Hamburg SV

Sorry I know not GTFC related, just wondered if anyone on here has been to hamburg's ground and where the best place to sit is? Thinking of going late summer. For a long weekend away. Though can't find a date for bundesliga fixture releases yet :/.

I go about 6 / 7 times a season, the Volksparkstadion is a cracking ground with good quality pop up bars in the general area. The concourses are bang on.
Anywhere you can get a ticket won't disappoint but we usually go in the lower tiers of the side stand (right of the Nordtribune).
The grounds a bit out the way and from City centre you need the S Bahn (S3) to Stellingen, follow the crowds through the tunnel (shades of Wolves away) where you get a free shuttle bus to the ground. They shift thousands in minutes, it's amazing how good they are.
HSV fans are very welcoming and friendly towards the British.
If you haven't done Hamburg you've missed a treat.
I'd definitely recommend a trip on the Elbe, a walk under the river via the tunnel, and a boat trip on the Alster lakes.
Fixtures out late June I believe.

Cheers mate, thanks for your time, I can't wait.

Quoted from GYinScuntland

I go about 6 / 7 times a season, the Volksparkstadion is a cracking ground with good quality pop up bars in the general area. The concourses are bang on.
Anywhere you can get a ticket won't disappoint but we usually go in the lower tiers of the side stand (right of the Nordtribune).
The grounds a bit out the way and from City centre you need the S Bahn (S3) to Stellingen, follow the crowds through the tunnel (shades of Wolves away) where you get a free shuttle bus to the ground. They shift thousands in minutes, it's amazing how good they are.
HSV fans are very welcoming and friendly towards the British.
If you haven't done Hamburg you've missed a treat.
I'd definitely recommend a trip on the Elbe, a walk under the river via the tunnel, and a boat trip on the Alster lakes.
Fixtures out late June I believe.

Is that the one in the ODESSA File?

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

Sorry I know not GTFC related, just wondered if anyone on here has been to hamburg's ground and where the best place to sit is? Thinking of going late summer. For a long weekend away. Though can't find a date for bundesliga fixture releases yet :/.

I would sit in the Reeperbahn with plenty of euros and a few beers 😉😎

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Is that the one in the ODESSA File?

I believe it is, an awesome bit of kit.

I played in a band in the Reeperbahn in the sixties.

Great times.

Our competition next door was women wrestlers in mud.

Quoted from cannylad68

I played in a band in the Reeperbahn in the sixties.

Great times.

Our competition next door was women wrestlers in mud.

I bet you didn't get many punters watching your band then  

I would recommend the Alte Fischmarkt as early as you can get there on a Sunday morning - its a really top experience!!

Bar Ritze is a good bar to go in. They have a boxing ring in the basement

[url]https://www.zur-ritze-shop.com/[/url]

Quoted from londonmariner2

Bar Ritze is a good bar to go in. They have a boxing ring in the basement

[url]https://www.zur-ritze-shop.com/[/url]

They go to that on the film filth, that alone buys me 😎, not a strip bar is it?

Reeperbahn can be a bit of a cliché but saying that there are many good bars on the adjoining streets.
The waterfront at Landungsbrüken is good for food and drink.
You can't go wrong with a 6 euro daypass after 9am.
Covers all the U ans S Bahns plus busses.
Just go tube hopping.

Quoted from GYinScuntland

I go about 6 / 7 times a season, the Volksparkstadion is a cracking ground with good quality pop up bars in the general area. The concourses are bang on.
Anywhere you can get a ticket won't disappoint but we usually go in the lower tiers of the side stand (right of the Nordtribune).
The grounds a bit out the way and from City centre you need the S Bahn (S3) to Stellingen, follow the crowds through the tunnel (shades of Wolves away) where you get a free shuttle bus to the ground. They shift thousands in minutes, it's amazing how good they are.
HSV fans are very welcoming and friendly towards the British.
If you haven't done Hamburg you've missed a treat.
I'd definitely recommend a trip on the Elbe, a walk under the river via the tunnel, and a boat trip on the Alster lakes.
Fixtures out late June I believe.

Sorry another question, how do you usually go about getting tickets for the game?

