Coming from Bottrop...

Like everywhere else in the Ruhr area, there is absolute enthusiasm for football in Bottrop. You can experience it up close, for example in the traditional pub Huerter in downtown. Whether Schalke or Dortmund: under the motto “We in the Revier” people watch football and talk shop with enthusiasm.
Some fans even turn their love of football into their own event formats. They organize meetings such as the football talk in the Domschänke, design football city tours or chat in their own podcasts.
A cult retired footballer has even opened his own restaurant in Bottrop. “Thank you“ is the name of the restaurant with beer garden in which Willi “Ente” Lippens receives his guests.
Active footballers also get involved. The Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation's open children's and youth center MANUS is located in the Welheim district.
Of course, football is also played in Bottrop. The traditional one VfB Bottrop is older than the well-known Bundesliga clubs from the Ruhr area and was founded in 1900. Also the SV Rhenania Bottrop and the SV Fortuna Bottrop have talented footballers and passionate fans.
This is the most important sports facility in the city Jahnstadion. The stadium, which was rebuilt in 2005 and equipped with a covered grandstand, is ideally equipped for international competitions. The stadium is home to VfB Bottrop and was also used by the second team for several years FC Schalke 04 as a home venue.
If you want a great view over the ruhr.fussball area, you should tetrahedron on the Halde Beckstrasse. You have a perfect view from the walk-in work of art. Also to the arena in Gelsenkirchen: Schalke 04 venue and EURO 2024 venue.
Maybe with a legendary one Bottrop beer, hand-brewed by a group of Bottrop residents who have been reviving the centuries-old tradition of local beer since 2019. Because beer and football simply belong together.
For fans who are looking for a change from football, there are numerous active offers in Bottrop, such as climbing the Haniel dump, a hike or a bike ride in the fascinating nature of the Kirchheller Heide.
And then there's a whole load of fun waiting in the city's outstanding leisure attractions: Movie Park Germany, Amusement park Beck Castle, alpine center Bottrop, Indoor skydiving and the ELORIA experience factory.