Which stadiums will host Bundesliga football in 2026/27?
Football fans will flock to Bundesliga stadiums once again this 2026/27 season as the German top flight continues to assert itself as one of the best supported leagues in world football.
The Bundesliga was once again the best attended of Europe's top five leagues in 2025/26 with average crowds of 42,332 per game - German football's highest total since 2022/23, boosted by the return of traditional giants Hamburg and Cologne to retake pole position from England's Premier League again.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich also had the two highest averages in Europe with 17 sell-out crowds of 81,365 and 75,000 respectively.
So, where will all those fans be making their weekly pilgrimages in 2026/27? Here's the lowdown on the 18 grounds, including a newcomer to the Bundesliga fold...
Capacity: 75,000
Home since: 2005
The stunning Allianz Arena has been the home of Germany's record champions since Bayern moved from the Olympic Stadium to their current home in time for the start of the 2005/06 Bundesliga season. Bayern shared the stadium with city rivals 1860 Munich until 2017, but have since had the architectural masterpiece all to themselves, allowing them to remove the neutral grey seats for the club's red and white colours and make the place their own.
A fan magnet like no other, holding 75,000 spectators across three tiers, every Bundesliga game has been sold out since January 2007. The club's museum inside the stadium is also now one of the city's most popular tourist destinations.
Borussia Dortmund: Signal Iduna Park
Capacity: 81,365
Home since: 1974
Germany's largest stadium can be found in Dortmund, where the Signal Iduna Park acts as the Mecca of German football and attracts fans from all over the world every week. Known by many by its original name of the Westfalenstadion, Dortmund's home can house 81,365 fans and is almost always sold out, ensuring Europe's highest average attendance season after season.
At its heart is the iconic Yellow Wall, which is the largest terrace in European football and holds over 24,000 people on its own. Its unique atmosphere - full of high-art tifos and the pre-match waltz of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' - makes matches at the Signal Iduna Park more like a religious experience than your usual trip to the football. The ground was opened in 1974 as a result of Dortmund needing a stadium fit to host that year's World Cup.
Bayer Leverkusen: BayArena
Capacity: 30,210
Home since: 1958
The BayArena has been the club’s home since 1958 and was known as the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion until 1998. At the same time, a hotel was built on site, which now forms the north stand and allows guests pitch-side seating. Between 2007 and 2009, the ground was expanded to accommodate 30,000 spectators, after which it welcomed four FIFA Women’s World Cup matches in 2011. The BayArena was the venue for the first live coverage of a Bundesliga match in 3D when Leverkusen played Hamburg on 14 March 2010. The pitch itself has won ‘Pitch of the Year’ in three of the last five seasons.
VfB Stuttgart: MHPArena
Capacity: 60,058
Home since: 1933
Stuttgart's abode has undergone various renovations and names since first opening in 1933, most recently having the main stand rebuilt, including new changing rooms and media facilities, prior to hosting five matches at UEFA Euro 2024. There's enough space for over 60,000 fans, including some 11,000 standing spots for that real German football experience.
It was a versatile, multi-function venue until becoming a football-only stadium in 2008 - a fitting development for a historic ground renowned as hosting Germany's first international after World War II and their first game following reunification in 1990. Locals may still refer to it as the Neckarstadion, due to its location in the Neckarpark, just next to the Mercedes factory. Names down the years include the Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn, Century Stadium, Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion and Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Eintracht Frankfurt: Deutsche Bank Park
Capacity: 58,000
Home since: 1925
Deutsche Bank Park – as it’s been known since 2020 – was built on the site of Frankfurt's previous stadium, the Waldstadion, which had stood since 1925. Construction took place between 2002 and 2005, and the result is a modern, versatile venue that can host numerous sports and events but captures football atmosphere like few stadiums can.
The stadium truly comes alive under the lights of European football when Die Adler are in continental competitions. As was the case during the club's 2021/22 Europa League run, with the home fans and their stadium a major contributing factor to their success that season. The stadium DJ is also known for being incredibly quick off the mark at playing the music when a goal is scored.
Hamburg: Volksparkstadion
Capacity: 57,000
Home since: 1953
Hamburg are back in the Bundesliga, and so is their fantastic stadium. HSV moved into the Volksparkstadion from the Rothenbaum sports ground in 1963 in preparation for the opening season of the Bundesliga and have remained there ever since. The stadium was demolished and rebuilt in 2000 for the modern era to allow Hamburg to host matches at major tournaments. The first game to take place at the new stadium was between Germany and Greece, with the hosts coming out as 2-0 winners. The stadium hosted five games at both the 2006 World Cup and the 2024 Euros. It also regularly hosts concerts and other events. A sold-out stadium saw Wladimir Klitschko box against David Haye in 2011.