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

Sorry another question, how do you usually go about getting tickets for the game?

Mate's a member of HSV supporters club so he's always able to buy up to four.
Away games are more difficult unless it's somewhere like Hertha Berlin with a massive stadium.
You always see people selling at Stellingen station on match days.
You could email or ring the club direct too.

Quoted from GYinScuntland

Mate's a member of HSV supporters club so he's always able to buy up to four.
Away games are more difficult unless it's somewhere like Hertha Berlin with a massive stadium.
You always see people selling at Stellingen station on match days.
You could email or ring the club direct too.

Thanks mate

Try the Eros centre  

WARNING !!! WARNING !!! WARNING !!!
Don't go to the Volksparkstadium (or whatever name this 'seen-one-seen-them-all-arena' is having nowadays - changing every other season)
WARNING !!! WARNING !!! WARNING !!!


If you come to Hamburg and want to experience REAL football experience, you should avoid Hamburg SV, but have to go to FC St. Pauli instead.

Eventhough it's 'only' second tier football, it's the much better all around package. And hey, you are used to fourth tier football, so believe you will have nothing to complain about the quality of football.

The advantages to go to a St. Pauli match:

- modern 30.000 people stadium (nearly always sold out)
- about 20.000 standing places
- the ground is right in the middle of the city (walking distance from the city centre (abt. 30 minutes) and the Reeperbahn area just around the corner
- ticket prices effordable (from EUR 12,50 (standing) upto EUR 43,00)
- plenty of pubs around the stadium for pre- and after-game 'entertainment'. (You will find nothing like this in Stellingen (HSV area))
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Eventhough it is always sold out, I know the St. Pauli Fanladen (http://www.stpauli-fanladen.de/english/) is always holding some tickets for fans from abroad, which is often used by english fans.

If you get in contact with them now, pretty sure they will put you on the list for the dates you are planning to come, eventhough fixture list is not out yet.

So AVOID to go to Hamburg SV

- poor Bundesliga football (for years now)
- poor atmosphere
- and no matter what time of the year, I was always freezing in this stadium, because the wind crawls in from everywhere (... okay, you are used to this ...)

Quoted from St. Pauli

WARNING !!! WARNING !!! WARNING !!!
Don't go to the Volksparkstadium (or whatever name this 'seen-one-seen-them-all-arena' is having nowadays - changing every other season)
WARNING !!! WARNING !!! WARNING !!!


If you come to Hamburg and want to experience REAL football experience, you should avoid Hamburg SV, but have to go to FC St. Pauli instead.

Eventhough it's 'only' second tier football, it's the much better all around package. And hey, you are used to fourth tier football, so believe you will have nothing to complain about the quality of football.

The advantages to go to a St. Pauli match:

- modern 30.000 people stadium (nearly always sold out)
- about 20.000 standing places
- the ground is right in the middle of the city (walking distance from the city centre (abt. 30 minutes) and the Reeperbahn area just around the corner
- ticket prices effordable (from EUR 12,50 (standing) upto EUR 43,00)
- plenty of pubs around the stadium for pre- and after-game 'entertainment'. (You will find nothing like this in Stellingen (HSV area))
.
.
.
.

Eventhough it is always sold out, I know the St. Pauli Fanladen (http://www.stpauli-fanladen.de/english/) is always holding some tickets for fans from abroad, which is often used by english fans.

If you get in contact with them now, pretty sure they will put you on the list for the dates you are planning to come, eventhough fixture list is not out yet.

So AVOID to go to Hamburg SV

- poor Bundesliga football (for years now)
- poor atmosphere
- and no matter what time of the year, I was always freezing in this stadium, because the wind crawls in from everywhere (... okay, you are used to this ...)

Have to see how fixtures pan out, im guessing that st. Pauli and Hamburg don't play on the same day? (if it's like here)

Also, don't st. Pauli have a reputation for being anachists?

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

Have to see how fixtures pan out, im guessing that st. Pauli and Hamburg don't play on the same day? (if it's like here)

Also, don't st. Pauli have a reputation for being anachists?

Sounds like a recommendation