German stadiums are already bursting at the seams: Can Slovenian national team players even imagine what awaits them next summer at the Euros?
Photo: Vid Ponikvar / Sportida
That football in Germany is a part of the culture and that the fans are the mainstay in stadiums has been known for quite some time, as evidenced by the attendance at German stadiums in the first half of this football season. Almost all the venues for the upcoming Euro are among those with the highest attendance, except for Düsseldorf. The German portal Die falsche 9 published a list of the ten most attended football venues in Germany since the start of the current season on its website.
At the top is the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, which besides loyal fans boasts the largest capacity in the country. This venue will host one of the European Championship semi-finals, with an average of 81,252 football enthusiasts attending each match.
In second place is Bayern’s fortress, the Allianz Arena, where the Slovenian national team will play their second group stage match against the Serbian team. The largest stadium in Bavaria averages 75,000 spectators per game day.
Photo Source: FC BayernThe Slovenian national team will kick off their European Championship campaign against an old acquaintance from the qualifiers, Denmark, in Stuttgart at the MHP Arena, which this season averages a crowd of 53,789 fans, placing it sixth on the aforementioned list.
Photo Source: MHP ArenaIn the middle of the lower half of the ranking is the venue where Matjaž Kek’s team will conclude the group stage against the current European runners-up, England. The Rhein Energie Stadion in Cologne currently records an average attendance of 49,729 people per match, ahead of which the talented Jaka Čuber Potočnik could soon be proving himself.
Photo Source: FC KölnSecond to last, we find the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, where Benjamin Šeško and Kevin Kampl play, enjoying an average support of 44,692 fans in their home matches.
These listed facts undoubtedly predict that next summer in the land of sausages and beer, the excitement won’t just be on the pitches but also in the stands, where more than a million football enthusiasts will loudly support their homeland or their favorite players. Many members of our national team don’t have much experience playing in front of such packed stands, but a little positive nervousness has never hurt anyone…
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