The city of Hamburg is a footballing hotbed, home to St. Pauli and Hamburger SV, two clubs with some of the most passionate supporters in Germany
The city of Hamburg is a footballing hotbed, home to St. Pauli and Hamburger SV, two clubs with some of the most passionate supporters in Germany

Hamburg: A brief guide

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A place that put the Beatles on the map, the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg will not disappoint. Fantastic architecture, scenic parks and raucous bars are never far away, while 2,300 bridges cross the various streams and rivers that pour into the inner-city Lake Alster.

Hamburg’s taken its fair share of knocks over the years - from Viking invasions to the devastating after-effects of Allied bombing in 1943 and the North Sea flood of ’62 - but, just like the phoenix, has risen from the ashes bigger and better on each occasion. bundesliga.com takes a look at the home of not just one, but two of German football's most iconic clubs...