Volkspark Stadion

Volksparkstadion

The Volksparkstadion has a four-star rating by UEFA, which means the Volksparkstadion belongs to one of the better stadiums in Europe. That’s also the reason why the 1974 and 2006 World Cups were hosted in the stadium, and the European Championship of 1988 also took place at the Volksparkstadion. The stadium is not only used for football matches, but also for boxing matches and concerts. The stadium also features a heating system that heats the field, it has 22 camera positions that are put to use during matches and the field is retractable, which is only the case at the Veltins Arena and the Volksparkstadion.

Volksparkstadion’s history

The current stadium of Hamburger SV was named after another club after its opening in 1925. The opening match was between FC Altona 93 and Hamburger SV. 25,000 supporters witnessed Hamburger SV lose from the big German club Altona. Even though Altona had its own stadium, this one retrieved the name Altonaerstadion. The name of the stadium confronted Hamburger SV with the fact that they had lost this game for 13 years. The stadium was renamed to Bahrenfelder Stadion after. The stadium was officially named the Volksparkstadion in 1953. Several years after World War II, the stadium got renovated and they predominantly used remnants of a bombarded district in Hamburg to reconstruct the stadium. Hamburger SV officially moved to Volksparkstadion in 1963 and from then on, the club has always belonged to one of Germany’s top clubs.

Visit Volksparkstadion?

There are several ways to travel from Hamburg’s city centre to the Volksparkstadion. All the options take a little longer than an hour. The first option is to hop on bus 154 towards S Harburg Rathaus from bus stop Rahmwerder Strasse. Then you should hop off at stop S Wilhelmsburg, and board train S3 towards Pinneberg. Disembark the train at Stellingen and board bus 180 towards S Holstenstrasse. Get off at stop Arenen and walk towards the stadium. You could also board a direct train towards the stadium. Get on train S3 towards Pinneberg at station Veddel and disembark at Eidelstedt. You do need to walk another 20 minutes towards the stadium. So, you could also disembark train S3 at Stellingen and hop on bus 180 towards S Holstenstrasse. Hop off at bus stop Arenen and you’ll have arrived at Volksparkstadion. Would you like to visit the popular Hamburger SV at the fantastic Volksparkstadion? Then you should book your football trip to Hamburger SV at Number 1 Football Travel and have a great day at the Volksparkstadion!