- Address: Achim-Stocker-Straße 1, Freiburg im Breisgau
- Country: Germany
- Capacity: 34,000
- Opened: 7 October 2021
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: SC Freiburg (football)
Extra stadium info – Europa-Park Stadion
The construction of the venue, which is named after a theme park in Baden-Württemberg, started in 2018. It opened with a match between SC Freiburg and FC St. Pauli. The home side won the game 3-0. A few days later, the Europa-Park Stadion hosted its first-ever German top-flight football league game. The match between SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig ended in a 1-1 draw. SC Freiburg was founded in 1904. They were promoted to the top-flight football league of Germany several times. On 21 May 2022, SC Freiburg played their first-ever German cup final. RB Leipzig won the final, which took place in the city of Berlin. 74,000 people attended the final.
The UEFA Europa League in the 2010s
In 2013, SC Freiburg made their debut in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. On 19 September 2013, they played their first-ever match in the group stage of the tournament. The game took place in Freiburg am Breisgau in front of 14,000 fans. It ended in a 2-2 draw. SC Freiburg faced the Spanish side Sevilla FC in their second match in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. That football season, Sevilla FC won the UEFA Europa League. They won the title after defeating the Portuguese side Benfica in 2014.
The UEFA Europa League in the 2020s
In 2022, SC Freiburg played their first UEFA Europa League games at the Europa-Park Stadion. The UEFA Europa League is known as the second-tier competition of European club football. In 2023, SC Freiburg faced the Italian football giants Juventus Football Club in the round of 16 of the tournament. Juventus won the first round-of-16 match after the Argentine football star Ángel Fabián Di María scored the only goal of the game. The second round-of-16 match took place at the Europa-Park Stadion in front of a crowd of 33,000. SC Freiburg lost the game against Juventus after the visitors scored twice. During that football season, SC Freiburg drew an average home attendance of 34,000 in 17 domestic league matches.
