Buy Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart tickets for Friday 28 August 2026, kicking off at 20:30 at the Allianz Arena. This is matchday one of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, and Stuttgart arrive having met Bayern twice in the last five months and lost both. A 4-2 defeat here on 19 April handed Bayern the title with four games still to play; a 3-0 loss in the cup final in Berlin on 23 May completed a Bayern double at Stuttgart's expense.
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Seats for this one carry a particular kind of pressure. Season openers at the Allianz Arena are ceremonial as well as competitive: the Meisterschale is presented, the new squad is introduced to 75,000 people and the club's members have been chasing places since the fixture list dropped. If you want to be in the ground rather than watching the flag display on a broadcast, the Bayern Munich tickets market is where the remaining seats live once the ballot has run its course.
Stuttgart arrive with a genuine grievance and a squad that reached the cup final on merit. That combination, on a Friday night, in front of a full house, is why this fixture prices higher than a routine autumn league game. What follows is a buyer's guide to the ground, the price bands, the delivery methods and the history behind the fixture.
Three things collide here. The Meisterschale presentation guarantees a full house regardless of opponent, the Friday 20:30 slot makes it the only live Bundesliga match in the world that evening and Stuttgart bring one of the largest travelling supports in Germany. Bayern's own allocation table reserves up to 7,500 places for visiting fans under the league's ten per cent rule, and a fixture of this size is one of the few where a visiting club takes close to the full entitlement.
Demand from the Stuttgart end is unusual this season. Losing a cup final 3-0 to the same opponent who took your title hopes away six weeks earlier tends to sharpen the appetite for a return match, and the Stuttgart tickets market has reflected that since the fixture list was published. Visiting supporters who miss the club's own allocation have no second route through it, which pushes them straight onto the resale market.
Then there is the broadcast pull. A standalone Friday night slot is the most valuable window in the German television schedule, and the DFL uses it for fixtures that carry a storyline. Only the visit of Borussia Dortmund on 31 October outsells this one in Bayern's home programme. That visibility feeds back into ticket demand: neutrals in Munich for the weekend, groundhoppers working through the Bundesliga and travelling fans building a trip around a single televised game all target the same 75,000 places.
Hospitality behaves differently again. Bayern's premium products for a season opener are typically committed months in advance through corporate partners, so what reaches the open market is the residue rather than the bulk. If a hospitality package is on your list, treat availability as the constraint rather than price.
Through the club's own channels, realistically no. Bayern publish their allocation arithmetic openly, and it is unforgiving: of roughly 75,000 places, around 39,900 go to season ticket holders, 7,500 to visiting fans, 10,000 to registered fan clubs and 2,500 to contract partners. That leaves approximately 15,100 for everybody else, and those 15,100 are not sold first come first served.
They are drawn. Members submit ticket requests for a specific match by a stated deadline, every request goes into a lottery and allocations are confirmed roughly six weeks out. Membership costs 65 euros a year for an adult and buys you entry to that draw plus a 2.50 euro discount on seated categories. It does not buy you a ticket, and for a season opener against the cup finalists the odds are poor.
The season ticket route is closed entirely. Bayern's own season ticket page states plainly that they cannot accept enquiries from new applicants, so there is no queue to join and no waiting list to climb. Existing holders renew year after year, which is why 39,900 places never reach the general market at all.
That leaves the resale market as the working route for anyone outside the membership, the fan clubs and the corporate allocation. Prices sit above face value because supply is genuinely scarce rather than artificially restricted, and the trade-off is straightforward: you pay a premium and you get a confirmed seat instead of a lottery entry. For overseas buyers with flights booked, that certainty is usually the point.
Five things move the number on a listing. Seat location does most of the work, followed by how much stock is left in that block, the fixture's standing as a season opener, the Friday night broadcast slot and whether the listing includes hospitality. Bayern are unusual in that their face values are low by European standards, with a Bundesliga seat topping out at 80 euros and a terrace place costing 15 euros, so the gap between face value and resale value on a marquee fixture is wider here than at most comparable clubs.
