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Fan information for Bochum away game

The Werkself visit Bochum for Matchday 32 of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season on Sunday, 12 May (kick-off 7.30pm CEST). The Bayer 04 Fan Liaison team has all the info you need for the match at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion...
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STADIUM

  • Stadium opens: 5.30pm - kick-off: 7.30pm
  • Away entrance: 'Gäste' entrance to the southwest
  • Away sections: 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
  • There is no storage area in the away section
  • Payment for food and drinks can be made by EC card, credit card, Apple Pay / Google Pay and with cash
  • We expressly point out that no access will be granted to away fans in the home section, i.e. the east stand (blocks N1, M and M1 as well as A-D)
  • By purchasing a ticket, the currently valid stadium regulations for the Vonovia Ruhrstadion and Bochum's General Ticket Terms and Conditions (ATGB) are recognised
  • Stadium regulations of the Vonovia Ruhrstadion (in German)
  • General Ticket Terms and Conditions of Bochum (in German)
Stadionplan Bochum

PROHIBITED ITEMS

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

TICKETS

  • Ticket sales in Leverkusen have finished. All tickets have been sold
  • There will be no tickets available on the day
  • Print-@Home tickets MUST be printed out, not stored on phones

Important ticket information: If you have not received your ticket or have misplaced your ticket, please contact the Bayer 04 service centre by Friday at 2pm. 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. 1.5m pole length and with plastic empty tube (PVC)
    • Fan club banners or fence flags (as long as space is available – exits must remain clear)
  • For any other fan material, please send an email in good time to fanbetreuung@bayer04.de
  • Banner and material checks
    • Next to 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)
  • Wheelchair users please use the entrance at the marathon gate, this is located at block N
  • Further information on Bundesliga guides "Barrier-free access to the stadium": Vonovia Ruhrstadion (in German)

EXTRA TRAIN FOR BAYER 04 FANS

Deutsche Bahn (coach from TRI Train Rental GmbH) will be putting on an extra train for Bayer 04 fans. The planned journey times are as follows:

TO BOCHUM

  • Leverkusen-Mitte (platform 4) - 2.32pm
  • Bochum Hauptbahnhof (platform 2) - 4.16pm

With shuttle busses to the stadium and back.

TO LEVERKUSEN

  • Bochum Hauptbahnhof (platform 2) - 10.23pm
  • Leverkusen-Mitte (platform 4) - 11.50pm

Public transport tickets are needed for the train. The match ticket only entitles the holder to travel within the VRR  network (i.e. a ticket from Leverkusen to Langenfeld must be purchased). It is forbidden to take glass bottles with you.

Streckenführung Bochum

TRAVEL & PARKING

  • Travel by coach/minibus
    • Away parking for bus/minibus next to Stadionring car park (Google Maps)
    • Address for SatNav: Stadionring 26, 44791 Bochum
    • Parking fee: €10
  • Travel by car
    • Away parking for cars in Stadionring car park (Google Maps)
    • Address for SatNav: Stadionring 26, 44791 Bochum
    • Parking fee: €4
  • Travel by public transport
    • From the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof), take underground line 308/318 in the direction of Gerthe/Schürbankstraße and get off at the Planetarium stop. The journey time is three minutes
    • Fare included in the match ticket

Further travel information can be found here: Vonovia Ruhrstadion | Travel and parking

Parken Bochum

FOOD AND DRINK

  • See below for food and drink options
  • Payment for food and drinks can be made by EC card, credit card, Apple Pay / Google Pay and with cash
Essen und Trinken Bochum

BAGS

  • Bags and backpags no larger than A4
  • No storage point available at the away block

CAMERAs

  • Film and sound recordings only for private purposes
  • NO professional equipment allowed (e.g. telephoto lenses, camera bags, additional lenses, tripods, screw-mountable cameras)

BAYER 04 MOBILE FAN SHOP

Our Bayer 04 mobile shop will also be on site for this away game. You can find it in front of the away section. You can get current Bayer 04 fan merchandise from our colleagues.

CONTACTS & FURTHER INFORMATION

  • Your on-site Bayer 04 fan liaison contacts are Andreas 'Paffi' Paffrath, Lucia 'Lucy' Thum, Sebastian 'Sebo' Friedrich and Fabian Sauer
  • Fan liaison mobile phone number on matchday: 0049 (0)152 22 880 104
  • Contacts for Fanprojekt Leverkusen e.V. are Daniela Frühling, Riccardo Bitonti and Michael Trojahn

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 861.

We wish you a safe journey and a good match!

Best regards from the Fan House,
Lucy, Paffi, Rudi and Sebo

fanbetreuung@bayer04.de
May 2024

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