There´s no matches in January in Germany right? I think all the stands will be ready in February...looking at the speed they are working.

They are going at a blazing speed? Does anyone know if the stands will be ready for second half of the season already? I mean just the stands for the fans to sit in, not the roof or other work they might have inside the stadium.

The installation of the roof starts in october.
The stadium will be completed in january/february.

What I meant was...I guess the roof could be longer to protect the supporters on the first rows (or even all the first tier cause it looks "unprotected")...but looking at the light towers I guess that doing that would end up in obstructing the light.

Ok now I see what mean. I think the roof protects all seats. But you are right, it could be longer and yes, the light could be the reason why it isn't. I also think that the light is the reason why the roof in the west is still not finished (look at the picture with the big concrete part). But i can't find informations about that. There're only everything-is-fine-news on the official website.

I always regarded the Weserstadion as a beautiful football venue but not any more. I hate the concept of turning bowl shaped stadium into a rectangular one....:ohno:...Why they dont like bowls?
Because bowls are not proper football stadiums. The fans need to be closer to the action and have a better view.

Anytime I see tracks being removed I give thanks because they are putting football first.

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/446/stadion2010092119130769.jpg

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_38_KW/21.09__11_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_38_KW/21.09__24_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_38_KW/21.09__4_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_38_KW/22.09.10_a__7_.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

Still ugly! :ohno:
The north and south kop are disproportional with the other stands...

The way they used the old roof beams to support the new roof on the two excisting stands is just awful! It looks horrible!

let`s wait til it`s finished !

I´m not usually harsh but when I look at this stadium first thing that come to my mind is...bring that down and build a proper stadium...stop wasting money on those stands...

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_40_KW/06.10__4_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_40_KW/07.10__2_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_40_KW/06.10__6_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_40_KW/panooberrang.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

the first seats arrived:

http://s10.directupload.net/images/101008/lgh6ywg3.jpg

amazing speed:

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2249/stadion2010101408040930.jpg

Wow! This thing it's almost ready!

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_42_KW/22.10__6_.gif

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_42_KW/22.10__8_.gif

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_42_KW/22.10__28_.gif

weserstadion.de (http://www.weserstadion.de/aktuelles/der-umbau/?tx_conews_pi1%5Bitem%5D=179&tx_conews_pi1%5BcurrentPage%5D=1)

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_43_KW/28.10__17_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_45_KW/08.11__24_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_45_KW/08.11__37_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_45_KW/08.11__6_.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

:ohno: The corners are a mess.

Awful corners still awful...even on the pitch they should learn with Stuttgart example :D

Yeah, it's not the greatest project possible, but it's still better than what they had I think.

But the big worry right now should be the team on the pitch, and not the fans on the stands.

what about the old roof? are they going to remove it? if the answer is "yes", so why they did'nt do it until now?

what about the old roof? are they going to remove it? if the answer is "yes", so why they did'nt do it until now?

Old roof was removed?

what about the old roof? are they going to remove it? if the answer is "yes", so why they did'nt do it until now?

I think someone explained it here, as in this thread, that the old pillars will not be removed.

the yellow crane inside the stadium is gone

http://s1.directupload.net/images/101201/6urcfers.jpg

I like the way they're turning it into a good stadium! The corners may look a little messy, but you don't want to complain about that once u've seen the seats. Those seats look poor indeed. But the complex is good.

The picture I posted yesterday was a screenshot from the webcam. Now here are some high qualitative pictures:

all seats are n place
http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_48_KW/01.12__10_.jpg

preparation of the videowall
http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_48_KW/01.12__16_.jpg


the fan-shop is ready, but there's still much to do
http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_48_KW/01.12__21_.jpg


Current capacity is 36400.
Full capacity (42300) will be available in february.
Stadium will be completed in march.

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_50_KW/IMG_6006_klein.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_50_KW/EntmueGaeste.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_50_KW/Gaeste__4_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_50_KW/IMG_6011_klein.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2010_2/Umbau_50_KW_b/16.12__4_.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

Looks like the roof doesn't cover much of the first tier.

