Südstadion
Südstadion is a football stadium in Cologne, Germany with an 11,748 capacity including 1,863 covered seats.[1] It's the home stadium of the Cologne Centurions since 2021. The name Südstadion translates to South Stadium, referring to the location in the South of Cologne.
The stadium is mainly used by the soccer club Fortuna Köln, currently in the fourth division Regionalliga West. Other previous users included the 1. FC Köln woman soccer team and the local football teams Cologne Falcons and Cologne Crocodiles. The stadium also has athletics facility, including a 400 meter running track.
History[edit | edit source]
The stadium was opened on January 15, 1978. It was mainly built to host the football clubs of the south of Cologne, suitable for the soccer 2. Bundesliga. Renovations took place in 2012, adding a new stand roof, new floodlights, new sounds system, sanitary installations and also ticket booths.
Home of the Cologne Centurions[edit | edit source]
Since 2021 the Cologne Centurions played a total of fourteen games in Südstadion and won six of them.[2] The attendance was between 820 and 2560.
2025 ELF Season Schedule[edit | edit source]
The following is Rhein Fire’s home game schedule for the 2025 season:
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | May 31, 2025 | Raiders Tirol | Südstadion |
| 5 | June 14, 2025 | Panthers Wrocław | Südstadion |
| 7 | June 29, 2025 | Paris Musketeers | Südstadion |
| 9 | July 13, 2025 | Berlin Thunder | Südstadion |
| 10 | July 19, 2025 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Südstadion |
| 13 | August 09, 2025 | Stuttgart Surge | Südstadion |
Attendance[edit | edit source]
So far, 17 games have been held at Südstadion.
6 (35%) were won by the home team.
A total of 27,742 spectators have visited Südstadion.
On average, 1,632 spectators attend games at Südstadion.
| Date | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Attendance | Game Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Stuttgart Surge | : | Cologne Centurions | Regular season | |
| 2025-07-19 | Frankfurt Galaxy | : | Cologne Centurions | Regular season | |
| 2025-07-13 | Berlin Thunder | : | Cologne Centurions | Regular season | |
| 2025-06-29 | Paris Musketeers | 62:0 | Cologne Centurions | 0 | Regular season |
| 2025-06-14 | Panthers Wrocław | 57:3 | Cologne Centurions | 765 | Regular season |
| 2025-05-31 | Raiders Tirol | 68:0 | Cologne Centurions | 960 | Regular season |
| 2024-08-11 | Paris Musketeers | 57:7 | Cologne Centurions | 748 | Regular season |
| 2024-08-04 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 37:43 | Cologne Centurions | 1,501 | Regular season |
| 2023-08-27 | Prague Lions | 9:37 | Cologne Centurions | 2,150 | Regular season |
| 2023-08-12 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 22:9 | Cologne Centurions | 2,450 | Regular season |
| 2023-06-03 | Paris Musketeers | 24:17 | Cologne Centurions | 2,560 | Regular season |
| 2022-08-27 | Rhein Fire | 59:37 | Cologne Centurions | 2,341 | Regular season |
| 2022-08-13 | Barcelona Dragons | 37:15 | Cologne Centurions | 820 | Regular season |
| 2022-07-02 | Berlin Thunder | 34:7 | Cologne Centurions | 1,580 | Regular season |
| 2022-06-25 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 48:12 | Cologne Centurions | 2,530 | Regular season |
| 2022-06-11 | Raiders Tirol | 46:49 | Cologne Centurions | 1,537 | Regular season |
| 2022-06-04 | Istanbul Rams | 38:40 | Cologne Centurions | 2,250 | Regular season |
| 2021-08-01 | Panthers Wrocław | 31:33 | Cologne Centurions | 1,550 | Regular season |
| 2021-07-11 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 41:20 | Cologne Centurions | 1,500 | Regular season |
| 2021-06-27 | Barcelona Dragons | 12:40 | Cologne Centurions | 2,500 | Regular season |
Transport connection[edit | edit source]
Südstadion is located almost directly at the stop Pohligstraße of line 12 of the Stadtbahn Köln. The nearest regional train station is the Köln Süd station, about one kilometer to the north. Due to the inner-city location, different access routes can be convenient by car depending on the direction of travel.
Tickets[edit | edit source]
For a standing place you have to pay from 15€ per game, for a seat from 35€.
Tickets can be booked via Ticketmaster. [3]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Südstadion at europlan-online.de
