BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS. ARSENAL

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1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE MATCHDAY 1 VS. BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS. ARSENAL Arsenal Football Club Telephone: Website: TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2014 KICK OFF: 20:45 (LOCAL TIME) BVB STADION DORTMUND, GERMANY The information sourced was correct at time of publication, all times shown are local which is one hour ahead of the UK.

com TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2014 KICK OFF: 20:45 (LOCAL TIME) BVB STADION DORTMUND,

2 BRITISH EMBASSY AND FCO INFORMATION The British Consulate General is open to the public from 08:30 until 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:30 until 16:30 on Friday. Address: Ostrasse 86, Dusseldorf Phone: Know before you go via the FCO website is a useful scheme aimed at giving advice and tips to travelling football fans abroad. For more detailed information, consulate details and regular updates please check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Travel Advice at Emergency numbers: Police 110 and all other Emergency Services 112.

Address: Ostrasse 86, 40210 Dusseldorf Phone: 00 49 211 9448 255 Know before you go via the FCO website is a useful scheme aimed at giving advice

3 TRAVEL INFORMATION Arriving to Dortmund by car or coach Take the A40 from Essen to Dortmund; exit this highway (autobahn) at B54 towards Hagen. Please arrive early to get a parking space. Away supporter parking will be in section E3. Parking is chargeable 4.00 per car & per coach. Train All Trains arrive at main station ( Hauptbahnhof ) in the city centre, the subway U45 will take supporters directly to the stadium ( Stadion ). Travel costs The tickets for the match include all fees for public transportation, like subway, regional trains etc. in the whole Ruhr-Area (for example from Düsseldorf to Dortmund by train). If you take a taxi it will cost approximately 10 from the town centre.

Train All Trains arrive at main station ( Hauptbahnhof ) in the city centre, the subway U45 will take supporters directly to the stadium ( Stadion ).

5 STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium Name Signal Iduna Park (also known as BvB Stadion) formally known as Westfalenstadion. Capacity 65,000 Bags are NOT permitted in the stadium, you can leave them at a dedicated place (Abgabestelle Gast) located opposite the entrance turnstiles. These can be pointed out to you by stewards. This is chargeable at 1.00 per item. Borussia Dortmund has no restrictions on drums, flags or banners. These will all be allowed into the stadium by the stewards. Any flag or banner displaying anything which can be construed as racist, defamatory, homophobic or political will be confiscated. Items as such as weapons, pyrotechnics, glass bottles etc. will not be permitted in the stadium. Tickets will be located in blocks 61, 08, 60 & 70, 75, 71. Please refer to your match ticket for your block, row and seat details. Seating is reserved within your allocated block. Gates open at 18:15 (local time), two and a half hours before kick off. Access to the stadium will be through electronic turnstiles in the Nord Tribune, via the barcode on your ticket. When you enter the stadium, you should turn left to access the blocks to be occupied by away supporters. Supporters will be searched once by stewards on arrival. Arsenal stewards will also be on hand to offer assistance and translation where possible. In the VIP section (block 52) food and drink concessions will be cashless, supporters wishing to purchase refreshments will need to buy a concession card from dedicated kiosks ( 10 minimum). Unspent credit can be refunded from the kiosk after the match. Supporters in blocks 61, 08, 60 & 70, 75 & 71 can use Euros to purchase refreshments. It is unlikely that supporters will be held back after the final whistle; however should this change announcements will be made before the end of the match.

These can be pointed out to you by stewards. This is chargeable at 1.00 per item. Borussia Dortmund has no restrictions on drums, flags or banners.

7 ABOUT DORTMUND Population 600,000 Currency Euro Dortmund is home to the sports club Borussia Dortmund, one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund are former Bundesliga champions most recently in 2011/2012. Borussia Dortmund won the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997, as well as the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in This made it the first European Cup Winner in Germany. Die Borussen are eight-time German Champions and have won 3 German Cups. Borussia Dortmund play at Westfalenstadion, currently known as Signal Iduna Park. It was built for the 1974 FIFA Football World Cup and also hosted some matches of 2006 FIFA World Cup. It is Germany s largest football stadium with a maximum capacity of 80,720 spectators for Bundesliga games. Dortmund is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its population makes it the 8th largest city in Germany. Dortmund is the largest city by area and population in the Ruhr Area, an urban area with some 5.1 million (2011) inhabitants. The river Ruhr flows south of the city, and the small river Emscher flows through the municipal area. The Dortmund-Ems Canal also terminates in the Dortmund Port, which is the largest European canal port, and links Dortmund to the North Sea.

Borussia Dortmund won the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997, as well as the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1966. This made it the first European Cup Winner in Germany.

8 ABOUT DORTMUND CONT. Dortmund is known as Westphalia s green metropolis. Nearly half the municipal territory consists of waterways, woodland, agriculture and green spaces with spacious parks such as Westfalenpark and the Rombergpark. This contrasts with nearly a hundred years of extensive coal mining and steel milling within the city limits. The main sights to see are: BVB-Museum inside the stadium at the north-east-corner, enter it through the BVB-Fanshop Dortmund U The Zollern Colliery Dortmund Zoo Brewery Museum Dortmund For more information, you can visit website - All times shown are local which is one hour ahead of the UK. The information sourced was correct at the time of publication.

This contrasts with nearly a hundred years of extensive coal mining and steel milling within the city limits.

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