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_2_KW/10.01__12_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_2_KW/10.01__13_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_2_KW/10.01__15_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_2_KW/10.01__1_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_2_KW/10.01__8_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_2_KW/10.01__5_.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

not bad!
i like logo of W.Bremen!:banana:

less impressive than bayarena or stuttgart :(

Interesting and an improvement no doubt. But it has a rushed project feel to it. It hasnt been thought through very well. Some simple mistakes seem evident IMO. Obviously people have pointed out the roof being shallow and not covering first tier... The 4 flood light structures are not at the correct angle or elevation to SIMPLY extend the roof more, without blocking the lights... wow!:ohno: And floodlights in just each corner is very old design (creates more shadows), so why not just solve the whole problem with lights surrounding a perimeter of a larger roof. Structurally it is taste, but it may have made it all flow better etc & perhaps cost less?.
But much better, so thumbs up anyway!

For me the worst part is the existing stands with the old concrete beams used to hold up the new roof. It just looks so incredibly ugly. Perhaps if they could cover them with cladding it would look better.

I will never get why architects are trying to make a tracked stadium to a football ground with brute force. You need to tear down the stands, there is no other way around it.

Weserstadion is the best example for a ugly transformation. Yack.

For me the worst part is the existing stands with the old concrete beams used to hold up the new roof. It just looks so incredibly ugly. Perhaps if they could cover them with cladding it would look better.

I will never get why architects are trying to make a tracked stadium to a football ground with brute force. You need to tear down the stands, there is no other way around it.

Weserstadion is the best example for a ugly transformation. Yack.

The Weserstadion has an almost 100 year old tradition. Its location is unique. You can't tear down something like that and build it somewhere else. Renovation was the only possibility here.

Considering that they were not allowed to extend the ground of the stadium meaning that they were not able to build additional external coloumns and considering that the club had to pay every cent of the bill (74 million Euro) they did a great job.
I hope that (one day) they find a (cheap) way to cover the concrete beams with some cladding too. Beside that there's really not much to criticize.

All these tear-it-down-comments are either stupid or ignorant.

The Weserstadion has an almost 100 year old tradition. Its location is unique. You can't tear down something like that and build it somewhere else. Renovation was the only possibility here.

Considering that they were not allowed to extend the ground of the stadium meaning that they were not able to build additional external coloumns and considering that the club had to pay every cent of the bill (74 million Euro) they did a great job.
I hope that (one day) they find a (cheap) way to cover the concrete beams with some cladding too. Beside that there's really not much to criticize.

All these tear-it-down-comments are either stupid or ignorant.

At the end of the day a stadiums most important job is not to look good. This renovation has improved the stadium a lot for the spectators although the design had to suffer from it.

Update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_3_KW/17.01__16_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_3_KW/17.01__18_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_3_KW/17.01__4_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_3_KW/21.01__4_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_3_KW/21.01__6_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_3_KW/dachostpano.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

Stadium borned old, IMHO.

bad decision to renovate this stadium... old stadium, it should have been demolished and a new one instead of it! no offence

it might look well after the renovation but in time, an old stadium remains old.



still, maybe they dont have enough money...

No real terracing? Only those shitty flip-up seats?

Will the ugly lightpoles remain? The last night matches I saw, the pitch lighting was very unregular.

Doesn't look fine to me. Actually it's quite awful, but this was a decission due to financial reasons. Still, Bremen missed a great possibility to built a new stadium. Pitty.

No real terracing? Only those shitty flip-up seats?

Will the ugly lightpoles remain? The last night matches I saw, the pitch lighting was very unregular.

otherwise it would be more complicated to change to euro setup

anyway it is better than before :lol:

otherwise it would be more complicated to change to euro setup
Yes, but normally the fans go beserk if they dont get their terracing. :soapbox:

Old one was definetly nicer and more elegant. This new one, or should I say reconstructed is beter. The fans are closer, SF roof :D , it has much more space under the tribunes for shops etc. witch means more money for the club.
Conclusion; Better but uglyer stadium.

Hello everybody,

I have some questions about the Werder project. If there is specialists of the club and they could answer me, it will be fantastic :banana:

- What was the cost of the stadium ?
- How long did the stadium building (renovation) run?
- What were the different steps of the building?

- What was the impact of the stadium building on the different public attending the game (fans groups, other fans, partners, business seats clients etc)? How the stadium building was appreciated by these publics?
- Today, are there problems with the public (tickets prices, stadium accesibility because of the building for example)?

