Football stadiums in 50 years: Architecture that affects us
FC Bayern Munich
Clever recycling: The stadium is inflated every morning using the hot air from the official interviews of the past few years. Supplies will last until September 2084.
Borussia Dortmund
In the year 2073, the Westfalen-Erlebnispark is an amusement park with an attached football club. "Of course, everything's on credit," grins BVB owner Gerd Niebaum Jr.
RB Leipzig
After the local beverage company went bankrupt in 2034, the club was relegated to the “Superpfund Magna Leiwand Superliga”, the eighth Austrian league.
1. FC Union Berlin
The new stadium was also built by the fans. The result: seriously botched construction, with beer bottles embedded in concrete and inferior concrete from the obscure company "DY Namo."
SC Freiburg
Freiburg's Waldstadion! Coach Christian Streich (104) was already involved in the first planting campaigns in 2023 and is delighted with the shady bench.
Bayer Leverkusen
The stadium is a giant headache pill. "A little homage to, well, you know," grins honorary president Simon Rolfes after the sixth runner-up finish.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht's new stadium was modeled after the vault of a major bank. A safe deposit box contains the 1992 championship trophy, which was subsequently presented to the club in 2045.
VfL Wolfsburg
The new VfL stadium is designed as a drive-in stadium on all levels. Cars can drive right up to the edge of the pitch. The top level is reserved for air taxis.
FSV Mainz 05
When the Mainz stadium was expanded in 2056, parts of the facade of the insolvent Bauhaus hardware store in Gonsenheim were once again reused. This is sustainability!
Borussia Mönchengladbach
The foals' new home is inspired by the Aachen Soers, but has a unique selling point: the Bökelberg II, built from electronic waste, in the background.
1. FC Cologne
To relieve the Domplatte of tourists, two cathedrals were incorporated into the stadium in 2042. The attraction: the embalmed goat Hennes in the cathedral at the main stand.
TSG Hoffenheim
Synergy effects in Sinsheim: When expanding its data center, the market leader for office software is leaving enough space in the middle for a soccer field.
SV Werder Bremen
In 2064, during the expansion of the Willi Lemke Stadium, there was a bitter dispute over the preservation of the iconic floodlight masts. In the end, as is usually the case in such cases, there were only losers.
VfL Bochum
In order to credibly live up to the club's proletarian image, several blast furnaces of the "Castrop III" steelworks were put into operation around the stadium from 2033 onwards.
FC Augsburg
The puppet theater was supposed to be the inspiration for the stadium facade. After disputes with the management of Kalle Wirsch and Puddingbrumsel, the portraits were changed.
VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart's new hybrid stadium is unique. It's the only building in the world to be powered exclusively by e-fuels. Nevertheless, it's a technology of the future!
1. FC Heidenheim
To enable the almost 100-year-old Frank Schmidt to conduct training from his living room, the Heidenheim Arena was designed as an airy open-source ensemble.
Darmstadt 98
The stadium expansion, which began in 2019, was briefly interrupted in 2045 (Champions League qualification) and 2066 (Regionalliga relegation), but is expected to be completed quickly.
Schalke 04
It's well known that Schalke carries the entire history of the Ruhr region on its narrow shoulders. But seeing it all in such a concentrated form is rather oppressive.
Hertha BSC
It's nice that, following the repeal of the electoral reform, the country's destiny is being determined from Hertha's home stadium. However, the club has long since moved to a completely different location.
Hamburger SV
The Volkspark looks like one of those kitschy balloons that are so popular at children's birthday parties. Hopefully, HSV isn't just producing hot air in it.
Fortuna Düsseldorf
A colorful ball pit instead of colorful seats in the stands of the Düsseldorf stadium? Hopefully, that doesn't mean that Fortuna fans have left despite free admission.
FC St. Pauli
No one knows anymore who actually came up with this pirate stunt in St. Pauli back in the day, but it's still being pulled off. And how!
SC Paderborn
It's about time for a renovation in Paderborn. But even after all these years, you never know which league to plan for.
Karlsruher SC
More like a Wildpark than a stadium in Karlsruhe! But once a week, the elderly Edgar Schmitt comes here to recreate his four goals against Valencia.
Holstein Kiel
The home ground is moored in the harbor like a cruise ship. Hopefully, the team will be so successful there that the players won't head out into the world at the first opportunity.
1. FC Kaiserslautern
The Betzenberg Stadium has always hovered like a UFO over the city of Kaiserslautern. But this is a close encounter of the third kind.
Hanover 96
He didn't? Yes, he did! As the crowning achievement of his life's work, Martin Kind designed the Niedersachsenstadion as a monumental hearing aid.
1. FC Magdeburg
Who says the East is left behind? Compared to Magdeburg's high-tech football factory, even the Munich Arena is a scrap stadium. CEO Baris Atik likes that.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
A mixture of baseball stadium and junk warehouse, that's the Ronhof in the year 2073. And in between, there is always a successful season for Fürth.
Hansa Rostock
Help, the Vikings are coming! But are they playing cleverly like the clever Vicky the Viking? Or are they rough, stupid, and predictable like Sven the Terrible?
1. FC Nuremberg
The club's fate remains uncertain even in 2073, and everyday life in an inhospitable environment is fraught with danger. And 130-year-old Günther Koch reports from the edge.
Eintracht Braunschweig
After the nearby Shell gas station was deprived of its function due to the end of the combustion engine, it voluntarily joined the Braunschweig stadium.
SV Elversberg
In the Saarland region, they're making a virtue out of necessity and building in a way that's close to nature. If spectators don't show up, the stands can be used for viticulture.
VfL Osnabrück
The Monkey Rock in the stadium at Bremer Brücke used to be popular, but too cramped, but now things are different. "That's what I call species-appropriate housing!" rejoices zoo director Lothar Gans.
SV Wehen Wiesbaden
The Brita Arena's giant water filters could supply half of the Rhine-Main area. However, residents of Frankfurt, Mainz, Darmstadt, and Offenbach stubbornly refuse.
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