German Football Museum, Sports museum near Dortmund Central Station, Germany
The German Football Museum is a sports museum near Dortmund Central Station displaying trophies, objects and documents about the national sport's history. The rooms are arranged across several floors and guide visitors through different eras and themes of the game.
The idea for a national museum emerged after the 2006 World Cup hosted by Germany. Dortmund was selected among four candidate cities, and the building opened its doors a few years later.
The building holds a hall honoring players and coaches through footprints and autographs that visitors encounter as they move through the exhibition spaces. This collection shows the connection between audiences and the individuals who shaped the sport across decades.
The rooms are open Tuesday through Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00, and all floors are accessible by wheelchair. The building sits directly opposite Dortmund Central Station, making it easy to reach on foot.
Several stations in the building allow visitors to review footage from historical matches and judge the action themselves. This technology invites discussion about controversial moments and comparing different viewpoints.
Location: Dortmund
Inception: 2015
Official opening: October 23, 2015
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Operator: DFB-Stiftung Deutsches Fußballmuseum gGmbH
Address: Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 09:00-18:00; Saturday-Sunday 10:00-18:00
Phone: +492314764660
Email: info@fussballmuseum.de
Website: https://fussballmuseum.de/en
GPS coordinates: 51.51625,7.45856
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:31
Dortmund combines industrial heritage with contemporary cultural offerings across its different districts. The city features a variety of sites, from Signal Iduna Park, Germany's largest football stadium with 81,365 seats where Borussia Dortmund has played since 1974, to the German Football Museum, which traces the history of the sport on 7,000 square meters of interactive exhibits. Green spaces are significant, including Westfalenpark, a 70-hectare park home to the 209-meter-high Florianturm and extensive rose gardens, and Dortmund Zoo, where 1,500 animals from 230 species, mainly from South America, reside across 28 hectares. Cultural institutions reflect Dortmund's mining past and its artistic scene. Zeche Zollern, a former coal mine from 1898, displays its original machinery hall and documents the industrial era of the Ruhr. The Museum of Art and Cultural History hosts collections from the Middle Ages to today within its 1924 Art Deco building. The Dortmund Concert Hall hosts classical and jazz concerts in its 1,550-seat auditorium. Lake Phoenix exemplifies urban redevelopment: this former steelworks site transformed in 2010 offers 3.2 kilometers of pathways along the water. Mengede Castle, a 13th-century fortress surrounded by moats, illustrates medieval architecture in Westphalia.
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