- What was the communication strategy worked up by the club?
- What was the communication worked up during the building period concerning the building (creation of website/blog allowing people to look at the building progress etc)?
- What communication did the club work up when the building was finished?


- What were the tools the club chose for club communication (website, interviews of players or club rulers, radio, press, posters etc.)?
- What were the points the club focused on when they were communicating on the stadium (architecture, finances, sponsors, etc.)?

Thank you for your cooperation !!!
Sorry for my poor english.

Hello everybody,

I have some questions about the Werder project. If there is specialists of the club and they could answer me, it will be fantastic :banana:

- What was the cost of the stadium ?
- How long did the stadium building (renovation) run?
- What were the different steps of the building?

- What was the impact of the stadium building on the different public attending the game (fans groups, other fans, partners, business seats clients etc)? How the stadium building was appreciated by these publics?
- Today, are there problems with the public (tickets prices, stadium accesibility because of the building for example)?

- What was the communication strategy worked up by the club?
- What was the communication worked up during the building period concerning the building (creation of website/blog allowing people to look at the building progress etc)?
- What communication did the club work up when the building was finished?


- What were the tools the club chose for club communication (website, interviews of players or club rulers, radio, press, posters etc.)?
- What were the points the club focused on when they were communicating on the stadium (architecture, finances, sponsors, etc.)?

Thank you for your cooperation !!!
Sorry for my poor english.
just few questions :D

otherwise it would be more complicated to change to euro setup

That's probably not the reason. a conversion is easy and regularly done elsewhere in the Bundesliga.
I suppose it's a question of emergency regulations. That the evacuation times in case of an emergency would not have been quick enough or things like that.

Well whatever it may be, the most likely reason is probably that the clubs officials and the architects and planners didn't put much of a focus on common terracing-fans desires and wishes, but mostly on the clubs VIP guests instead. And that they therefore didn't put much effort into finding a solution to create a "real" terracing area.

just few questions :D

Yeah i know but I am very interesting on public reaction when their stadium are in build :lol:

Someone know What was the impact of the stadium building on the different public attending the game (fans groups, other fans, partners, business seats clients etc)? How the stadium building was appreciated by these publics?

What did the club do to communicate on them ?

I think you'd get more answers at the official Werder forum tbh.

I like this project. they made the best of their situation

- What was the cost of the stadium ?

76,25 million Euro


- How long did the stadium building (renovation) run?
- What were the different steps of the building?

09 / 2008: reconstruction in the north and south starts (new roof)
06 / 2009: reconstruction in the west starts (new stands and roof)
06 / 2010: reconstruction in the east starts (new stands and roof)


- What was the impact of the stadium building on the different public attending the game (fans groups, other fans, partners, business seats clients etc)? How the stadium building was appreciated by these publics?
- Today, are there problems with the public (tickets prices, stadium accesibility because of the building for example).

The ticket prices increased a lot during the last seasons, but the attendance didn't decrease. So although many people are not happy about the prices it's not really a big problem. The fan group "Faninitiative Weserstadion" demanded for more terracing, lower fences and other things. The club tried to respect those demands, but they couldn't come up with all of them due higher costs or different formalities. As one result the club expanded the terracing from 6500 to 7600 seats.


- What was the communication strategy worked up by the club?
- What was the communication worked up during the building period concerning the building (creation of website/blog allowing people to look at the building progress etc)?
- What communication did the club work up when the building was finished?
- What were the tools the club chose for club communication (website, interviews of players or club rulers, radio, press, posters etc.)?
- What were the points the club focused on when they were communicating on the stadium (architecture, finances, sponsors, etc.)?

I don't know anything about some communication strategies and stuff. All I can say is that most - if not all - of the informations and pictures you can find in this threat are taken from the stadium website (weserstadion.de) + plus some infos I got from the local newspapers. Maybe you have to google? I don't think that someone in this forum can answer these questions.

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_6_KW/11.02__11_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_6_KW/11.02__12_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Jens/IMG_2214_klein.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Jens/IMG_2215_klein.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

There will be a new light system? The old is not symmetric!

