City to call the shots of VfL Osnabrück home

Article posted by Coliseum, July 25^th, 2025

Image: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, N9713, CC BY-SA 4.0

The 3. Liga team VfL Osnabrück has supported the decision of the City Council of Osnabrück to run the show of their home ground – the Stadion an der Bremer Brücke in Osnabrück, Germany.

‘NDR’ stated that the club made the above announcement at an extraordinary general meeting held recently.

The City will play a key role in the redecoration of the VfL home and the City Council has already given a nod for the same recently.

‘NDR’ further stated that 230 Members voted in favor of the above motion and it was thus a unanimous decision.

The VfL Osnabrück is a German professional football team which plays in the 3. Liga – the third tier of German football – following their relegation from the 2023-2024 2. Bundesliga (the second division of professional football in Germany) seasons.

The Stadion an der Bremer Brücke or Bremer Brücke is a football stadium in the Schinkel district of Osnabrück, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of VfL Osnabrück. The stadium currently holds 16,100 people and opened its doors in 1933.

The VfL Osnabrück President Holger Elixmann has stated that the VfL wants that the stadium should be renovated at the earliest. The Stadion an der Bremer Brücke renovation cost stands at 70 million euros.

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