[3] The rights relating to the name of the arena, built in 2001, and previously known as Forum Bamberg, were sold to JAKO (a manufacturer of team sports clothing) in March 2006.

The structural alteration work, which cost six million euros, brought the foyer forward by 20 meters, to make room for a new north stand.

[5] In conjunction with the change of name, the town of Bamberg carried out major maintenance and building works, worth around 2.5 million euros.

[6] The acoustics inside the arena were improved by expanding the existing loud speaker system, and installing sound-absorbing wall cladding.

In 2013, Brose Arena welcomed performers Seeed, Sportfreunde Stiller, Bülent Ceylan, Cindy aus Marzahn, and Michael Mittermeier.