The fans don’t even have to wait a month before it starts again: the new Bundesliga season begins on August 16 with the opening game between Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Bayern. The preparation of the clubs is already in full swing. And the anticipation among the fans should also increase again. After all, you can watch the games live in the stadium again in the new season.
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The Bundesliga stadiums in large parts of Germany can be used to capacity of up to 35 percent in a test phase at the start of the season, in Bavaria it is at least 20 percent. Especially the most loyal fans listen up and ask themselves: Can I buy a season ticket again now? From club to club, this issue is handled differently with the ongoing corona pandemic. the SPORTBUZZER, the sports portal of the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND), gives an overview of where season tickets are sold and where not.
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FC Bayern Munich
The German champions have not yet published any information about the season ticket regulations for the future season. In the past season, no season tickets, known as “annual tickets” at FCB, were sold, but the existing season tickets were reserved for the owners. In the event of partial admission, the holders were granted a right of first refusal for day tickets.
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RB Leipzig
Season ticket sales are in full swing at the vice-champions. In June season ticket holders from the previous season were able to renew their cards. New cards have been on sale since July 13th. This year, the season ticket will be offered as a standard mobile variant in a smartphone app. The card will be billed per game until normal game operations are possible again at full capacity. The season ticket holders have a right of first refusal for day tickets.
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Borussia Dortmund
The season ticket for the Signal-Iduna-Park is traditionally in great demand. There are around 55,000 existing season tickets from Dortmund. Few have canceled their subscription. For the new season, too, the season tickets are suspended for the time being. Until the BVB stadium can be fully occupied again, season ticket holders have a right of first refusal for day tickets.
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VfL Wolfsburg
While old season ticket holders have already been able to extend their ticket, the free sale will continue until Sunday. The season ticket will be charged from the time the stadium is full again. Until then, there is a preferential right for the individual games with partial approval.
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Eintracht Frankfurt
In Frankfurt, too, the season ticket works via a subscription model. Existing subscriptions are still valid, but new season tickets are not sold. As of last season, Eintracht had around 31,000 existing subscribers. As long as the special game continues, the season ticket holders have a right of first refusal for day tickets. An innovation for the coming season: The season tickets in Frankfurt can be used digitally on the smartphone via the club app.
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Bayer Leverkusen
Season ticket holders with the Werkself only pay proportionally for the games that are actually fully booked. In addition, fans can look forward to a price reduction for the coming season: the season ticket costs up to 30 percent less. Incidentally, new season tickets are only available in the lower tier. At the first home games with partial admission of the spectators, there could be another raffle among all season ticket holders.
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Union Berlin
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Borussia Monchengladbach
As with many other traditional clubs with a large following, it is also difficult to get a new season ticket in Gladbach, as the number of existing customers is so large. There is a waiting list only for club members if existing season ticket holders cancel their season ticket. In the coming season, the card is only valid from the second half of the season. Until then, there is a right of first refusal for the individual games. Of course, the season ticket only costs 50 percent of the actual price.
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VfB Stuttgart
VfB only wants to sell season tickets “as soon as there is a reliable, long-term perspective for stadium visits”. Until then, season ticket holders for the 2019/20 season retain the right of first refusal for tickets to the individual games with partial admission.
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Sc freiburg
There is a curiosity in Freiburg ahead of the new season: It is not even clear which stadium will be played in, at least at the beginning. Because actually one has wanted to move to the new SC stadium for a long time. It is still unclear whether this will be done in time for the first home game on August 21 against Borussia Dortmund. After all, the people of Baden are already selling season tickets for the new home ground, which will hold 34,700 spectators – and thus 10,700 more than the old SC stadium. Up to 25,000 season tickets are to be issued. The old season tickets are currently being transferred to the new stadium. There is a right of first refusal until the end of the special game operation.
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Mainz 05
The Mainz team last had around 13,000 season ticket holders in the 2019/20 season. Little had changed because of the pandemic, said Finance Director Jan Lehmann at the end of June Kicker. It is hoped that at the start of the season, at least the owners of a season ticket will be able to go to the Mainz stadium.
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FC Augsburg
The Augsburgers do not sell any new season tickets for the time being. Existing season ticket subscriptions will be paused for the course of the audition with a maximum capacity of 20 percent. However, the owners have a right of first refusal for the individual games, for which the tickets are available at a discounted price.
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TSG Hoffenheim
For the time being, TSG is not issuing season tickets for the new season. Instead, season ticket holders for the 2019/20 season have a right of first refusal, as long as the game can only be played in front of some of the spectators. If full capacity utilization becomes possible again, initially only tickets for the respective game should continue to be sold. The existing season ticket holders would then be entitled to their regular seat from the 2019/20 season. They also want to think about a season ticket for the second half of the season or a season ticket for only part of the season.
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Hertha BSC
No information yet about the allocation of season tickets in the new season. No season tickets were sold in 2020/21.
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Arminia Bielefeld
Information on the ticket situation in the new season should be communicated promptly. The Ostwestfalen have promised their previous season ticket holders and members priority treatment in the event of a possible season ticket sale.
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1. FC Cologne
The relegation participant of the previous season offers his fans two options: On the one hand, a season ticket with reimbursement of games that cannot take place in front of a full hut. On the other hand, a pause of the season ticket, since at least in the first half of the season it is not currently assumed that the stadium will be fully utilized.
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VfL Bochum
The newcomer has sold a historic number of season tickets: 14,000 season tickets are said to have already been brought to the fans. The purchase of season tickets is still possible until Sunday, then it will stop “so that when games with full occupancy are possible again, there will also be a remaining contingent for free individual sales”. The season tickets are sold as a subscription, the amount is only debited when full utilization is restored. Until then, the owners have a preferential right.
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Greuther Fuerth
The second climber had actually planned brisk ticket sales. They wanted to issue up to 8,500 season tickets. After the decision to return the audience, however, the free sale was initially postponed in order to exchange ideas with the authorities. Season ticket holders from the previous season have already been able to extend their ticket. For games in which the stadium cannot be used to full capacity and the respective season ticket holder has not received one of the available seats, a refund can be requested every six months.
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