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The DKB-Arena (pronounced Deh-Kah-Beh-Arena), previously known as Ostseestadion, is the home...

The DKB-Arena (pronounced Deh-Kah-Beh-Arena), previously known as Ostseestadion, is the home stadium of F.C. Hansa Rostock, a German football club, located in the city of Rostock. "Ostseestadion" translates in English to "Baltic Sea Stadium", and is named after the Baltic Sea, whose coast Rostock lies upon. On 2 July 2007, Hansa Rostock sold the naming rights for the following 10 years to Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB), hence the new official name is "DKB Arena". The DKB-Arena is located in the German city of Rostock in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Within Rostock, it is situated not far from the city centre in the Hansaviertel part of town near several hospitals of the University of Rostock and a small forest called Barnstorfer Wald'. Moreover, an icehockey stadium as well as several training pitches of Hansa Rostock are just adjacent to the Ostseestadion. Rostock's DKB-Arena can be reached easily from all parts of Rostock by public transport, using buses (stop Ostseestadion) or the S-Bahn (stop Holbeinplatz). Public transport is free with a valid ticket for a home match three hours before and two hours after the actual match. The stadium was newly built in 2001 on the site of a