Worth knowing before you compare listings: Bayern do not operate a big-match surcharge on Bundesliga fixtures. The club publishes one price table for every home league game, so a category two seat against Stuttgart carries the same face value as one against a mid-table side. All of the premium on this fixture sits in the resale market, which is why the spread between the lowest-priced and dearest listings is so wide.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper tier, corners and behind the goal | £150 – £235 | Buyers prioritising entry over sightline | The 300-level blocks are steep and high. Excellent view of shape, less of detail |
| Longside standard, upper and middle tier | £215 – £340 | First-time visitors wanting a balanced view | The middle tier along the east and west sides is the strongest value band in the ground |
| Lower tier and central longside | £300 – £560+ | Buyers who want to be close to the pitch | Lower-tier sightlines are tight and low. Central blocks command the largest premium |
| Premium seating | £450 – £900+ | Couples or small groups marking an occasion | Padded seating in the main stand middle tier with indoor access before kickoff |
| Hospitality and VIP | £700 – £1,750+ | Corporate groups and milestone trips | Catering included. Lounge products vary in whether the box itself has a pitch view |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The Allianz Arena is a three-tier bowl with no bad angles and a very clear numbering logic. Lower tier blocks run in the 100s, middle tier in the 200s and upper tier in the 300s, so a block number tells you your height before you look at anything else. The Allianz Arena seating plan is worth opening alongside any listing you are considering, because the difference between block 214 and block 314 is a genuinely different matchday.
Capacity for a Bundesliga fixture is 75,024, made up of 61,682 seats and 13,342 standing places split between the two curves. Standing is the lowest-priced way into the ground and the loudest place to be, but it is a block rather than a seat: no row, no number, first in gets the spot they want. Anyone booking a full day around the fixture should read the wider Allianz Arena tickets guidance on gates, bag rules and transport before travelling.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Südkurve lower tier, blocks 109 to 117 | Supporters who want the choreography and the noise | Lowest | Standing only for Bundesliga matches. The home ultras occupy blocks 112 to 114. No allocated place, so arrive early |
| Nordkurve lower tier, blocks 126 to 134 | Buyers wanting a terrace atmosphere with more room | Lowest | The smaller of the two standing ends at roughly 4,000 places. Quieter than the south but the same ticket type |
| Longside lower tier, 100-level east and west | Fans who want the players close enough to hear | Upper mid to high | Low, tight sightlines. Superb for atmosphere and physical contact, weaker for reading the shape of the game |
| Middle tier longside, 200-level | First visits, families and anyone undecided | Mid to upper mid | The strongest compromise in the ground. Elevated enough to see patterns, close enough to feel the crowd. Business seating sits on this level |
| Upper tier, 300-level | Budget-led buyers and tactical watchers | Lowest seated | Steep and high, with a full view of both boxes. The membrane roof holds the sound in well up here |
| Visiting section, blocks 339 to 347 with 242 to 246 released on demand | Stuttgart supporters travelling with the club | Set by allocation, not by market | Upper tier on the east side at the northern end. Entry is through the dedicated guest entrance next to the north gate only. Seated, with no standing places |
If you are neutral or undecided, take the middle tier along either long side. It is the band that consistently rewards a first visit: high enough to watch Bayern's build-up develop across the width of the pitch, low enough that the Südkurve still hits you when the ground goes up. Buyers holding a home-section ticket should also note that Bayern's ticket terms prohibit passing seats to supporters of the visiting club, and stewards apply that at the turnstiles, so a Stuttgart shirt in a home block is a problem regardless of who bought the ticket.
Bayern publish a seven-product hospitality range for 2026/27, and the naming matters because the products differ in one thing buyers often assume is standard: whether the lounge itself looks at the pitch. Several of the most popular packages seat you in the lounge for food and in a separate allocated seat for the football. Read the description before you assume a window.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Foyer | Small groups treating the fixture as an occasion | The entry point to the range, sitting at midfield height in the upper tier with catering included. The box has no direct pitch view |
| Franz Beckenbauer Lounge and Säbener Lounge | Couples and pairs of friends wanting comfort without a corporate feel | Larger lounges behind the goal and in the opposite stand. Full catering, indoor space before and after, allocated seating for the match |
| Business Club, Silver, Gold and Platinum | Corporate hosts and clients | A 3,163 square metre space on level four of the main stand with graded service tiers and limited availability on marquee fixtures |
| Eventbox 7 and 8, Presenterbox and executive suites | Private groups and companies entertaining at scale | Direct pitch view from the box itself. The arena holds 106 executive suites with room for around 1,371 guests in total |
Two practical points. Hospitality on a season opener is the first category to disappear and the last to reappear, so an early enquiry beats a patient one. And the arena carries 2,152 business seats in the middle tier, which is a different product from the lounges above: a padded seat with premium access rather than a full catered package.
