Bundesliga Teams

TSG Hoffenheim

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Club Overview

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim was founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club and began running a football team in 1945. Backed by Dietmar Hopp’s investment in the 2000s, the club earned its first-ever promotion to the Bundesliga in 2008.

TSG Hoffenheim is a Bundesliga club based in Sinsheim, playing at the SNP Arena (formerly PreZero Arena), with a capacity of around 30,150.

Seating Guide

A modern stadium with a translucent roof that lets in plenty of natural light, where home fans drive the atmosphere with simple, powerful call-and-response chants.

Tickets

The safest way to buy tickets is directly through the club’s official website. Popular matches tend to sell out quickly, so check availability as soon as your travel dates are set.

Go to Official Ticket Page

This site is mainly in German — here's how to get through it

On the ticket site, click your desired match date.
Choose a seating zone — pricing for each zone is shown directly on the site.
Sign up or log in, then pick your seat and complete the payment.
Some clubs check ID against the buyer's name at entry, so bring your passport along with the ticket.

Tip: in Chrome, right-click the page and choose "Translate to English" to read button labels instantly.

Food Guide

Around the stadium you’ll find bars and restaurants that are popular before and after matches. Check the button below for a real, location-based list.

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Cheer Culture

Hoffenheim, a town of just over 3,000 people, reached the Bundesliga largely through owner Dietmar Hopp’s major investment — which is why some rival fans call it a ‘plastic club’ and why it sits at the center of debate over German football’s ’50+1′ ownership rule. Even so, the fans who fill the SNP Arena have been steadily building their own local identity despite the club’s short history.

📍 Getting There

SNP Arena · Dietmar-Hopp-Straße 1, 74889 Sinsheim, Germany

Tap the button below to see transit, walking, and driving directions from your current location to the stadium, via Google Maps.

💡 Insider Tips

🚌 Transport

A shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes from Sinsheim station (Bahnhof Sinsheim/Elsenz), starting 2.5 hours before kickoff and continuing until an hour after the final whistle. Trains stop at “Sinsheim Museum/Arena” station, a 10–15 minute walk from the stadium.

🏨 Accommodation

Hotel Sinsheim is one of the closest options to the stadium (across the A6 motorway), with Hotel Zum Prinzen Sinsheim in the town center as an alternative.

🎟️ Tickets — among the easiest in the league

Hoffenheim is one of the lowest-demand clubs in the Bundesliga, rarely selling out and generally considered one of the most tourist-friendly clubs to attend. Standing tickets (Block B) are reserved for members and fan clubs, but seated tickets (roughly €20–44) are relatively easy to find in general sale.

🗺️ Tourism Tie-in

The Sinsheim Technik Museum sits right next to the stadium (10–15 minutes on foot) — Europe’s largest privately-run museum, home to a Concorde and a Tupolev Tu-144 displayed together (the only place in the world where both supersonic airliners can be seen side by side), plus F1 cars, classic automobiles, and an IMAX 3D theater. Stadium tours can be bought on the spot at the fan shop for €5, no advance booking needed.

🎁 Club Perks

Kim Jin-su joined Hoffenheim in 2014 and played as a defender through the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons before returning to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2017.

💡 Insider Tips

The entire stadium runs fully cashless, so bring a card or mobile payment method. Of the 30,150 total seats, 9,150 are standing — an unusually high standing-terrace ratio for a modern stadium.