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Borussia-Park
Capacity: 54,042
Home since: 2004
The Borussia-Park replaced the storied, much-loved but very much outdated Bökelbergstadion in 2004, when Borussia competitively inaugurated their new home with a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Dortmund. Built on the site of former British army barracks, the arena currently holds just over 54,000 spectators. It is a thoroughly modern stadium, with top-class views from all angles and an impressive green-white-black lighting system. The centrepiece, however, is the noise: Fans of the five-time Bundesliga champions are as passionate as any in the land, with the famed Nordkurve (north stand) whipping up quite a din every other week, especially when their team score and Scooter’s “Maria (I Like It Loud)” blares out of the speakers.
Cologne: RheinEnergieStadion
Capacity: 50,000
Home since: 1923
Currently known as the RheinEnergieStadion, the 50,000-capacity stadium in the Müngersdorf area to the west of Cologne (hence the commonly used name Müngersdorfer Stadion) was originally opened in 1923, but most recently underwent renovations in preparation for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The Billy Goats also lent their home to UEFA for the 2020 Europa League final that was played behind closed doors due to the global pandemic.
Recognisable by its four illuminated towers in the corners of the stadium, the ground is known for its vibrant Carnival atmosphere, with the stands and fans very close to the pitch. It makes it one of the most popular away trips for opposition fans. Like the Volksparkstadion, its return to the Bundesliga scene was both welcome by fans and vastly boosted the league's attendance figures, having seen average crowds in Bundesliga 2 of over 49,900 and then even higher on their top-flight comeback in 2025/26.
RB Leipzig: Red Bull Arena
Capacity: 47,800
Opened: 2004
Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena has stood in its current form since 2004, when it was reconstructed within the city’s old giant 100,000-capacity Zentralstadion in a manner similar to Chicago’s Soldier Field. The stadium was the only ground in the former East Germany to host 2006 World Cup games, with five played there, including an infamous group game between France and South Korea, where Zinédine Zidane picked up a suspension and subsequently kicked a metal door in the dressing room. The stud-indented plate is still on display for visitors to see.
RB took over the stadium in 2010, and the name was changed to the Red Bull Arena, which currently holds 47,800 spectators after several renovation projects in the last decade. Those works have included stripping out the old "swimming pool" blue seats to turn them red to reflect the club's colours, while Leipzig are also planning further expansions as well as making surrounding access to the stadium even easier in a city that has been truly revitalised since reunification.
Werder Bremen: Weserstadion
Capacity: 42,100
Home since: 1947
Construction on the Weserstadion was originally completed in 1947, but it has since undergone a number of renovations. In 2002, the capacity was increased to house 43,500 spectators. While its near complete rebuild between 2008 to 2012 might have seen the capacity come down to 42,100, it modernised the stadium and repositioned it as purely a football venue. The old athletics track was ripped out, both stands at the end of the ground were rebuilt, and the roof was completely reconstructed, with solar panels integrated to reduce the club's carbon footprint. It is situated in one of the most picturesque locations of all Bundesliga stadiums, sitting right on the bank of the city's Weser river. Fans can even arrive by boat, a service unique to Bremen in all of Germany.
Freiburg: Europa-Park Stadion
Capacity: 34,700
Home since: 2021
Freiburg waved goodbye to the Dreisamstadion - or Schwarzwald-Stadion in its final guise - after three home matches of the 2021/22 campaign, with the coronavirus pandemic slightly delaying the opening of their Europa-Park Stadion. Following a test run against St. Pauli on 7 October 2021, they were finally able to cut the ribbon on their new home with its competitive debut nine days later with a 1-1 draw with Leipzig.
The ground has given Freiburg an increase of more than 10,000 people when teams come to visit the Wolfswinkel district's ambitious stadium, which is one of the most environmentally friendly in the world. As well as producing its own energy, it offers electric car charging stations, plug-in spots for e-bikes, e-scooters and smartphones, and some 3,700 parking places for push bikes. As a result, the Europa-Park Stadion is expected to eventually become climate-neutral.
Mainz: Mewa Arena
Capacity: 33,305
Home since: 2011
Mainz’s home since 2011 - that formerly went by the Coface Arena and the Opel Arena - is currently known as the Mewa Arena. It was built to replace the ageing Stadion am Bruchweg and, after breaking ground on 5 May 2009, it officially opened on 3 July 2011. It was a forward-thinking build, and the 05ers' new ground was nominated for the Stadium Business Award for innovative and new ideas in stadium construction.
