Fan festival and tension: DFB Cup final between Bielefeld and Stuttgart!

Fan festival and tension: DFB Cup final between Bielefeld and Stuttgart!

Berlin, Deutschland - Today, on May 24, 2025, football fans in Berlin are looking forward to the DFB Cup final between Arminia Bielefeld and VfB Stuttgart. The fan festivals for the two teams started at 10 a.m. in the central squares of the city. The supporters of VfB Stuttgart gather at Breitscheidplatz, while the Bielefeld fans celebrate on Alexanderplatz. The police have 2,000 civil servants in use because a large crowd is expected.

It can be expected that the Bielefeld support will include between 10,000 and 15,000 fans, while the Stuttgart can expect around 5,000 followers. The number of Bielefeld, which, according to estimates, will gather around 100,000 fans in Berlin, is particularly striking, many of them without a ticket. A planned meeting of around 3,000 cardless fans at the Mauerpark shows the great interest in this event.

an intensive final

VfB Stuttgart, last year's runner -up and returnee to the Champions League, has a considerable football history. With five championship titles, three cup wins and 25 appearances in the European Cup, Stuttgart is the favorite in the final. The squad value of the Stuttgart von Bielefeld exceeds it by 40 times, which increases sporting pressure. Arminia Bielefeld, on the other hand, put an impressive path to the final and shows himself as a determination and team spirit under coach Mitch Kniat.

• Arminia Bielefeld's way to the DFB Cup final:
• 1. Round: 2-0 against Hannover 96
• 2. Round: 2-0 against Union Berlin
• round of 16: 3: 1 against SC Freiburg
• quarter -finals: 2-1 against Werder Bremen
• semi -finals: 2-1 against Bayer Leverkusen

Bielefeld has an impressive series and has been unbeaten in all competitions since March 8. The club has a record number of 23 ascent and descents between the leagues and, as the fourth third division team, fights for the first cup victory. A success would not only mean moving into the Europa League, but would also enable a Supercup game against FC Bayern. The cup premiums already exceed the budget of almost eight million euros and show the immense importance of this game for the club.

fan culture and anticipation

The atmosphere of the final is also celebrated in Berlin gastronomy. The football pub "Aunt Käthe" is fully booked with its 700 seats. The Berlin Senate also allowed the game to be transferred to beer gardens, but under certain noise protection rules. The city also uses the event as a platform for marketing campaigns that Bielefeld's comeback advertises. Slogans such as "Berlin's hottest club: Arminia Bielefeld" underline the buoyancy that the club enjoys after a double relegation to the second Bundesliga.

The HermannSdemal in the Teutoburg Forest was even decorated with a jersey of the club, which symbolizes the high identification of the region with its team. Both teams are ready for an exciting final that will be broadcast live on ZDF at 8 p.m. [RBB24] (https://www.rbb24.de/sport/Bebtrag/2025/fussball-dfb-pokal-finale-berlin-arminia-bielefeld-vfb-stuttgart-fans-fans-festen-festen-festen-festen-festen-festen-festen-festen-festen-festen-festen-fest [ZDF] (https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/sport/fussball-dfb-pokal-finale-final-bielefeld-vfb-stuttgart- Zuversiche-aussenver-100.html) report in detail about the preparations and the mood in the city.