Profile — Facts, Figures and Milestones
SV Werder Bremen: Founded 1899, 4x champions, 6x DFB-Pokal, 40,000+ members, Weserstadion (42,100). Bundesliga founding member 1963.
The Club at a Glance
SV Werder Bremen at a Glance
Sport-Verein Werder v. 1899 e.V., founded on February 4, 1899, 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 have won the German championship four times and the DFB-Pokal six times (both as of December 2019). In the all-time Bundesliga table, Werder Bremen sit in 2nd place behind FC Bayern. 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.
- Founded
- February 4, 1899
- German Champions
- 4x
- DFB-Pokal
- 6x
- Members
- 40,000+
Weserstadion
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.
- Capacity
- 42,100
- First boxes
- 1992 (first in Germany)
- Museum
- Wuseum (since 2004)
Current Situation
Rollercoaster 2020-2024
Werder Bremen experienced a rollercoaster ride between 2020 and 2024.
Relegation in 2021 after a disastrous season in 17th place, promotion in 2022 under Ole Werner, and since then a settled Bundesliga side in midtable. The return to the top flight was celebrated in Bremen like a title — over 200,000 people came to the reception at the Marktplatz.