Hertha BSC

Facebook /// Instagram /// Map /// Shop /// Tickets /// Twitter /// Website /// YouTube

NICKNAME – Die Alte Dame (The Old Lady)
FOUNDED – 1892
LOCATED IN – Charlottenburg, Berlin
STADIUM – Olympiastadion
BY U-BAHN – “Olympia-Stadion” is on lines U2 and U12
CAPACITY – 74,475
RELEGATED – 2023
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – Winners (Twice)
BEST DFB POKAL RUN – Runners Up (3 times)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Group Stage (1999/2000)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – SF (1978/1979)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Michael Preetz (108)
2022/2023 FINISH – 18th

FIVE FACTS ABOUT HERTHA BSC
1. Hertha take their name from a steamer on which one of its founders took a day trip.
2. The current stadium was originally built for the infamous 1936 Olympics. It struggles to sell out due to its size.
3. Hertha are located in the wealthy Charlottenburg district. However, their original supporters were mainly working class.
4. Fans of the club from East Berlin used to risk arrest to get near the wall to hear what was happening to their team on match days.
5. Hertha were once more friends than enemies with city rivals Union. When they played behind the Iron Curtain in European competition, Union fans would cheer them on.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT WEST BERLIN
1. West Berlin was cut off from the rest of West Germany from when Germany was divided up until reunification.
2. Hosting 20,000 animals of around 1,200 species, the City Zoo is the most diverse in the world.
3. The abandoned airfield of Tempelhof has been converted into a huge park perfect for picnics.
4. Once again the German seat of government, the new Reichstag lies just west of the old border.
5. The Charlottenburg Palace and grounds provide a touch of opulence close to the stadium. The humbler currywurst, a Berlin standard, was first served nearby.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Goal music
“Nur nach Hause”
“Immer um die Hertha”
A look around Berlin

OTHER GERMAN TEAMS
Arminia Bielefeld, Augsburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Bochum, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia MG, Darmstadt, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Freiburg, Greuther Fürth, Heidenheim, Hertha Berlin, Hoffenheim, Köln, Leipzig, Mainz, Paderborn, Schalke, Stuttgart, Union Berlin, Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg