Kaiserslautern - Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern is a small city with a population of approximately 100, 000 people. It is a "city in the woods" in the midst of the Palatinate Forest, one of Germany's largest forest areas in the South West Bundeslande of Rheinlandpfalz close to the eastern borders of France Belgium and Luxembourg. Traces of the city's past can be found all over the historic town centre. After World War II the Americans used Kaiserslautern and the surrounding region as a major military base. Today, more than 40,000 U.S. soldiers and their families are stationed here, making the military community of Kaiserslautern the largest U.S. forces military base outside of the United States.

Scheduled Matches

Five World Cup games will be staged at Kaiserslautern's Fritz-Walter-Stadion - four group matches, and one 2nd Round match. The match schedule is as follows:

Match #	Date & Time	Group	Teams		Result	Venue
12	Mon 12th Jun 15:00	F	AUS	JPN	3 - 1	Kaiserslautern
25	Sat 17th Jun 21:00	E	ITA	USA	1 - 1	Kaiserslautern
36	Tue 20th Jun 21:00	B	PAR	TRI	2 - 0	Kaiserslautern
47	Fri 23rd Jun 16:00	H	KSA	ESP	0 - 1	Kaiserslautern
53	Mon 26th Jun 17:00	R2	ITA	AUS	1 - 0	Kaiserslautern

Match times shown are local times for Germany (CEST/GMT+0200). Click on match date/time to view match statistics.

Fritz-Walter-Stadion

The Fritz-Walter Stadion was first completed in 1920. Built on the Betzenberg mountain, the ground takes its name from West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup captain, and is home to FC Kaiserslautern of the Bundesliga.

Reconstruction for the FIFA World Cup was completed in November 2005 at a cost of €48.3 million Euros. The final phase of the project comprised a new floodlight system, extensions to the West and South stands, and reconstruction of the North stand. A media tower and VIP tower will occupy the northern corners of the ground.

World Cup Fan Fest in Kaiserslautern

Supporters can view all World Cup games on large screens at the Fan Fest in Striftspaltz which is in the centre of town.

Travelling to Kaiserslautern

The nearest Airports are Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Hahn, Luxembourg, Saarbrücken and Zweibrücken. Supporters should fly into Frankfurt am Main airport if possible. However, the airports in Stuttgart and Saarbrücken are also close to Kaiserslautern.

Intercity trains go to and from Kaiserslautern's newly built Inter City Express (ICE) railway station. There are two ways of getting to Kaiserslautern Main Railway Station (Kaiserslautern Haubtbanhof) from Frankfurt am Main by train - via Mannheim or via Bad Münster am Stein.

There will be buses to take supporters from the Haubtbanhof to the stadium. However the stadium is only 10 minutes walk away.

Useful links & information:

Stadium address:

Fritz Walter Stadion
Fritz-Walter Straße 11
67653 Kaiserslautern
Tel: +49 (6 31) 31 88 - 0