Germany: a fan's guide for 2009-10

• Eurofootballcities guides
• Why go to Germany?
  
• A-Z of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs
  
• Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 map
• German kick off times 

 

 

Eurofootballcities guides

There's a number of in-depth guides to German clubs and cities on this website. Click on the links below - and look out for more in the A-Z section.

 

Bayern Munich	Werder Bremen	Koln
Hamburg	Wolfsburg	St Pauli
SC Freiburg	FC Kaiserslautern	VfB Stuttgart
Eintracht Frankfurt	Duisburg	Bayer Leverkusen

Plus new for 2010: Karlsruhe, Dusseldorf, Oberhausen, Hertha Berlin

 

Why go to Germany? The country

 

It doesn't get a lot of TV play in England. Not since the days of the permed Kevin Keegan and Tony Woodcock has it registered big time on the minds of football followers on these shores.

 

Yes, apart from Owen Hargreaves the English have not had a lot to do with the German football league for decades. The result has been that the Bundesliga has been largely ignored by football followers in the UK.

 

But it's the most watched league in the world - fact. It sells out games week in, week out, so surely it must have something going for it?

The Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich

It sure does.

For a start, it has some of the most modern stadia in the world, largely thanks to the fact most were given a much needed refurb for the 2006 World Cup. They're big, too, many with capacities well in excess of 40,000.

And the league is competitive. Unlike in England, the top four is not a racing certainty. In 2007 Stuttgart crept up the side to lift the title. Werder Bremen, not the biggest team in the biggest town, punched above their weight to secure another Champions League spot.

 

However Bayern bounced back domestically - winning the Bundesliga in 2008 by a whopping ten points, with Werder Bremen and Schalke in second and third - Hamburg and Wolfsburg finished fourth and fifth respectively to book UEFA cup spots.

The 2008-9 season threw up more suprises. At the mid season break the team on top were Hoffenheim - the story of the decade as this village team, and yes, a real village team - on thier first season in the Bundesliga.

 

That dream died after Christmas but in their place came Wolfsburg, home of Volkswagen, who went on a storming run to secure their first ever Bundesliga title on the final game of the season,

 

 

A-Z of Bundesliga clubs

 

Here we go - your A to Z at a glance for all Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs for the 2009-10 season.

 

Included is a basic idea of how to get there by rail or by plane - as well as a list of other clubs in the near (or sometimes not so near) vicinity.

 

Plus there's a link to the official website - taking you to an English section where there is one - and reviews, either on this site (marked Eurofootballcities review) or on others.

 

Bundesliga website: It's in English too  with results, fix and tables: www.bundesliga.de

There's a travel section coming soon - but until then your best bet for trains, again in english and with the chance to book online (including London Specials direct from St Pancras) is www.bahn.de

 

Alemannia Aachen (Aachen)
Stadium: Tivoli (21,300)
From main station: Bus to Aachen Bushof, then Bus  51, C-Shuttle to Rolandstrasse.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 4 hours via Brussels
Closest airports with UK links: Cologne/ Bonn, Dusseldorf, Brussels
Closest German clubs: 60 mins: Koln, Borussia Monchengladbach, 75 mins: Bayer Leverkusen, 90 mins: Fortuna Dusseldorf
Club website: www.alemannia-aachen.de
Reviews:  (former ground)
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2007/11/germanydutch-weekend.html



DSC Arminia Bielefeld (Bielefeld)
Stadium: SchücoArena (28,000)
From main station: 20 mins walk, or Tram 4 to Rudolf Oetker Halle or Graf von Stauffenberg Strasse, then 5 mins walk, away fans Tram 4 to Nordpark.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 7 hours 15 mins via Brussels
Closest airports with UK links: Hannover, Dortmund, Dusseldorf
Closest German clubs:  30 mins: Rot Weiss Ahlen, 60 mins: Hannover, Borussia Dortmund, 75 mins: VfL Bochum, 90 mins: Paderborn, 120 mins: Schalke, Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Club website: www.arminia-bielefeld.de/en
Reviews:
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2008/12/arminia-bielefeld-v-borussia-dortmund.html



