Dortmund vs Bayern – BVBLA Roadtrip!


Fan-Bus to der Klassiker at Old World (Nov. 4th)!

To register for the Fan Bus, go here.

We are one week away from Der Klassiker when our beloved BVB take on FC Bayern. We have reserved our Fan Bus to take us to Old World Village in Huntington Beach for Der Klassiker Watch Party on November 4th.

Seats on the bus are only $30 and available on a first come first serve basis. Bus will depart from LA Draught in Santa Monica at 8:00am. Along with a ride to and from Old World, everyone on the bus will get extra tickets for the exclusive merchandise raffle and plenty of ice cold Warsteiner Beer on the bus!

This is our first official Road Trip/ Fan Bus experience so let’s make it something special and bring back a win for BVB! The ride to Huntington Beach and back is a great opportunity to hang out, sing, chant and share our love for BVB together outside of just watching the game…plus did we mention the ice cold Warsteiner Beer?

To register for the Fan Bus, go here.

Meeting Point: LA Draft at 8:00AM, Saturday November 4th,  3021 Lincoln Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90405

BVBLA August 2023

The start of the season almost seems anticlimactic after San Diego and Las Vegas. Some of us were hosting Dortmund in Southern California for the second time, but many more had their first experience of Dortmund in the USA.

But On To Bundesliga

19.08 Sat Dortmund vs FC Köln – 9:30am, ESPN+ and LA Draught in Santa Monica.

Topspiel first week at home is the perfect situation. First team is healthy, except…Adeyemi is doubtful. Köln is (believe it or not) having more injury problems than us, including obvious starters like Ljubicic and Hübers. This should be good.

26.08 Sat VfL Bochum vs Dortmund – 6:30am, ESPN+

This is as close as we get to a Derby nowadays, so I guess we make the most of it.

31.08 2023/24- 9am – Champions League group stage draw – Details Here

You’ll all want to see who we get. There are some weaklings in Pot 1 that could really help us out.

Summer 2023 – Dortmund In USA

San Diego

Las Vegas

Chicago

Dortmund in San Diego

Just in from BVB:

07/24 Monday – Airport Fan Welcoming

Place: San Diego International Airport 3225 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, USA

Arrival time: 3:00pm

An airport reception is planned together with the local fan club. The first nice opportunity to get autographs and photos. Since we will have a BVB bus on site, you cannot miss the right exit. The exact flight number will be shared with you within the next days.
If you want to get in contact with the local fan club beforehand, you

can contact the chairwoman “Kim Dais” at email hidden; JavaScript is required.

07/26 Wednesday Fan Viewing Party: USA vs. Netherlands

Place:  O’Briens Pub – 4646 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111, USA.

Time: 05:30pm – Kick-off: 06:00pm. Its limited capacity, please be on time.

The Fan Club of the US Womens Team “Outlaws” and members of BVB San Diego Fan Club and are watching the match together.

All BVB Fans are welcomed. Former player Patrick Owomoyela will also join the viewing party event.

07/27 Thursday Borussia Dortmund vs. SD Loyal

Place: Snapdragon Stadium 2101 Stadium Way, San Diego, CA 92108, USA – Kick-Off: 07:30pm

Time: Get-together: 05:15pm.

There is a BVB fan area close by the stadium with several activities and mini games, like cornhole, beer pong etc. Happy to meet you there 😊

UPDATE: Borussia Dortmund will hold an open training session in the San Diego area on July 25th. Time and Location TBD.

Tickets available through Ticketmaster
Snapdragon Stadium Info

Dortmund fans will be in sections 116, 117, and 118. BVBLA will be in section 117.

Information on opportunities to meet the team (parties, signings, open practices) will be posted here. For information as it breaks, check out the Fan Club pages in Facebook:

BVBLA – Borussia Dortmund Los Angeles Fan Club
BVBSD – San Diego Borussia Dortmund Fans

UPDATE: Public Training session

“Good morning San Diego BVB supporters! I wanted to share with you all some exciting news regarding BVB’s visit to San Diego at the end of July. The club is planning on holding a public training session on July 25th. The exact time and location are still TBD. The club is going to set aside some tickets for our group to come to the training session. These tickets will be limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. – Kim Dias, SD Borussia Dortmund Fans

Dortmund In Las Vegas

Borussia Dortmund will be in Las Vegas on July 30th versus Manchester United at Allegient Stadium.

Tickets Available through Ticketmaster
Allegiant Stadium Information

07/30 Sunday – 2PMMeeting point before the match

Place: Rí Rá Irish Pub: The Shoppes at Mandalay Place, 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119

Time: 2:00pm

Let’s meet in the Irish Pub to be within walking distance to the stadium. A get-together to enjoy the first beer on matchday. 