If you are buying hospitality as a gift or for a group with mixed interest in football, the lounge products behind the goal tend to work better than the boxes. There is more room to move, the catering window is longer and nobody feels obliged to watch every minute from a fixed chair.
Bayern moved to fully digital ticketing from the 2021/22 season and no longer issue paper tickets or chip cards for home matches. That shapes what you will see on a listing: most stock for this fixture is mobile, and the delivery note on the listing is the single most important line to read before you buy.
| Delivery Type | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Mobile ticket transferred to your device | The most common method for this fixture. Entry is by a QR code that only renders on matchday, and screenshots will not scan. Confirm the transfer window stated on the listing, which is often around two weeks before kickoff |
| Mobile transfer by email or secure link | Check which email address the seller needs and make sure it is one you can open in Munich. Accept the transfer as soon as it arrives rather than waiting until matchday |
| Collection in Munich before the match | Note the collection point, the opening hours and the identification required. Build the pickup into your travel plan rather than leaving it until the afternoon of the game |
| Hospitality package delivery | Packages usually arrive as a named booking with separate lounge access instructions. Confirm the lead name, the arrival time and the dress code, which is stricter in the boxes than in the lounges |
Whatever the method, read the listing notes in full before checkout. Bring valid photo identification, because disabled access places and some allocations are checked on entry. And charge your phone before you leave the hotel: the gates open two and a quarter hours before kickoff and a flat battery at a mobile-only turnstile is the most avoidable way to miss a season opener.
1BoxOffice has operated as a verified resale marketplace since 2006 and every order on this fixture is covered by a 150% money-back guarantee, so the process below is about getting the right seat rather than worrying about the transaction.
Step1
Decide your ceiling and your priority
Fix two numbers before you look at a single listing: the most you will spend and the minimum you will accept in terms of tier. Buyers who set both find a seat quickly on a fixture like this. Buyers who set neither refresh for a week and end up paying more.
Step2
Set up your account first
Take a minute to create an account before the stock you want appears. Checkout on a fast-moving fixture is a race, and entering delivery details from scratch while a listing sits in your basket is how good seats get lost.
Step3
Open the fixture page for 28 August
Go to the listing page for this specific match rather than a general Bayern page. The Allianz Arena hosts several fixtures in quick succession early in the season, and the surest way to buy the wrong game is to start from a page that shows all of them.
Step4
Filter by quantity before price
Set the number of tickets you need first. Filtering by price on a busy fixture surfaces single seats and split pairs that will not work for your group, and it wastes the part of the search where the good stock is still moving.
Step5
Match the block to the seating plan
Cross-check the block number on the listing against the tier logic: 100s low, 200s middle, 300s high. A listing in the 200s on a long side is a different proposition from one in the 300s behind a goal, even when the price looks similar.
Step6
Read the listing notes line by line
Restricted view, standing rather than seated, seats together or not, delivery timing and any age restriction all appear here. On a mobile-only ground this is the section that determines whether your matchday runs smoothly.
Step7
Check the total, then complete checkout
Confirm the final figure including fees and delivery, check the currency you are being charged in and complete the purchase. Confirmation should reach your inbox within a few minutes, so check the spam folder if it does not.
Step8
Follow the order through to delivery
Use track order to watch the status change from confirmed to delivered. On mobile stock the ticket often lands close to matchday, so tracking the order beats waiting for an email that arrives later than you expect.
A 20:30 Friday kickoff is a gift for overseas buyers: fly in Friday, stay Saturday, leave Sunday. Munich Airport sits on the same side of the city as the ground, and the U6 runs from the centre to Fröttmaning in around sixteen minutes with a ten to fifteen minute walk across the Esplanade at the other end. One thing catches out visitors more than anything else at this ground: your match ticket does not include free travel on the local transport network, which is the opposite of the arrangement at several other Bundesliga clubs. Buy an MVV ticket separately.
For delivery, overseas buyers should favour mobile listings over collection wherever possible, because a QR code on your phone travels better than a pickup slot you have to reach on a working Friday. If you need seats together, say so at the filtering stage rather than hoping: listings state whether places are adjacent, and a pair marked as together is worth more to you than two singles at a lower headline price. And build a day of slack into your plans, because Bundesliga kickoff times can move for broadcast reasons even at short notice, and a return fixture booked around a single evening leaves you no room if it does.
