Stadion Oberwerth - Capacity: 15,000. This was originally known as the Amerikaner-stadion. It was built in 1918 by the US-Army, which was part of the occupation force of the Rheinland after WWI. The Army used mostly for baseball and football, and usually banned Germans anyway. In 1929, it was turned over to the city and Neuendorf began to play it's games there. From 1933-45 it was known as Hermann-Goering-Kampfbahn, and the French got in the act too, changing the name to Stade de Gaulle in their short stay in 1945. In 1946, it again reverted to the city, which wisely chose a neutral name, Oberwerth, after it's location. Not much at the ground except for the sports hall where you can get Brautwursts and beer. There is a small club shop and you will be able to get a ticket easy enough is it doesn't sell out. You can only order tickets online if you have a german bank account.
Who plays there? The stadium is home to current Bundesliga 2 team TuS Koblenz who were originally formed in 1917 and played for decades in the western regional leagues. With the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, TuS found itself placed in the second division Regionalliga Südwest. In both 1968 and 1969, the club played well enough to participate in the playoff for a Bundesliga spot, but was unsuccessful on both occasions. By the 1970s, they were a third division side, playing in the Amateurliga Rheinland, missing opportunities for promotion to the Second Bundesliga in playoff rounds in both 1977 and 1978. By 1981, the club had crashed below the third division where they were mired for nearly a decade-and-a-half.
In 1982, the club adopted the name TuS Koblenz, but the change did little to help their performance, as they lingered in the Verbandsliga Rheinland (V). The fortunes of the club improved with their ascent to the fourth division Oberliga Südwest (IV) in 1994 where they remained for a decade. An Oberliga Südwest championship in 2004 was followed by a quick ascent through the Regionalliga Süd (III) where a second place finish in 2005-06 earned the club a spot in the 2. Bundesliga. Their 2006-07 campaign ended with Tus finishing ahead of expectations in 12th place, meriting an unexpected stay on the second level.
Any hopes of further improvement ended in in the late stages of the 2007-08 season when TuS was penalized by the deduction of eight points for not providing contracts for Marko Lomic and Branimir Bajic, turning a potential upper table finish into a lesser result. This was later reduced to six points for the actual season and three points for season 2008/2009.
How to get there? It only takes 5 minutes on a bus from the town centre but you have to walk the remining 200 yards on foot. Only takes 20 minutes to walk from the station.
How to get a Ticket? You can purchase tickets online at http://ixticket.de/system/online_api/?profile=62. Ticket prices range from €19.50 in the Sud Tribune to €27 in the Sparkassen Tribune on the side of the pitch.
Thanks to Steve Palmer for the above information and World Stadiums for the picture.
Stadion Oberwerth - Capacity: 15,000. This was originally known as the Amerikaner-stadion. It was built in 1918 by the US-Army, which was part of the occupation force of the Rheinland after WWI. The Army used mostly for baseball and football, and usually banned Germans anyway. In 1929, it was turned over to the city and Neuendorf began to play it's games there. From 1933-45 it was known as Hermann-Goering-Kampfbahn, and the French got in the act too, changing the name to Stade de Gaulle in their short stay in 1945. In 1946, it again reverted to the city, which wisely chose a neutral name, Oberwerth, after it's location. Not much at the ground except for the sports hall where you can get Brautwursts and beer. There is a small club shop and you will be able to get a ticket easy enough is it doesn't sell out. You can only order tickets online if you have a german bank account.