VfB Stuttgart has been firing people’s emotions for 125 years. The coming season is therefore a landmark anniversary for the club. To mark the season kick-off, VfB will be appearing at the “Day of the breast ring” and a family party on the hill in front of the Mercedes-Benz Museum on 5 August 2018. The club’s pro players have already confirmed their attendance. Museum entry and the VfB programme at the museum starting at 11.00 a.m. are free of charge. The highlight of the day following the VfB Legends game at 3.15 p.m. will be the friendly match against Atlético de Madrid at 4.45 p.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
To mark the club’s landmark anniversary, the Mercedes-Benz Museum will be hosting a major exhibition entitled “125 years of VfB Stuttgart” from 9 September 2018 until 2 April 2019.
Stuttgart. The “Day of the breast ring” starts at 11.00 a.m. on 5 August 2018 with a big family party on the hill in front of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Here fans will be treated to an entertaining programme of events for the young and old, which will also be attended by prominent sports stars. From midday, the entire professional squad from VfB and the team of trainers will be appearing on the stage in front of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Also in attendance from around 1.00 p.m. will be VfB legends such as Guido Buchwald, Karlheinz Förster, Krassimir Balakov, Cacau, and Timo Hildebrand.
The programme also includes a presentation of the Mercedes-Benz current team bus of the season 2018/2019. Numerous promotional and interactive stands are set to provide great entertainment. VfB’s partners and other sections will also be represented. The “Legends Game” involving former VfB pros then takes place at 3.15 p.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Arena followed by the highlight match against top Spanish club Atlético de Madrid at 4.45 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz and VfB Stuttgart have enjoyed close and friendly ties for many years. Mercedes-Benz is not just involved in VfB’s home games at the arena named after the brand, it also accompanies the team to away matches, where the team always travels under the Mercedes star. A look back at VfB’s greatest successes reveals that the car brand and team are inextricably linked here, too. Every championship title VfB has won since 1950 has been celebrated in style with a car parade through the city of Stuttgart. The links to the Stuttgart football scene go back even further still: at the end of the 19th century, the sons of Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach were among the founder members of Cannstatter FC, which played a key role in the formation of VfB.
The major exhibition entitled “125 years of VfB Stuttgart” at the Mercedes-Benz Museum from 9 September 2018 until 2 April 2019 will be a further highlight of this partnership. It enables visitors to experience a stadium atmosphere at the museum and brings the history of the club to life with more than 100 exhibits – from shirts and trophies to documents and stadium memorabilia. Also on show, of course: Mercedes-Benz vehicles from VfB Stuttgart’s championship-winning years.
