ground	November, 2002
Opened	September 2, 2005
Construction cost	€70 million
Architect	Hentrich –Petschnigg& Partner KG
Tenants
	Adler Mannheim(DEL) (2005–present); Rhein-Neckar Löwen(HBL) (2005–present)

SAP Arenais a multi-purposearenainMannheim,Germany.It is primarily used forice hockeyandhandball,and is the home arena of theAdler Mannheimice hockey club and theRhein-Neckar Löwenhandball club. Inaugurated in 2005, the arena has a capacity of up to 15,000 people.^[1]More than a hundred concerts and convention events are hosted at the arena annually. The SAP Arena is one of the largest in Germany and one of the most high-tech in Europe. The arena is named after its sponsorSAP.

In late December 2022, theMLP Academics Heidelbergplayed againstFC Bayern Munich (basketball)there. The Academics drew their record crow of 10,454 visitors. For each ticket sold, a donation was made to the Courage Foundation for the support of chronically ill children.^[2]

Concerts

Tina Turnerperformed at the arena on 19 and 20 February 2009 during herTina!: 50th Anniversary Tour.
Depeche Modehas performed at the arena four times: On 7 November 2009 during theTour of the Universe,on 11 March 2006 duringTouring the Angel,on 4 February 2014 during theDelta Machine Tourin front of a sold-out crowd of 11,280 people, and on 30 November 2017 during theGlobal Spirit Tour.
Sade (band)performed at the Arena on 16 November 2011.
Madonnaplayed a show in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,883 people during herRebel Heart Touron 29 November 2015.
Deep Purpleperformed a show on 11 February 2013 in front of nearly 10,000 people.
Justin Timberlakeplayed a sold-out show in front of 10,476 people during hisMan Of The Woods Touron 13 July 2018.

Services

In January 2018 the SAP Arena became the first multi-purpose arena in Germany that provides location-based services likeindoor navigationandproximity marketingto its visitors. Therefore, name sponsor SAP has had the arena equipped with 630iBeaconsby the German technology startupFavendo.^[3]

Transport links

A tram line (number 6) connects the SAP Arena to Mannheim city center and a newly built road connection to theB38amotorway connects it to theA 656 Autobahn,leading to the A656/A 6interchange, connecting eastbound Mannheim to Heidelberg (A656), and north-southbound to Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart (A6), as well as a little north on the A6 to Kaiserlautern (westbound).