Augsburg (Augsburg)
Stadium: Rosenaustadion (28,000)
Form main station: 20 mins walk, or Tram 1 to Polizeipräsidium, then 5 mins walk.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 9 hours via Paris.
Closest airports with UK links: Munich, Stuttgart
Closest German clubs: 45 mins Bayern Munich, 1860 Munich, 60 mins Nurnberg, Greuther Furth, 120 mins: VfB Stuttgart.
Club website: www.fcaugsburg.de



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Bayern Munich (Munich)
Stadium: Allianz Arena (69,000)
From main station: 20 mins by U6 U-Bahn to Frottmanning, then 20 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 9 hours 30 mins via Brussels or Paris
Closest airports with UK links: Munich
Closest German clubs: same ground TSV, 60 mins: Ingolstadt (3 Liga), Augsburg, 75 mins: Nurnberg, Greuther Furth.
Club website: www.fcbayern.t-com.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities.com
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/04/munich-weekend.html



VfL Bochum (Bochum)
Stadium: rewirpowerstadion (30,000)
From main station: 20 mins walk, or 5 mins Tram 308 or 318 to Stadion.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours 45 mins v Brussels
Closest airports with UK links: Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Cologne.
Closest German clubs: 15 mins Borussia Dortmund, 30 mins: MSV Duisburg, Schalke 60 mins: Fortuna Dusseldorf, Bayer Leverkusen, 75 mins: Koln, 90 mins: Borussia Monchengladbach, 120 mins: Werder Bremen.
Club website: www.vfl-bochum.de
Reviews:
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/08/past-efw-classics-part-8.html



Borussia Monchengladbach (Monchengladbach)
Stadium: Borussia Park (53,000)
From main station: Free bus shuttle, Bus 7 and 17
Quickest Eurostar from London: 5 hours 45 mins via Brussels
Closest airports with UK links: Dusseldorf, Cologne/ Bonn
Closest German cities: 30 mins; Fortuna Dusseldorf, 60 mins: Alemennia Aachen, MSV Duisburg, Koln, Bayer Leverkusen, Rot Weiss Oberhausen, 90 mins: VfL Bochum, Shalke, Borussia Dortmund.
Club website: www.borussia.de




Borussia Dortmund (Dortmund)
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park (81,000)
From main station: Local train one stop to Signal Iduna Park  then 3 mins walk, or U-Bahn U45 to Westfalenhalle or Stadion
Quickest Eurostar link from London: 6 hours 45 mins via Brussels
Closest airports with UK links: Dortmund, Dusseldorf.
Closest German clubs:  15 mins Bochum, 30 mins: Shalke, Rot Weiss Ahlen, 60 mins: MSV Duisburg, Fortuna Dusseldorf, Arminia Bielefeld, Rot Weiss Oberhausen. 90 mins: Borussia Monchengladbach, Koln, Bayer Leverkusen, Paderborn.
Club website: www.bvb.de
Reviews:
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2009/05/borussia-dortmund-v-arminia-bielefeld.html
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/06/hannover-96-borussia-dortmund-heracles.html



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MSV Duisburg (Duisburg)
Stadium: MSV Arena (30,000)
From main station: 15 mins by U-Bahn 79 or S-Bahn 103 to Grunewald.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours via Brussels

Closest airports with UK links: Dusseldorf, Cologne/Bonn

Closest German clubs: 30 mins: Fortuna Dusseldorf, Rot Weiss Oberhausen, Schalke, VfL Bochum. 60 mins: Bayer Leverkusen, Koln, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Monchengladbach, 120 mins: Alemannia Aachen.