Bayern and Stuttgart is not a rivalry in the way the Klassiker is. It is something more specific: a fixture where the reigning power in German football keeps meeting the club that most often threatens to interrupt it. Stuttgart were champions in 1992 and 2007, finished runners-up in 2024 and reached the cup final in 2026, every one of those cycles running directly into Bayern. The Allianz Arena has been the room where that argument gets settled.
The numbers tell you how one-sided it has been at this ground and the details tell you why fans keep coming anyway. Nineteen Bundesliga meetings here have produced fifteen Bayern wins, but they have also produced a 6-1, a 1-4, a 92nd-minute equaliser and a title clinched in front of a full house. Stuttgart have won here twice in twenty seasons. Both wins are remembered in Munich, which is more than most visiting clubs can claim.
What gives the fixture its edge in 2026/27 is proximity. Stuttgart have faced Bayern twice since April, losing a title race and a cup final to them, and now open the season on that same pitch. It is a sharper starting point than most opening-day fixtures manage, and the reason this one is priced as an event rather than as matchday one. Anyone who misses out here has a second chance at the return meeting in Stuttgart, though that is a different ground, a different allocation and a different market.
All figures below cover Bundesliga matches only, played at the Allianz Arena, with Bayern Munich as hosts. Meetings at Stuttgart, cup ties and the 2026 final in Berlin sit outside this scope and are not counted.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 19 |
| Bayern Munich wins | 15 |
| Stuttgart wins | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Bayern Munich goals | 53 |
| Stuttgart goals | 19 |
| Biggest Bayern Munich win | 6-1 |
| Biggest Stuttgart win | 1-4 |
| First Bundesliga meeting in scope | 3 May 2006 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 19 April 2026 |
Compiled from the DFB match archive, worldfootball.net and fussballdaten.de, cross-checked against bundesliga.com match reports. Bayern are unbeaten in the last seven Bundesliga meetings at this ground, with five wins and two draws since the 2018 defeat.
Nineteen Bundesliga fixtures between the clubs have been staged at the Allianz Arena since it opened, one in every season Stuttgart have spent in the top flight. The two gaps below, 2016/17 and 2019/20, are the seasons Stuttgart spent in the second tier.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2026 | 4-2 |
| 19 Oct 2024 | 4-0 |
| 17 Dec 2023 | 3-0 |
| 10 Sep 2022 | 2-2 |
| 08 May 2022 | 2-2 |
| 20 Mar 2021 | 4-0 |
| 27 Jan 2019 | 4-1 |
| 12 May 2018 | 1-4 |
| 07 Nov 2015 | 4-0 |
| 13 Sep 2014 | 2-0 |
| 10 May 2014 | 1-0 |
| 02 Sep 2012 | 6-1 |
| 28 Apr 2012 | 2-0 |
| 14 May 2011 | 2-1 |
| 27 Mar 2010 | 1-2 |
| 23 May 2009 | 2-1 |
| 27 Apr 2008 | 4-1 |
| 18 Nov 2006 | 2-1 |
| 03 May 2006 | 3-1 |
Scores are listed Bayern Munich first. Every result has been verified against the DFB match archive and at least one further independent record.
Not through the club, because the free contingent is drawn by lottery among members only and season ticket applications are closed to newcomers. The resale market is the working route for non-members, and it gives you a confirmed seat rather than a place in a draw.
For a season opener, early tends to beat late, because supply thins rather than grows as the date approaches. The one exception is the final few days, when sellers who cannot travel reprice unsold stock.
In the upper tier on the east side at the northern end of the ground, entering through the separate guest gate. Visiting colours are not appropriate anywhere else in the stadium, and passing a home ticket to an away supporter breaches the ticket terms.
Almost always digitally, since Bayern stopped issuing paper tickets and chip cards for home matches in 2021. Expect a QR code on your phone that activates on matchday, with the exact method stated on the listing you buy.
Yes, though blocks of four move quickly on an opening-night fixture and carry a premium over pairs. Set the quantity filter before browsing so you only see listings that can actually seat your group side by side.
Sources: Allianz Arena official stadium information for capacity, block numbering, accessibility, parking and travel; FC Bayern's published ticketing pages for membership, season ticket allocation, price categories, hospitality products and digital ticket delivery; the DFL Spielordnung for the visiting-club allocation rule; the DFB match archive, worldfootball.net, fussballdaten.de and bundesliga.com match reports for all results and head-to-head figures. Resale ranges reflect observed marketplace pricing and are not face values.