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Fan information for RB Leipzig away game

The Werkself are away to RB Leipzig on Bundesliga matchday 18. The game is on Saturday 20 January (kick-off: 18.30 CET). The Bayer 04 Fan Liaison team brings you the latest information on the match at the Red Bull Arena...
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StadiUM

  • Stadium opens: 16.30 CET – Kick-off: 18.30 CET.
  • Away section between sections C and D.
  • The stadium sections B and D after the home fans. Access is accordingly only possible with home team colours or in neutral clothing.
  • The usual checks will be made on entering the stadium.
  • Breath tests are possible – persons under the influence of alcohol may be refused entry.
  • There are no storage facilities at the away section.
  • Payment for food & drink must be made in cash, or with EC or credit cards, or using your mobile phone.
  • Acquisition of a ticket assumes acceptance of the stadium regulations at the Red Bull Arena and the general terms and conditions of RB Leipzig.
Polizeibrief Stadionplan Red Bull Arena

prohibited objects

  • Bags and rucksacks bigger than 25 x 25 x 25 cm
  • Extreme right wing ideology and associated symbols
  • Brought-in food and drink
  • Professional cameras
  • Powerbanks

match tickets / matchday ticket office

  • Tickets are only sold in Leverkusen
  • Matchday ticket office closed for Bayer 04 fans

FAN items

  • Permitted items:
    • 25 flags up to a maximum 2 metres in lengths with plastic pole (PVC)
    • Fan club banners and flags on fences (Providing spaces available – emergency exits must be kept clear)
    • Exclusively transparent/clear adhesive tape/tape
  • For other fan items we request an early email to fanbetreuung@bayer04.de
  • Banner and materials check
    • At entrance to away section
    • With Fan Liaison reperesentatives

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)
  • Bundesliga guide ‘Barrierefrei ins Stadion’: RB Leipzig

travel & PARKing

Restricted area:

  • On matchdays there is a restricted area around a neighbouring residential area. Given the increased traffic, there can therefore be serious delays en route to the stadium. For that reason we urgently recommend using multi-storey car parks, park-and-ride car parks and public transport. Your match ticket entitles you to free travel on public transport operated by MDV four hours before and four hours after the game.

Travelling by coach:

  • Coach drop off Landauer Brücke/ Am Sportforum (GoogleMaps coordinates)
  • Coaches can park on ‘Cottaweg’
  • Address the navigation systems: Am Sportforum 10, 04105 Leipzig

Travelling by CAR:

  • There are no dedicated away car parks, parking at the stadium is strictly limited.
  • We recommend: Driving to the designated park-and-ride car parks at Leipziger Messe, Schönauer Ring, Plovdiver Straße, Völkerschlachtdenkmal and Lausen and then travelling to the stadium using public transport

Travelling by public transport:

  • To get to the Red Bull Arena take trams 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 15 (Stops at Sportforum Süd or Sportforum Ost)

Information on getting to the ground can be found here: RB Leipzig

Anfahrt Red Bull Arena

catering

  • Food and drink: see graphic
  • Payment must be made using cash, EC and credit cards, or mobile phone payment methods
Speisen und Getränke Red Bull Arena

RUCKsacks & bags

  • Bags and rucksacks: Up to 25 x 25 x 25 cm
  • There are no storage facilities available

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)

#DEINBLICKZÄHLT

Serves as a comprehensive contact point for fans, staff, athletes for reporting all types of transgressions. Look after each other. Do not look away if you are aware of incidents at the Red Bull Arena that do not conform with our code of conduct.

Colleagues from the Opferhilfe Sachsen e.V. Organisation are available to our away fans on match days. If required, please get in touch with RBL fan liaison or a steward in or at the away area.

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

  • On site Bayer 04 fan liaison contacts: Lucia ‘Lucy’ Thum, Sebastian ‘Sebo’ Friedrich and Tim Gelshäuser
  • Fan liaison mobile phone number on matchday: 0152 / 22 880 104

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 0214/8660-861.

We wish you a safe journey and a successful match!
Best regards from the Fan House,
Lucy, Paffi, Rudi and Sebo
fanbetreuung@bayer04.de
January 2024

 

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