Kaiserslautern World Cup

Overview

Population	100,000
Federal State	Rheinland-Pfalz
Airports	Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport

Kaiserslautern is known as the city of woods. Situated in the midst of the Palatinate Forest, it is Germany's largest forest areas. The city is also well known for its long history. The traces of the city's historical evidence can be found all over the town. The origin of this historic city can be traced back to the 4th century AD.

Kaiserslautern is also a major soccer city in Germany. The team 1. FC Kaiserslautern has made this city famous throughout Europe. The team from the Betzenbergstadion had already won the championship in 1991, and was German Cup winners in 1990 and 1996.

And this is not all. There is also the unforgettable achievements of the 1950's with Fritz and Ottmar Walter, when the Kaiserslautern team formed the backbone of Germany's 1954 World Cup winning team with five players. This club was the German Champion in 1951 and 1953. Around 30,000 registered members in more than 100 sports clearly show that sport is a very important part of this city. There are 40 club-owned sports facilities with 70 pitches and 56 sports, gymnastics and multi-purpose centers. The center of sporting life is the ultra-modern Fritz-Walter-Stadion, formerly the Betzenbergstadion.

With adequate luxurious as well as cheap hotels in Kaiserslautern to suit all pockets, a sound network of services such as flights to Kaiserslautern, accomodations in Kaiserslautern, restaurants in Kaiserslautern and Kaiserslautern car hires, this host city of FIFA World Cup is all prepared to welcome guests from all around the world.

Stadium	Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Gross Capacity	43.450
Total Seating Capacity	39.820

Major Events at the Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion

International football matches

Final of the European Women's Football Cup 1995

Home of the Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern with European Cup and Champions League matches