Club website: www.msv-duisburg.de/

Reviews:
Eurofootballcities.com
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2009/04/msv-duisburg-v-fsv-mainz-05.html

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Fortuna Dusseldorf (Dusseldorf)

Stadium: Esprit Arena (51,500)
From main station: 15 mins by U-bahn
Quickest Eurostar from London:  5 hours 30 mins via Brussels
Closest airports: Dusseldorf, Cologne/ Bonn
Closest German clubs: 30 mins: MSV Duisburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Koln, Borussia Monchengladbach, Rot Weiss Oberhausen, 60 mins: Borussia Dortmund, VfL Bochum, Schalke, 90 mins: Koblenz, Alemannia Aachen
Club website: www.fortuna95.de

Reviews:

Eurofootballcities

http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2009/03/fortuna-dusseldorf-v-sv-sandhausen.html

 

Eurofootballcities review
Eintracht Frankfurt (Frankfurt)
Stadium: Commerzbank Arena (53,000)
From main station:  5 mins S8 or S9 S-Bahn to Stadion, then 15 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours 15 mins via Brussels
Closest airports: Frankfurt, Frankfurt Hahn
Closest German clubs: Same ground FSV Frankfurt, 60 mins Mainz, 90 mins: Koblenz, Stuttgart, Koln, Bayer Leverkusen. 120 mins: Dusseldorf, Kaiserslautern.
Club website: www.eintracht.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/05/past-efw-classics-part-3.html



Energie Cottbus (Cottbus)
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft (22,500)
From main station: 10 mins walk.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 12 hours via Brussels
Closest airports: Berlin Schonfeld, Berlin Tegel
Closest German clubs: 120 mins: Union Berlin, Hertha Berlin, (3 Liga) Dynamo Dresden.
Club website: www.fcenergie.de



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SC Freiburg (Freiburg)
Stadium: Badenova Stadion (21,000)
From main station: 15 mins by Tram 1
Quickest Eurostar from London: 8 hours via Paris
Closest airports: Basel/Mulhouse Euro.
Closest German clubs: 60 mins:  Karlsruhe, 120 mins: Stuttgart. Also FC Basel (Switzerland) 60 mins.
Club website: www.scfreiburg.com/
Reviews:
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FSV Frankfurt (Frankfurt)
Stadium: Commerzbank Arena (53,000)
From main station:  5 mins S8 or S9 S-Bahn to Stadion, then 15 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours 15 mins via Brussels
Closest airports: Frankfurt, Frankfurt Hahn
Closest German clubs: Same ground Eintracht Frankfurt, 60 mins Mainz, 90 mins: Koblenz, VfL Stuttgart, Koln, Bayer Leverkusen. 120 mins: Fortuna Dusseldorf, Kaiserslautern.
Club website: www.fsv-frankfurt.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/05/past-efw-classics-part-3.html



SpVgg Greuther Furth (Furth near Nuremburg)
Stadium: Playmobilstadion (15,000)
From main station (Furth): Take U-Bahn network U1 to Rathaus, then bus 173, 177 or 179 to stadium.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 8 hours 30 mins via Brussels or Paris.
Closest airports: Nuremburg, Munich.
Closest German clubs: 15 mins Nurnberg, 75 mins Bayern Munich, 1860 Munich, 120 mins: Augsburg.
Club website: www.greuther-fuerth.de



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Hamburger SV (Hamburg)
Stadium: Nordbank Arena (59,000)
From main station: 15 mins by S-Bahn S3 or S21, then 10 min shuttle bus
Quickest Eurostar from London: 9 hours 30 mins via Brussels and Cologne
Closest airports: Hamburg, Hamburg (Lubeck), Bremen
Closest German clubs: In city: St Pauli, 60 mins: Werder Bremen, Hannover, 120 mins: Hertha Berlin, Union Berlin, Wolfsburg, Rostock
Club website: www.hsv.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/05/past-efw-classics-part-4.html



Hannover 96 (Hannover)
Stadium: AWD Arena (49,000)
From main station: Either 20 min walk, or 5 mins by Tram 3, 7, 9 to Station Waterloo for north and east entrances, Tram 3, 7 and 17 for south and west entrances, then 5 mins walk.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 8 hours via Brussels
Closest airports: Hannover, Hamburg, Berlin Tegel, Berlin Schonfeld
Closest German clubs: 60 mins: Wolfsburg, Hamburg, St Pauli, Armenia Bielefeld. 90 mins: Werder Bremen, 120 mins: Hertha Berlin, Union Berlin Paderborn, Borussia Dortmund.
Club website: www.hannover96.com
Reviews:
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2009/03/hannover-96-v-borussia-dortmund.html
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/06/hannover-96-borussia-dortmund-heracles.html