07/30 Sunday – 4PM Borussia Dortmund vs. ManU

Place: Allegiant Stadium – Kickoff: 6:00pm

Time: Get-together: 04:30pm 

Fan area opens 2 hours before kick-off in the allegiant stadium. As it is inside the stadium, its hopefully a little colder than outside.

Where to Be:

Dortmund Fans will be in sections: 118-128, 218-232, 318-332. BVBLA fans seem to be favoring 121-125.

For information as it breaks, check out the Fan Club pages in Facebook:

BVBLA – Borussia Dortmund Los Angeles Fan Club
BVBSD – San Diego Borussia Dortmund Fans

Dortmund in Chicago

Tickets still available through Ticketmaster – Blue area is “Yellow Wall”

(From BVB Midwest Fanclub) BVB coming to Chicago y’all. Here is a tentative schedule:


Hotel Reception:
Date: 07/31
Place: Viceroy Hotel
Time: From 05:00pm. The time is still being finalized. Let me know if you could make it?


PUMA Store signing autograph session
Date: 07/31
Place: Dicks Sporting Goods
Address: Chicago Dicks Sporting Goods
1538 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60610, United States
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
Anyone interested in attending, please send me a quick email or messenger with the number of people. We will then provide you with access.


EVONIK Football Clinic
Date: 07/31
Location: Lincoln Park Mini Soccer Courts
Time: 08:00-09:00pm
All are welcome, but you must bring your own soccer equipment.


BVB Senior Squad Public Training
Date: 08/01
Place: To be announced.
Time: 07:30 pm
If you are interested in attending the public training, please send me a short info. We will reserve seats for you.


Night Out
Date: 08/01
Place: To be announced.
Time: After the training
After the training session we can have a beer. Bar to be announced.


BVB vs. Chelsea
Date 08/02
Place: Soldier Field
Time: 07:30pm
We have a black and yellow fan area outside the stadium where we can meet 2 hours before kickoff. Details TBD!

It All Comes Down To…



Must Win, Must Watch!OMG! Can’t sleep, going crazy, hitting Reddit and Facebook hourly to find out what’s happening! Is Jude OK? Will Reus start? As a fan since 2014, I can’t remember anything like this, because I wasn’t watching in 2012.

Imagine Reus and Hummels holding up the Meisterschale! I’m not sure my heart can take it.Of course, we’re all meeting up for this one. 6:30am, get some coffee, join the crowd, be a part of it!

Saturday, May 27, 6:30am
LA Draught
3021 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405










March Madness – Join The Party

Out of Champions League, disappointing result in the Derby. Keeping tabs on who’s injured and who’s not. After 10 straight victories, setting new records, it’s back down to earth again.

Long time fans will recognize this roller coaster of emotions as a typical Rückrunde, but here’s the difference: The team seems to have fixed a lot of its issues this year (defense, set pieces, mentality) and the Coach is not in danger of losing his job.

With that in mind, we are still looking at three meet-ups in a row. That too is probably a record. So after the Derby, two more big weekends.

Borussia Dortmund vs Köln – March 18 at 10:30am @ LA Draught

You may remember our sad showing in Köln last October. Alexander Meyer started, along with Anthony Modeste. Brandt scored our single goal. Tigges put the game away for Köln. This time may be very different. Haller is up front, and Kobel should be back. Reus should also be back.

Köln is sitting at 12th in the table coming off a 2-0 defeat to Bochum. They are not having a good year. Will this match put us back on winning ways?

Bayern München vs Borussia Dortmund – April 1 at 9:30am @ LA Draught

I can’t say I like the Der Klassiker title added to this match, but if it generates more interest in the Bundesliga… If you remember back to the Hinrunde, we played them to a 2-2 draw with Anthony Modeste supplying a miracle header for the tie.

I won’t make any predictions this time around, but I will say that if Adeyemi, Brandt, Kobel and Reus are all healthy, we can go toe to toe with the current Bayern team.

LA Draught

3021 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Phone: 310-919-1221

March 2023 – Is This Finally Our Year?

Nine games in a row. A new record! Games won in league, a game won in the Pokal and a first leg match won in UCL. All good in January and February. The future looks bright!

The downside is, we had an easy schedule in February with Bochum, Hertha and Hoffenheim. March is more daunting.

  • Mar 03, 11:30am, Fri: Borussia Dortmund vs RasenBall (BUN22)
  • Mar 07, 12pm, Tue: Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund (UCL)
  • Mar 11, 9:30am, Sat: Sch*lke vs Borussia Dortmund (BUN23)
  • Mar 18, 10:30am, Sat: Borussia Dortmund vs Köln (BUN24)

When Karim Adeyemi went down for a minimum two weeks, there was a lot of gloom. He was the star against Chelsea for one shining moment. We heard “Here it comes again! Injuries!”