The ground has hosted four Germany matches with a perfect winning record, claiming victories over Armenia (6-1), Estonia (8-0), Peru (2-0) and Finland (4-0). The 05ers are also yet to lose a European fixture at their current home in 11 games across the UEFA Europa League and Conference League.
Augsburg: WWK Arena
Capacity: 30,660
Home since: 2009
The WWK Arena was completed in July 2009 after a 20-month construction project, and it soon became the world's first carbon-neutral arena thanks to a complex system that harnesses the earth's natural geothermal energy to provide the stadium with its power. In total, it saves approximately 750 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. The technical aspects of Augsburg's home aside, the steep stands give the venue a compact feel and help create a spine-tingling atmosphere on matchdays, with the noise echoing around the ground. German broadsheet newspaper the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung even once labelled the stadium "The Anfield of the B17 highway" due to its unique atmosphere.
Hoffenheim: SNP Arena
Capacity: 30,150
Home since: 2009
TSG played their football at the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion until moving to the Rhein-Neckar-Arena - which as of 2026/27 will operate as the SNP Arena - in 2009, as the club's home had to match its soaring ambitions. Another of German football's new builds, there are a number of innovations at the stadium in Sinsheim, whose roof is covered in solar panels that produce enough energy to power 270 family households each year. The club and previous stadium sponsor, PreZero, doubled down on its environmental commitment in 2022 by announcing plans to become Europe's first "zero waste stadium", a goal achieved in 2023. Reusable cups and turning grass cuttings into autograph cards are just some of the initiatives that run at the stadium. In total, the club recycles more than 91% of the materials it uses.
Union Berlin: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Capacity: 22,012
Home since: 1920
The Stadion An der Alten Försterei (stadium at the old forester’s house) has been the home of Union and its predecessor clubs since 1920. It is located in the southeast of Berlin in the picturesque and green district of Köpenick and currently holds 22,012 spectators. It also plays host to an annual Christmas carol event on 23 December for fans and friends of the club, which sees almost 30,000 in attendance. The homely feel at the Försterei was taken to another level during the 2014 World Cup as the club set up 750 sofas on the pitch in front of a big screen so that fans could watch matches from their very own living room in the house of Union.
The stadium is now seen as an important part of the club’s - and wider community's - very identity. It has been home to the women's team since 2024/25. Some 2,000 fans famously volunteered to help in the ground's reconstruction in 2008/09. It remains a mostly standing-only stadium, with only 3,600 seats among the 22,000. The club has now started plans that will see the ground expanded to over 34,000 in the coming years.
Schalke: Veltins-Arena
Capacity: 62,271
Home since: 2001
Known for their passionate fan base, Schalke made plans just before the turn of the century to construct a modern arena, and their ground has fully lived up to that promise in the 25 years since its opening. As well as offering a top-class experience to stadium goers, the ground is perhaps best known for the sight of players lining up in its distinctive tunnel, which was redesigned in 2014 to look like the interior of a coal mine. That is just one of the touches Schalke have used to emphasise the club's links to the historic local mining industry.
As well as being Schalke's proud home since its opening, the Veltins-Arena has hosted matches at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2024, in addition to the 2004 UEFA Champions League final. Schalke's immensely loyal fanbase rarely failed to completely fill the stadium in 2025/26, with the club boasting Bundesliga 2's highest average attendance of just under 62,000 - placing them in the top 10 for all clubs around the world - as the Royal Blues celebrated a return to Germany's top flight.
Elversberg: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
Capacity: 10,000
Home since: 1983
Perhaps unsurprisingly for a club that spent almost its entire existence in the regional leagues until earning its first promotion to Bundesliga 2 in time for 2023/24, Elversberg's stadium is the most modest in Germany's top two divisions for capacity. Perhaps befitting the now smallest town to host Bundesliga football, the ground's name takes its name from a nearly tree known as the Kaiserlinde. The club may not be as big a name as some in the division either, but they are certainly ambitious. Renovation work to extend their capacity to 15,500 spectators to meet Bundesliga requirements started prior to promotion, with construction expected to be completed midway through 2026/27.
Paderborn: Home-Deluxe-Arena
Capacity: 15,000
Home since: 2008
Paderborn's stadium may not be the largest or best known in the Bundesliga, but it is one of the newest, behind only Hoffenheim's SNP Arena. Average attendances rose above the 14,500 mark in 2025/26 for the first time since the club's maiden Bundesliga season in 2014/15. A packed arena is therefore set to be a regular sight as Paderborn return for only their third campaign in Germany's top flight. Stoppelkamp-Allee is a walkway leading up to the stadium measuring exactly 82.3 metres - the distance that Moritz Stoppelkamp scored the furthest goal in Bundesliga history for Paderborn against Hannover in September 2014.
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