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Fan information for away game at VfL Bochum

Ahead of the away game at VfL Bochum on Bundesliga Matchday 11 on Saturday, 9 November (kick-off: 15.30 CET), the Bayer 04 Fan Liaison team has all the info you need for the match at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion…
Faninfos Bochum

STADIUM

  • Stadium opens: 13.30 CET – Kick-off: 15:30 CET.
  • Away entrance: Entrance at at the corner of South and West stands (Away section)
  • Away blocks: E1, E2 & F
  • The usual security checks will take place at the entrance to the stadium. Alcohol checks are possible – people under the influence of alcohol may be refused entry/ legal alcohol limit: 1.6./ random tests are possible at any time.
  • Storage facilities: Not available in away end
  • Payment for food and drinks can be made by all common payment methods
  • By purchasing a ticket, the currently valid stadium regulations for the VONOVIA Ruhrstadion and the General Ticket Terms and Conditions (ATGB) at VfL Bochum are recognised.
  • Show consideration for each other and keep the gangways clear

Stadium regulations at the VfL Bochum VONOVIA Ruhrstadion (in German)
General ticket terms and conditions at  VfL Bochum (in German)

Polizeibrief Bochum Stadiongrafik Bochum

PROHIBITED ITEMS

  • Bags and rucksacks larger than A4
  • Far-right ideology and associated symbols
  • Cannabis
  • Brought-in food and drink
  • Professional cameras
  • Snoods
  • Power banks
  • Vapes + liquids

TICKETS/MATCHDAY TICKET OFFICE

  • Ticket sales in Leverkusen have finished.
  • Matchday ticket office for Bayer 04 fans is closed.
  • Print@Home tickets must be printed off.

Important ticket information: If you have not received your ticket by Thursday at 14.00 or have misplaced your ticket, please contact the Bayer 04 service centre. At the weekend or on the day of the match, we as fan support have NO possibility to help you if you do not have a ticket!

FAN paraPHERNALIA

  • Permitted items:
    • Flags up to max. 1.5 metre pole length and with hollow plastic tube (PVC)
    • Fan club banners and fence flags (as long as space is available – exits must remain clear)
    • For other fan items please submit an email in good time to fanbetreuung@bayer04.de.
  • Banner and materials checks:
    • Left side of the away entrance
    • With four people and representatives of the Fan Liaison team

guide for people with disabilities

  • Register for away wheelchair spaces via our disability fan liaison officer Andreas ‘Paffi’ Paffrath (Tel.: 0049 (0)214 / 8660-860 / Email: paffi@bayer04.de)
  • Further information available in German in the Bundesliga guide "Barrierefrei ins Stadion": VfL Bochum: Bundesliga Reiseführer (barrierefrei-ins-stadion.de)
  • Wheelchair users are asked to use the entrance at the Marathontor. This is in Block N.
  • There is a disabled toilet at the Marathontor.
  • The radio service for visually impaired is available at all seats in the stadium on the 105.0 frequency.
  • Parking for the disabled is at P Medien. Access is via Küpperstraße, between RuhrCongress and the Rundsporthalle (see map). Blue parking permit is required.

 

Behindertenparkplatz Bochum

special train for BAYER 04 FANS

There will be no special train for this game!

directions & PARKing

  • Travelling by coach
  • Travelling by car & minibus
    • Travelling by public transport
    • If you are travelling on public transport go to the main station. They take the U-Bahn line 308/318 in the direction of Gerthe/Schürbankstraße and travel to the Planetarium stop.
    • The match ticket covers the cost of public transport.
Parkplätze Bochum

food and drink

  • Food and drink: see graphic
  • Payment: all the usual payment method
Verpflegung Bochum

bags

  • Bags and rucksacks: Up to A4 size
  • Storage facility: Not available

cAMERAs

  • Video and audio material for private purposes only.
  • NO professional equipment (e.g. telephoto lenses, additional bags, additional lenses, tripods, screw-mountable cameras)

meetin point “Achtzehn ACHTUNG! Vierzig”

  • On the day of the match, additional trained volunteers are available two hours before and one hour after the game via the mobile number 0151 41445236 and via messaging services.
  • As a matter of course, all persons in the group of volunteers, security, kiosks, fan liaison, fan project, first-aid service and VfL employees can also be approached

BAYER 04 mobile FAN SHOP

Our mobile Bayer 04 fan shop will again be available for this away game. You can find it at the away end. You can get current Bayer 04 fan merchandise from our colleagues.

contacts & further INFORMATION

  • Your on-site Bayer 04 Fan Liaison team contacts: Lucia ‘Lucy’ Thum, Sebastian ‘Sebo’ Friedrich. Fabian Sauer and Tim Gelshäuser
  • Fan Liaison mobile phone on the matchday: 0049 (0)152 22 880 104
  • Contacts for Fanprojekt Leverkusen e.V.: Riccardo Bitonti, Michael Trojahn and Leon Heun

If you require further information, we will keep you up-to-date on Facebook and Instagram.

Any questions before travelling? Then send an email to fanbetreuung@bayer04.de or call during the day on 0049 (0)214 8660 199.

We wish you a safe journey and a good match!

All details are subject to correction!!!

Best regards from the Fan House,
Lucy, Moritz, Sebo and Lisa
fanbetreuung@bayer04.de
September 2024

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