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Profile — Facts, figures and milestones
Sport-Verein "Werder" v. 1899 e. V., founded on February 4, 1899 and known as SV Werder Bremen or simply Werder Bremen, is one of Germany's 15 largest sports clubs with slightly more than 40,000 members. Werder Bremen is a founding member of the Bundesliga (1963) and one of the most successful football clubs in Germany. The team has won the German championship four times and the DFB-Pokal six times — both as of December 2019.
Since 1981, Werder Bremen have played continuously in the Bundesliga, and with 56 completed seasons as of 2019/20, they are the club with the most appearances in Germany's top flight. In the all-time Bundesliga table, Werder Bremen sit in 2nd place behind FC Bayern München (as of December 2019).
The club's name derives from the Stadtwerder, a river island on the Weser where the club's first training and playing grounds were located.²⁰
The Weserstadion has a capacity of 42,100 spectators. In 1992, the Weserstadion became the first German football stadium to feature executive boxes. Since July 1, 2019, the arena has carried the sponsorship name "Wohninvest Weserstadion." The club museum "Wuseum" has been located in the Weserstadion since December 2004.
20. The word "Werder" denotes a river island or land deposited by a river, such as the Peterswerder, on which today's Weserstadion stands, where Werder Bremen play their home matches.