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Most of the spots on the Südtribüne belong to long-term season ticket holders, but a limited number of individual match tickets ( Tageskarten) do go on sale for each home game.

However, while famed for its atmosphere, tickets on the 'Yellow Wall' are also the most expensive standing season tickets in the league at €240, or €14.11 per game. Germany's most famous standing terrace is the Südtribüne at Borussia Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, which can house over 24,000 standing fans. Tickets on Borussia Dortmund's Yellow Wall are actually the most expensive standing tickets in the Bundesliga The Yellow Wall The average cost of a season ticket ( Dauerkarte) in a standing section at a Bundesliga club this season is €196.80, up €10 from before the pandemic, but still working out at just €11.57 per home game. Union Berlin's Stadion an der Alten Försterei is famously over 80% terracing. The same was true of the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, but actual standing terraces have now been added. Technically, Hertha Berlin's Olympiastadion doesn't have a standing terrace but tickets behind the goal in the Ostkurve are sold as such. While several English Premier League clubs are re-introducing 'safe standing' areas this season, standing terraces have been commonplace in Germany for a long time.Įvery stadium in the Bundesliga features at least one unreserved standing section, usually several blocks behind one of the goals, where tickets are substantially cheaper. So, how does it all work? Standing terraces

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For the first time since before the pandemic, the new Bundesliga season will kick off this weekend in full stadiums with no capacity restrictions, with clubs hoping it will remain that way throughout.Īlongside top names, talented young players and progressive coaching, the German top flight is renowned for its stadium atmospheres - largely a result of affordable ticket prices and standing terraces, which provide the foundation for a vibrant, socially-inclusive fan culture.

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