- Address: Schloßhaustraße 162, Heidenheim an der Brenz
- Country: Germany
- Capacity: 15,000
- Opened: 1972
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: 1. FC Heidenheim (football)
Extra stadium info – Voith-Arena
The football venue is owned by the city government of Heidenheim an der Brenz. It was named GAGFAH-Arena before it became the Voith-Arena. 1. FC Heidenheim use the stadium for home games. In 2023, they were promoted to the German top-flight football league for the first time in their history. 1. FC Heidenheim finished first place in the second level of German football that year. They drew an average home attendance of 11,000 in that league season. 1. FC Heidenheim gathered 67 points in that league season. During that football season, they won 19 of their 34 league games. 10 of those 34 games ended in a draw.
Frank Schmidt
Frank Schmidt was the manager of 1. FC Heidenheim when they were promoted to the German top-flight football league for the first time in their history. He was born in Heidenheim an der Brenz in 1974. Frank Schmidt became the manager of 1. FC Heidenheim in 2007. On 17 September 2023, he became the longest serving manager for a club in German professional football history.
The Bundesliga
On 19 August 2023, 1. FC Heidenheim faced VfL Wolfsburg in their first-ever Bundesliga match. VfL Wolfsburg won the German top-flight football league game. A few days later, 1. FC Heidenheim played against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in their first home match in the Bundesliga. The visitors won the game, which took place in front of 15,000 spectators. On 1 September 2023, 1. FC Hoffenheim gathered their first point in the Bundesliga after a draw against Borussia Dortmund, one of the first German football clubs with a world championship title. A few days later, they won their first Bundesliga match after defeating Werder Bremen 4-2. The match between 1. FC Heidenheim and Werder Bremen took place at the Voith Arena in front of a capacity crowd.