Hansa Rostock (Rostock)
Stadium: DKB Arena (29,000)
Form main station: 25 min walk, or local train to Holbeinplatz, then 5 mins walk.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 12 hours via Brussels
Closest airports: Hamburg Lubeck, Berlin Tegel, Berlin Schonfeld
Closest German clubs: 120 mins, Hamburg, St Pauli, 150 mins Hertha Berlin, Union Berlin
Club website: www.fc-hansa.de
Reviews:
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2009/05/hansa-cross-europe.html



Hertha Berlin (Berlin)
Stadium: Olympiastadion (75,000)
From main station (Zoo): 15 mins, S-Bahn S9 and S75 and U-Bahn U2.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 10 hours via Brussels and Cologne
Closest airports: Berlin Tegel, Berlin Schonfeld
Closest German clubs: In city: Union Berlin, 75 mins: VfL Wolfsburg, 120 mins: Energie Cottbus, Hannover, Hamburg, St Pauli.
Club website: www.herthabsc.de



1899 Hoffenheim (Hoffenheim/Sinsheim)
Stadium: Rhein Neckar Arena (30,000)
From main station (Sinsheim): 20 mins walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 7 hours 10 mins via Paris.
Closest airports: Stuttgart, Frankfurt.
Closest German clubs: 90 mins: VfL Stuttgart, 120 mins: Eintracht Frankfurt, FSV Frankfurt, Karlsruhe.
Club website: www.tsg-hoffenheim.de



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FC Kaiserslautern (Kaiserslautern)
Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion (49,000)
From main station: 15 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 5 hours 30 mins via Paris
Closest airports: Frankfurt, Zweibrucken
Closest German clubs: 90 mins: Koln, Karlsruhe 120 mins: Bayer Leverkusen, Mainz, VfL Stuttgart.
Club website: www.fck.de
Reviews:
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SC Karlsruhe (Karlsruher)
Stadium: Wildpark Stadion (30,000)
From main station: Tram 2, 3 or 4 to Marktplatz, 15 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours 30 mins via Paris
Closest airports: Karlsruhe/ Baden Baden, Stuttgart
Closest German clubs: 60 mins: SC Freiburg, Stuttgart, 90 mins: Kaiserslautern, 120 mins: Hoffenheim (Switzerland, Basel).
Club website: www.ksc.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities



TuS Koblenz (Koblenz)
Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth (15,000)
From main station: 20 mins walk, or bus to Sporthalle Oberwerth
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours 15 via Brussels
Closest airports: Cologne/ Bonn, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt.
Closest clubs: 60 mins: Mainz, Koln, Bayer Leverkusen, 90 mins: Fortuna Dusseldorf, 120 mins: MSV Duisburg, Alemannia Aachen.
Club website: www.tuskoblenz.de



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FC Koln (Cologne)
Stadium: Rhein Energie Stadion (50,000)
From main station: 20 mins by tram, Line 1
Quickest Eurostar from London: 5 hours via Brussels
Closest airports: Cologne/ Bonn, Dusseldorf
Closest German clubs:  30 mins: Bayer Leverkusen, Fortuna Dusseldorf, 60 mins: Alemannia Aachen, MSV Duisburg, Borusssia Monchengladbach, Rot Weiss Oberhausen, Koblenz, 75 mins: Schalke, VfL Bochum, 90 mins: Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, FSV Frankfurt
Club website: www.fc-koeln.de
Reviews:
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Bayer Leverkusen (Leverkusen near Cologne)
Stadium: Bay Arena (30,000)
From main station: 15 min walk from Leverkusen Mitte, a 15 min train from Cologne
Quickest Eurostar from London: 5 hours via Brussels
Closest airports: Cologne/ Bonn, Dusseldorf
Closest German clubs: 30 mins: Koln, Fortuna Dusseldorf, MSV Duisburg 60 mins: Borussia Monchengladbach, Rot Weiss Oberhausen, VfL Bochum, 75 mins: Schalke, Alminia Aachen, 90 mins: Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, FSV Frankfurt, Koblenz.
Club website: www.bayer04.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities



FC Mainz (Mainz)
Stadium: Stadion am Bruchweg (20,200)
From main station: Buses 64, 65, 91 to Universitat or King Park Centre, or 20 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours via Brussels
Closest airports: Frankfurt, Frankfurt Hahn
Closest German clubs: 15 mins: (3 Liga) Wiesbaden, 60 mins: Eintracht Frankfurt, FSV Frankfurt, 120 mins: VfL Stuttgart, Kaiserslautern.
Club website: www.mainz.05.de




FC Nurnberg (Nuremburg)
Stadium: easyCredit-Stadion (46,000)
From main station:10 mins S-Bahn S2 to Franken stadion, then 10 min walk.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 8 hours 30 mins via Brussels or Paris.
Closest airports: Nuremburg, Munich.
Closest German clubs: 15 mins Greuther Furth, 75 mins Bayern Munich, 1860 Munich, 120 mins: Augsburg.
Club website: www.fcn.de



SC Paderborn (Paderborn)
Stadium: Energieteam Arena (15,000)
From main station: Bus 68 to Arena/ Alne Aue
Quickest Eurostar from London: 7 hours 45 mins via Brussels
Closest airports: Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Hannover
Closest German clubs: 60 mins: Rot Weiss Ahlen, 75 mins: Borussia Dortmund, 90 mins: Arminia Bielefeld, 120 mins: VfL Bochum.
Club website: http://www.scpaderborn07.de/
Reviews:
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2008/07/sc-paderborn-v-borussia-dortmund.html



Rot-Weiss Ahlen (Ahlen)
Stadium: Wesestadion (11,500)
From main station: 15 mins walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 7 hours 15 mins via Brussels.
Closest airports: Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Hannover.
Closest German clubs: 30 mins: Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund, 45 mins Bochum, 60 mins Paderborn, 75 mins MSV Duisburg, 90 mins Schalke, Fortuna Dusseldorf, 120 mins Hannover, Rot Weiss Oberhausen.
Club website: http://www.rwahlen.de
Reviews:
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2008/10/bundesliga-2-germany-rot-weiss-ahlen-0.html
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2009/02/rot-weiss-ahlen-v-fc-augsburg.html


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Rot-Weiss Oberhausen
Stadium Niederrhein (21,000)
From main station: 20 mins walk or Tram 12 to Olga Park, then 5 mins walk.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours via Brussels
Closest airports: Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Cologne/ Bonn
Closest German clubs: 15 mins: Schalke, MSV Duisburg, 30 mins: Fortuna Dusseldorf, 60 mins: Borussia Dortmund, Koln, Bayer Leverkusen, 120 mins: Rot-Weiss Ahlen.
Club website: hwww.rwo-online.de/
Reviews:
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post_21.html

http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2007/11/germanydutch-weekend.html

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St Pauli (Hamburg)
Stadium: Millentor Stadion (22,000)
From main station: 10 mins by S1 S-Bahn, stop next to ground
Quickest Eurostar from London: 9 hours 30 mins via Brussels and Cologne
Closest airports with UK links: Hamburg, Hamburg (Lubeck), Bremen
Closest German clubs: In city: Hamburg, 60 mins: Werder Bremen, Hannover, 120 mins: Hertha Berlin, Union Berlin, Wolfsburg, Rostock
Club website: www.fcstpauli.com
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2009/04/fc-stpauli-v-sc-freiburg.html



FC Schalke (Gelsenkirchen)
Stadium: Veltins Arena (61,500)
From main station (Gelsenkirchen) : 15 mins by Tram 302 to Veltins Arena, 5 mins walk.
Quickest Eurostar from London: 6 hours 30 mins via Brussels
Closest airports with UK links: Dusseldorf, Dortmund
Closest German clubs: 15 mins: Rot Weiss Oberhausen, 30 mins: VfL Bochum, MSV Duisburg, Borussia Dortmund. 60 mins: Fortuna Dusseldorf, 75 mins: Koln, Bayer Leverkusen, 90 mins: Borussia Monchengladbach,
Club website: www.schalke04.de
Reviews:
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2009/02/fc-schalke-04-ii-v-rot-weiss-essen.html