But really, our injury list is tiny compared to previous years and even the first half of the season. Our defense has solidified, our pressing is organized. Forward play looks pretty again, with smooth and delicious movement into the box. Since Can has come back to the midfield together with Özcan, we have a steel curtain look.

None of this is by accident. This is the team that Edin has been working for, but never had the healthy players to implement. This team has turned a corner.

In March we will have the rare opportunity to meet up three times in a row. (OK, that includes April 1 versus Bayern). March 11 is our second leg Derby against the Baby Blues. March 18 versus Köln is at a reasonable 10:30am.

The Bayern Match is still TBA, but it’s hard to believe that it won’t be the feature match of the day. Stay tuned.

All About Notre Dame

South Bend

Thursday, 18.07.2019

Public Training @ Notre Dame Stadium. 6:30pm. Free of charge. All are welcome.

Friday, 19.07.2019

Tailgate – 2:00pm – Let’s make the area black & yellow together!

We are aiming to have a great Tailgating before the match and will come over with our Legends Weidenfeller & Owomoyela!

Therefore, pick up all your tailgating stuff and join us @South Bend!

Preferred parking-slot area is Stadium/Joyce (S/J) 

Parking-tickets can be purchased online: Notre Dame Parking

Parking-Slot will be open at 2:00pm on matchday.

Match against Liverpool FC @ Notre Dame Stadium – Kick-off: 8:00pm

Tickets: Ticketmaster

You can filter for the BVB Supporter Section!

Saturday, 20.07.2019

12:00 – 2:00pm @ Puma Store // Meet BVB players // Exact address will be provided soon.

Dortmund at Bayern! Match of The Year!

 

This is it. It’s all come down to this. The incredible start, the nine point lead, the injuries and disappointments. We were knocked out of Pokal, finally pushed out of the Champion’s League, but here we are, still standing and ready to prove it.

Join us at the Red Lion Tavern on Saturday, April 6 at 9:30am.

The Red Lion Tavern
2366 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-662-5337

Get there early to get a Raffle ticket. Grand Prize was signed by every member of the USA Touring Team of 2018.

Der Klassiker Finally Lives Up To The Name

Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Bayern
Saturday, Nov 10, 9:30am

Red Lion Tavern
2366 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039

Old World (Orange County)
7561 Center Ave. #49
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

What a perfect event. First time at the Red Lion, filled the place up and then: Reus, Reus, Paco for the 3:2 beatdown!

Special thanks to GABA Southern California and to Warsteiner Beer for the promotions. We’ll do it again soon.

Christmas Party in Dortmund

We’ve gotten this note from Dortmund:

“we are pleased to be able to invite all Fanclubs to the traditional Christmas Party this year.”

on: Monday, 3 December 2018
from: 18:00 CET (admittance from 16:00 CET)
in: the stadium

I must point out that this is for two Club Members and you have to fly yourself to Dortmund, but…if anyone was planning on being in the area on Monday, Dec 3, let me know ASAP.

For those of you stuck in LA around that time, let me know if we should schedule a Christmas Party here. Sounds like fun.

Thanks all! Hope to see you soon.

We Crashed the Fox Oktoberfest

With a heads-up from Sebastian Schneider at Dortmund Fan Department, we got five tickets for the Fox Sports Oktoberfest Broadcast. We were up early and decked out for the occasion.

With some Bayern FansIn typical TV fashion, it was show up and wait three hours, but we got to hang with some very nice Bayern fans. Actually it was about 30 very nice Bayern Fans. It was, after all, the Oktoberfest Broadcast of Bayern v. Augsburg.

Five minutes on air, yelling and waving banners, then meet and greet.

Hosts were, as always, Kate Abdo, Ian Joy and Alexi Lalas.

With Kate AbdoKate was absolutely bubbly and lovely in her Dirndl. You can have issues with the Fox Bundesliga crew, but they do dress well.

 

 

With Ian Joy.

Ian was excited about his upcoming Sankt Pauli announcing gig. In retrospect the Hamburg Derby was only exciting for the last 10 minutes, but I’m sure he had a great time.

 

 

Alexi LalasAnd also Alexi. I finally got to give him my opinion of his constant “Pulisic must go to the Premier League” blather. Puli’s not going anywhere! Just shut up already. He’s only just earned a starting position.

A great time all around at the Fox Studios. Big thanks to Jeff Heyman, Amy Burns and Venice Tshimanga. Hoping to do it again soon. Maybe November 10? That might be a big match this year.