The AWD-Arena is a football stadium in Hanover , a city in north Germany . It is the home stadium of the football club Hannover 96 . The AWD-Arena ( In the logo AWDarena , known as Niedersachsenstadion until 2002 ) is a football stadium in the district Calenberger Neustadt in Hanover , Germany , and competition venue of the Bundesliga football club Hannover 96 .