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VfB Stuttgart (Stuttgart)
Stadium: Mercedes Benz Stadion (55,000)
From main station: 15 mins
Quickest Eurostar from London: 7 hours via Paris
Closest airports: Stuttgart
Closest German clubs: 60 mins: Karlsruhe, 90 mins: Entracht Frankfurt, FSV Frankfurt, Hoffenheim, 120 mins: Kaiserslautern, Augsburg, Freiburg, Mainz
Club website: www.vfb-stuttgart.de
Reviews:
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TSV 1860 Munich (Munich)
Stadium: Allianz Arena (69,000)
From main station: 20 mins by U6 U-Bahn to Frottmanning, then 20 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 9 hours 30 mins via Brussels or Paris
Closest airports with UK links: Munich
Closest German clubs: same ground Bayern Munich, 60 mins: (3 Liga Ingolstadt), Augsburg, 75 mins: Nurnberg, Greuther Furth.
Club website: www.tsv1860.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/04/munich-weekend.html



Union Berlin (Berlin)
Stadium: An der alten Försterei  (19,000)
From main station (Zoo): S-Bahn, S5 to Ostbahnhof, then 15 mins S3 Ostbahnhof to Kopenick, 5 mins walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 10 hours via Brussels and Cologne
Closest airports: Berlin Schonfeld, Berlin Tegel.
Closest German clubs: In city: Hertha Berlin, 75 mins: VfL Wolfsburg, 120 mins: Energie Cottbus, Hannover, Hamburg, St Pauli.
Club website: www.fc-union-berlin.de



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Werder Bremen (Bremen)
Stadium: Weserstadion (43,000)
From main station: 10 mins by Tram 10, then 10 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 8 hours 30 mins via Brussels and Cologne
Closest airports: Bremen, Hamburg
Closest German clubs: 60 mins: Hamburg, St Pauli, 90 mins: Hannover, 120 mins: VfL Wolfsburg, VfL Bochum, Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund.
Club website: www.werder.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2008/05/past-efw-classics-part-4.html
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2009/04/werder-bremen-v-vfl-bochum.html



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VfL Wolfsburg (Wolfsburg)
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena (30,000)
From main station; 15 min walk
Quickest Eurostar from London: 9 hours via Brussels and Cologne
Closest airport: Berlin Tegel, Berlin Schonfeld, Hannover, Hamburg.
Closest German clubs: 60 mins Hannover, 75 mins: Hertha Berlin, Union Berlin, 120 mins: Hamburg, St Pauli, Werder Bremen
Club website: www.vflwolfsburg.de
Reviews:
Eurofootballcities
http://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2009/05/dzeko-grafite-late-show-hassles-hoffe.html
http://groundhopper2000.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-post_07.html

 

 

Bundesliga map

 

Click here to view a Google map of where to find the 2009-10 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs.

 

 

German kick off times

 

 

The Bundesliga kicks off in mid August and the 36 game programme runs through to May. There's a break from the week before Christmas through to the end of January.

 

New kick off schedules have been introduced for the 2009/10 season, parts of which mirror the English fixture line-up. The main kick off time for top flight games remains at 3.30pm on Saturday, whilst for the second division it's now 1.30pm on Sunday.

Changes for TV commitments are made for half a dozen weekends at a time, usually around a month in advance. The revised schedule will be as follows for the vast majority of weekends:

 

Friday:  6pm 3 Bundesliga 2 games, 8.30pm 1 Bundesliga game

 

Saturday: 1pm 2 Bundesliga 2 games, 3.30pm main Bundesliga fixture list, 6.30pm one Bundesliga game

 

Sunday: 1.30pm main Bundesliga 2 fixture list, 3.30pm 1 Bundesliga game, 5.30pm 1 Bundesliga game

 

Monday: 8.15pm 1 Bundesliga 2 game

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