The Football Team That Sold Its Stadium To Its Own Fans



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St. Pauli fans now own their own stadium.

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26 thoughts on “The Football Team That Sold Its Stadium To Its Own Fans”

  1. Bundesliga is easily the best league. Not through players or competition, but through their foundation and rules. The lack of rampant betting sponsors and foreign ownership is proof

  2. Chelsea has a similar situation as well. I'm sure most Premier league fans know about it but here's an excerpt nonetheless, just to explain the background a little bit:

    "Following Chelsea’s financial woes in the 1970s that spilled over into the following decade, in which they ran out of funds whilst attempting to carry out a full-scale renovation of Stamford Bridge, they were forced to sell the stadium’s freehold. The ground was then purchased by Marler Estates, a property development company, and this move nearly caused the Blues to lose their beloved stadium.

    After owner Ken Bates was able to reunite the club with the Bridge’s freehold in 1992, it became clear that planning was needed to ensure that this would never happen again. The solution: Chelsea Pitch Owners. CPO is a non-profit organisation led by Chelsea fans, who were able to purchase both the Stamford Bridge freehold, including the pitch and the turnstiles, and the naming rights to Chelsea Football Club.

    In 1997, the CPO officially purchased both the freehold and the naming rights to the club. They were able to do so through a £10m loan, which was granted by Chelsea’s parent company, Chelsea Village plc. In return for this loan, the Pitch Owners guaranteed the Blues a lease of 199 years on Stamford Bridge, for which they charged peppercorn rent in order to satisfy the legal contract between the two."

  3. Got to see the St. Pauli match against Bayern earlier this season. A friend of mine is a massive fan and part of an ultra group and managed to secure a second ticket. Best atmosphere I've experienced in my life and totally different to the English supporter style I'm used to. The principles of the club, its players and supporters are also fantastic. When this cooperative was told to me too in the car journey there, it sold me as such a morally responsible thing to do. It's almost unheard of in modern football, particularly at this level.

    They got themselves a new fan that afternoon.

    Hamburg ist braun-weiß!

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