[8] In 1997, VfL Wolfsburg was promoted to the Bundesliga,[9] the German premier league, which led the Volkswagen Group to reinforce its commitment to the club.

[10] Discussions on the construction of a new stadium began at the end of 1997 because the VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg did not meet the requirements of the Bundesliga.

[16] Alongside the start of construction of the arena, even more leisure and recreation projects were realised in the Allerpark, including the BadeLand Wolfsburg water park.

[20][21] Other media connected the opening of the stadium with VfL Wolfsburg's ambition to play in the Champions League.

[25] In the following years, the stadium has been used for concerts performed by artists such as Herbert Grönemeyer (2003), Anastacia (2005) and Elton John (2006).

[29] In the following year, a number of changes were made in and around the stadium,[30] for example the construction of new training grounds in 2009 and the refurbishment of the box seats, among others, in 2012.

][37] By moving the professional footballers from the Volkswagen Arena into the VfL Center, space was freed up for a chapel as well as for other facilities.

[43] The membrane is translucent, aims to improve the atmosphere in the stadium for the spectators and supports the natural growth of the grass on the pitch.

[3] The guest block of the Volkswagen Arena contains 1,886 seats and 900 standing places with separate kiosks and toilet areas.

[51] The special features of the Volkswagen Arena include seats and spaces for people with disabilities and their companions.

Spectators with impaired vision are provided with a total of 10 seats with headphones so that they can hear the commentator during the match.

[53] VfL Wolfsburg also became the first Bundesliga club to play in an LED-lit stadium when the Volkswagen Arena was equipped with a new LED floodlight system at the start of 2017.

[58] The Volkswagen Arena was also the first Bundesliga stadium to debut 5G technology on match day 5 of the 2019/2020 campaign against Hoffenheim.

[2] 100 percent of the shares in the company are held by Volkswagen AG, which also sponsors the VfL Wolfsburg men's, women's and youth teams.

The Norddeutsche Landesbank provided a loan running into millions of euros for the financing of the Volkswagen Arena, which is to be repaid over the course of 29 years.

[70] It was the only match for Die Mannschaft there until 20 March 2019, when they held an international friendly against the Serbia national football team, with a final score of 1-1.