It’s safe to say that a trip to Kaiserslautern will be one of the nicest surprises you will have on going to a football stadium. On the face of it, a game at the Fritz Walter Stadion doesn’t sound that great – Bundesliga 2 action compared to the big boys at the top of the … Read More
Archives: Venues
HDI Arena
The home of Hannover 96 is found is historic Hannover and although the stadium isn’t as old as the town – being built in the 1954, most of the aspects of it that could have done with an upgrade were addressed before the 2006 World Cup. As such the stadiums seats have some cracking sight … Read More
Imtech Arena (Volksparkstadion)
Hamburger SV have been a Bundesliga institution for a while now and have seen some prestigious names play for them – so it is fitting that the Imtech Arena is one of UEFA’s Elite Stadiums. Not just any stadium gets an honour like this, so this tells you that the 57,000-capacity crowd always has a … Read More
Lanxess Arena
Cologne is a great sports town and their arena plays a big part in that. While football is the number one sport in the city, hockey is a close second and the Kölner Haie are the best supported club in Germany. They pack in 12,000+ for every home game, with a vocal support that congregates … Read More
Mercedes-Benz Arena
The days of VFB Stuttgart winning the Bundesliga with Mario Gomez at the helm are over a decade away and they now find themselves in the second league of German football. However, a club like Stuttgart won’t be down there for long, and the optimism that comes with winning, as they do do in the … Read More
Millerntor-Stadion
St Pauli fans are known all around Germany for creating an atmosphere inside the Stadium like no other. They have taken on a Pirate theme and so you will see the Skull and Crossbones all around the stadium in the form of flags and banners. Think the Oakland Raider of Germany. The fans have a … Read More
Olympiastadion
One of the most famous stadiums in the world – the Olympiastadion has seen it all. From Jesse Owens in the 1936 Summer Olympics to hosting to the 2006 World Cup Final, this place has a record crowd of over 100,000 and you can feel it’s place in history as you walk through the turnstiles! … Read More
OPEL ARENA
After the exciting days of Jürgen Klopp manning the helm, Mainz realised they needed to move into a new stadium, and in 2011 they did. This almost doubled the previous stadiums capacity and led to thousands more fans attending the matches. They have become a stalwart in the Bundesliga lately and the fans are loving … Read More
Red Bull Arena (LEI)
Despite being home to one of the best sides in German football – actually managing to offer a challenge to Bayern Munich, the Red Bull Arena is a strange stadium. Home to one of the more unique teams in football, it is as you can guess – bankrolled by the Red Bull Company and the … Read More
Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Despite representing Hoffenheim, the stadium is actually in the small town of Sinsheim. Having been built in 2009, the Rhein-Neckar Arena is one of the newest stadiums in Germany and has the seating and the facilities to show it. There are fantastic food and drink options available with tonnes of kiosks running the concourses. Although … Read More