[citation needed] Instead, it was agreed that Bay Arena would be the main training facility for the German national team during the 2006 finals.

[citation needed] Jürgen Klinsmann, former national coach, however decided against Leverkusen and opted for Berlin as the main training facility.

On 30 September 2008, Bay Arena was selected as one of nine venues to be used during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup to house three group and one quarterfinal match.

Suites and VIP Areas became necessary, a family friendly section as well as design modification to all-seater following the Bundesliga riots of the 1990s[vague] and the demands for international matches.

[citation needed] Due to the demands for larger VIP areas, the original plans for closing the gap in the south with a stand the same layout as the north were dropped in 1995.

[citation needed] After summer 2013, the pure standing area was stretched over the complete first rows of the north section of the stadium.