SV Werder Bremen

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NICKNAME – Die Werderaner (The River Islanders), Die Grün-Weissen (The Green and Whites)
FOUNDED – 1899
LOCATED IN – Bremen (Free City)
STADIUM – Wohninvest Weserstadion
BY TRAM – 7 minutes from the centre (Line 3)
CAPACITY – 42,100
PROMOTED – 2022
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – Winners (4 times)
BEST DFB POKAL RUN – Winners (6 times)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Round of 16 (3 times)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – Runners Up (2008/2009)
BEST CWC FINISH – Winners (1991/1992)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Claudio Pizarro (153)
2022/2023 FINISH – 13th

FIVE FACTS ABOUT SV WERDER BREMEN
1. The club was founded by a group of teenagers who won a football in a tug-of-war contest.
2. Werder means “river peninsula”; they started off playing on a field next to the River Weser.
3. Their biggest rivals on and off the pitch are Hamburg, the other huge metropolis in northern Germany. Matches between the two are called the “Nordderby” (Northern Derby).
4. Bremen were the club active for the most seasons in the Bundesliga up until relegation in 2021. They now share that mantle with Bayern.
5. The blast of a foghorn from the Weser greets each goal Werder score. Fans can travel on the boat that produces it on their way to the stadium.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT BREMEN
1. After Hamburg on the Elbe, Werder on the Weser is Germany’s second largest port.
2. The UNESCO “Statue of Roland” holding the “Sword of Justice” in the Market Square is said to keep the city free and independent.
3. The October “Freimarkt”, which is nearly 1000 years old, is the largest festival in northern Germany.
4. The city is the home of the “Beck’s” brewery.
5. Legendary goalkeeper Bernhard Trautmann, who played an FA Cup Final with a broken neck, was born in Bremen.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Goal music
“Lebenslang GrünWeiß”
“Wir sind Werder Bremen”
A look around Bremen

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