Only newly opened

Bavaria’s 320 million arena suddenly under water

Water dripping from the roofs of the new basketball arena.(Bild: Screenshot x.com/RobertHeusel)

What was going on? FC Bayern's 320-million-euro basketball arena, which opened just a few months ago, was suddenly flooded on Friday evening.

Shortly before the Euro League match against Anadolu Efes, masses of rain shot through the roof of the new "SAP Garden" in Munich. The spectators were taken completely by surprise and watched in amazement as the water dripped onto the floor. After all, the new gem was only completed a few months ago and recently opened. An embarrassing mishap.

It is unclear how the curious incident occurred. Basketball journalist Robert Heuse later reported a burst pipe. FC Bayern has not yet commented on the reasons. There was talk of abandoning the game, but the supposed leak was plugged in time and the game was kicked off. Only a few seats at the edge of the players' tunnel, where the floor and seats were under water, remained empty. Bayern then lost 92:97 against the Turkish top club Anadolu Efes.

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Bayern's honorary president Uli Hoeneß recently said about the arena, which opened in September 2024, that the costs had "gotten out of hand". Instead of the originally planned 150 million euros, the arena cost a whopping 320 million. Apparently with leaks ...