Fan mile Berlin
The Fan Mile Berlin (officially: FIFA Fan Fest Berlin ) is the largest fan mile in Germany . It is located in the Tiergarten district of Berlin on Straße des 17. Juni between the Great Star and the Brandenburg Gate . It was first established during the 2006 World Cup . In the meantime it has become known throughout Europe through frequent repetitions, including for non-sporting purposes.
History of the 2006 World Cup
The fan mile is located in the middle of the Großer Tiergarten on Straße des 17. Juni, which is closed to motorists for the duration of the event. In 2006 it was 1.8 kilometers long and 40 meters wide, so it had an area of 72,000 square meters. This corresponds to the size of fourteen football fields. There were nine large screens on it with a total of 234 square meters of screen. The largest screen was about 60 square meters in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
Originally, the Senate Administration planned the Spreebogenpark opposite Berlin Central Station with a capacity of around 25,000 people. However, due to security concerns and criticism from FIFA and individual sponsors, the Senate abandoned this plan and chose Straße des 17. Juni as the venue for the fan festival, for which up to 100,000 visitors were expected.
An estimated 300,000 people then followed the opening game of the soccer World Cup between the DFB-Elf and Costa Rica live on site. The enthusiasm was sometimes so great and the rush so huge that the fan mile had to be temporarily closed to other visitors. In the first round of 16 between Germany and Sweden , the fan mile on Straße des 17. Juni had to be closed one hour before the start of the game because it was full of 750,000 visitors. In response to this, the Berlin fan mile was expanded to include the semi-finals and the final, so that there was an additional 150,000 people. The big star, which had not been blocked until then, was included in the area. At the end of the 2006 World Cup on July 9, the German national team showed their presence in front of their fans on the fan mile in front of the Brandenburg Gate to thank their supporters for their support. The event of the fan mile caused a total of around 300,000 euros in damage to bushes, paths and trees in the zoo.
On July 2, 2006, there was an incident on the Berlin Fan Mile: a driver drove through the police barriers at lunchtime when there was little public activity, and 25 people were injured. The driver was described as mentally disturbed.
European Championship Fan Mile Berlin 2008
After the success of the concept at the 2006 World Cup, a fan mile was set up again for the 2008 European Football Championship . This time only the two semi-finals and the final at the Brandenburg Gate were shown.
World Cup Fan Mile Berlin 2010
A fan mile was also set up on Straße des 17. Juni in Berlin for the 2010 World Cup . This time the main stage was set up on the Victory Column. Up to 350,000 fans were able to watch all games on seven monitors.
European Championship Fan Mile Berlin 2012
For the European Football Championship in Poland and the Ukraine (June 8 to July 1, 2012), Berlin hosted Germany's largest football fan festival, known as the “Fan Mile” on Strasse des 17. Juni.
The preliminary round matches of the German national team were attended by more than a million spectators. A total of seven large screens were set up for visitors on Straße des 17. Juni. The main stage with its 60 square meter screen was located directly in front of the Brandenburg Gate. There was a preliminary program with performances by various artists before kick-off.
World Cup Fan Mile Berlin 2014
A decision had been made since spring 2014 that the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil could be used for public viewing on Strasse des 17. Juni. After the German national soccer team won the World Cup on July 13, 2014, two days later they were greeted by several hundred thousand visitors on the fan mile.
Champions Festival 2015
The “Champions Festival” on the occasion of the Champions League final on June 6th, 2015 in the Olympic Stadium took place from June 4th to 7th on the Berlin Fan Mile. However, there was no public viewing of the final.
Web links
- Official website with photo documentation of the Fan Fest
- Official website for the Fan Mile in Berlin 2010
- Official website for events at the Brandenburg Gate
- The most important questions about the Berlin Fan Mile
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uwe Aulich: Spreebogen - fans behind fences. In: Berliner Zeitung , November 11, 2005
- ↑ Tobias Müller: Watching football in the middle of the street. In: Berliner Zeitung , December 6, 2005
- ^ Tobias Miller, Anne Vorbringer, Ulrich Paul and Eva Dorothee Schmid: Explosions of joy. In: Berliner Zeitung , July 1, 2006
- ↑ Uwe Aulich and Karin Schmidl: New bushes and new lawn needed. In: Berliner Zeitung , July 15, 2007
- ↑ Stefan Strauss, Andreas Kopietz and Iris Brennberger: Car raced in fan mile - 21 injured. In: Berliner Zeitung , July 3, 2006
- ↑ Peter Neumann and Thomas Rogalla: Forever fan mile - for partying and strolling? In: Berliner Zeitung , July 7, 2006
- ↑ Fan mile in Berlin for the EM 2008
- ↑ Really cheering on the fan mile . On bz-berlin.de
- ↑ Berlin Fan Mile opens on Saturday. In: Berliner Zeitung , June 6, 2012
- ↑ The Berlin fan mile is becoming a party zone again . In: Focus , June 22, 2012
- ↑ Berlin Fan Mile for the Football World Cup 2014. At: Berlin.de
- ↑ Fan mile is opening again. (No longer available online.) In: rbb-online.de. Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg , December 16, 2014, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 6, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Fan festival for the Champions League final in Berlin. In: berlin.de . Retrieved April 24, 2017.