Solar panels...cool!

update:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_7_KW/16.02__24_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_7_KW/16.02__32_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_7_KW/16.02__37_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_7_KW/Unbenannt-1.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

I've never seen something like that before. Any explanations?

http://www.weserstadion.de/wwwebcam/data/Stadion2011-02-19_12_46_07.236.jpg

what do you mean? It's a new pitch... and it needs light

I've never seen something like that before. Any explanations?

http://www.weserstadion.de/wwwebcam/data/Stadion2011-02-19_12_46_07.236.jpg

More/less every newer ground has that?

Thanks for your kindness. I'm no gardener and i didn't know that I'm not allowed to ask questions here.

Thanks for your kindness. I'm no gardener and i didn't know that I'm not allowed to ask questions here.
:bash: Geez what are you doing here on Farmandgardencity then?

Thanks for your kindness. I'm no gardener and i didn't know that I'm not allowed to ask questions here.

Some people are mean here.
Anyway, not sure about what brand they are using but if you need a clue then you could try to visit www.mlr.no , it a lighting used for plant growth.

The guest corner. Really crap for german standards. :ohno:

http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5721.jpg
http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5724.jpg
http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5727.jpg
http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5734.jpg
http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5740.jpg
http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5745.jpg
http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5805.jpg
http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5981.jpg
http://www.1904-online.de/images/fotos/saison1011/buli/27022011%20Bremen/IMG_5968.jpg

well the view and the angle seems ok...but it's really dark there... and with all the fences, nets and concrete parts it really looks crappy.

I agree, its great view

It has to be said that no new major stadium or stand should have posts restricting the view. So unnecessary.

Did Werder go for the cheapest roof option?

Is it completed?

update. The interior looks so bad :ohno:

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_11_KW/16.03__15_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_11_KW/16.03__22_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_11_KW/16.03__3_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_11_KW/16.03__7_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_12_KW/29.03__5_.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/fileadmin/bilder/Umbau_2011/Umbau_12_KW/22.03__3_.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

yesterdays game vs. Stuttgart

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7658/stadion2011040216430870.jpg

www.weserstadion.de

Could they add 3rd tier on those parts of old stand? Does expansion plan exist for this current stadium or was it scraped?

I think the original plan included a third tier...but then they decided to do this.

I am pretty sure the Weserstadion won't see any major expansions in the next two decades.

As far as i remember the residents were against it?!?!

Anything new about this stadium??

Anything new about this stadium??

yes, all the ugly parts...

Anything new about this stadium??
Recently announced new system of cashless transactions system to be implemented along with new - more comfortable - access/identification system.

+ I think they're doing the VIP/business space all the time.

thx

What were they thinking when they decided to rebuild this place.:ohno:Anyone with more updated pics. Hard to get a feel for the place in any of the previous pics.

There is a video on the Bundesliga TV website about the revamped stadium, which is now Germany's most eco-friendly stadium:

http://www.bundesliga.de/en/bundesliga-tv/?f=/en/bundesliga-tv/inc/video_flv/hintergrund/0000195636.inc.php

Enjoy :cheers:

http://www.weserstadion.de/wwwebcam/data/Stadion2011-09-28_14_10_08.329.jpg

http://www.luftbildblogger.de/wp-content/uploads/aktuelle-Luftbilder-Weserstadion1.jpg

http://www.luftbildblogger.de/wp-content/uploads/Luftbilder-Weserstadion-Mai-2011.jpg

http://www.luftbildblogger.de/wp-content/uploads/Luftaufnahme-Weserstadion-aktuell.jpg





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I hope they will Build a new 3rd tier. Remove the current roof will make it eassier.

I hope they will Build a new 3rd tier. Remove the current roof will make it eassier.
By 'the current roof' you mean the new roof? It would be the biggest stupidity to remove a roof that was installed in 2011. And they barely had the money for that...

Looks great and unique with a close atmosphere.
It holds 42.500 and the average attendance is 40.700 so far this season.
I think they dont need it bigger. Probably there are games where they can raise till 60.000 (Bayern, Dortmund, Schalke Hamburg). But on the other hand every game has a sold-out atmosphere even against small teams like Freiburg. I think this is better than in Berlin where the Olympiastadion looks empty when only 50.000 are there