Weserstadion turns 100: What this anniversary means for Werder

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On October 17, the Weserstadion turns 100. For Werder Bremen and everyone who has followed the club for years or decades, this date is more than just a round number – it stands for a century in which the arena has been firmly tied to Bremen and the club. The Sportschau picks up the anniversary in a video piece.

What makes the Weserstadion so special is its permanence. While many venues in Germany have been relocated, rebuilt, or replaced by modern arenas over the decades, the Weserstadion has stood in its place for 100 years and has remained Werder's home throughout all that time. Sportschau explicitly classifies the stadium as a fixture for Bremen and for the club.

For the round birthday, Werder turns its gaze to the history of its home – to what has shaped the Weserstadion over more than a century and what it still means for the club today.

Why the Weserstadion has belonged to Werder for 100 years

If you're a Werder fan, you know what the Weserstadion means to the club. It's not simply a playing venue, but a place that has created identity for generations. The birthday on October 17 underscores how unusual this permanence is – and how deeply the stadium is woven into the club's history.

What has stood at this location for 100 years is today the meeting point for fans, players, and everyone who carries Werder. Sportschau puts it clearly in its piece: The Weserstadion firmly belongs to Bremen and to Werder. This connection is the result of a continuous story spanning an entire century.

What Werder is showing for the anniversary

Sportschau has published a video piece for the 100th birthday, which you can find in the article linked above. Werder deliberately turns its gaze to the history of its own home – to what the stadium has meant for the club and for the city of Bremen.

Which games, which moments, and which people have shaped the Weserstadion over the decades stand at the center of the anniversary. Werder uses October 17 to make the connection between club, stadium, and city deliberately visible – as a look back at a story that is far from over.

What the anniversary means for you

October 17 is a date you should mark as a fan. 100 years of the Weserstadion stand for 100 years of football history in one place – goals, titles, triumphs, but also the quieter moments that shape a stadium over decades.

Even if not every detail of this anniversary can be told in a single feature: the date itself is an invitation to consciously take note of the Weserstadion's history. For Werder fans, it's a reason to celebrate – for everyone who likes Bremen, a look at a piece of city history that has endured for 100 years.