The NFL will host its first regular season game in Berlin in 2025, marking the league’s debut in the German capital.
The game will be held at the famous 75,000-seat Olympic Stadium as part of a long-term commitment.
The NFL has already held games in Munich and Frankfurt since 2022.
“Germany has a rich tradition of American football, and the NFL has a deep history with the city of Berlin,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. “We first held a preseason game at the Olympic Stadium 34 years ago, before it was home to NFL Europe’s Berlin Thunder in the early 2000s. Now, with almost 20 million NFL fans in Germany, we’ll make a historic return to the city playing a regular season game for the first time as we open the next chapter in our relationship with Berlin.”
Olympic Stadium, which opened in 1936, was the site of that year’s Summer Games, where American track star Jesse Owens won four gold medals.
The stadium has also hosted two FIFA World Cups (1974, 2006), a FIFA Women’s World Cup (2011), and is the current home of the soccer team Hertha BSC.
The NFL played five American Bowl games at the stadium from 1990 to 1994, and it was also home to NFL Europe’s Berlin Thunder from 2003 to 2007.
“This long-term partnership with the NFL will continue to boost Berlin as a global sports metropolis, as well as excite fans at the Olympic Stadium,” said Iris Spranger, Berlin’s senator for the interior and sports. “The 2025 NFL Berlin game means worldwide visibility, numerous international guests, increased tourism and high economic value across the city.
We’re looking forward to an incredible game and an ongoing successful partnership with the league, as we continue to strengthen the presence of American football throughout the state.”
The date and teams for the game will be announced later.
As previously announced, the NFL will also hold two regular season games at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and one at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in 2025. The league can schedule up to eight international games, with more locations to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
