Founded on February 4th, 1899 Werder Bremen or otherwise known as Sportverein Werder Bremen is one of the top clubs playing in the German Bundesliga, playing it's home games at the 42,266 capacity Weserstadion named after the River Weser in Bremen. Their first major success came in the shape of the German Cup 1961. When the Bundesliga was formed in 1962, Bremen was the champion in only its second full season, 1965.

They were relegated from the Bundesliga in 1980 for one season, and returned with its new coach Otto Rehhagel to a string of successes: and another champion title in 1988. In the German Cup, Werder finally won it in 1991. In the subsequent European Cup Winners' Cup, Bremen was also successful and won it 1992. 1993 Werder became champion for a third time. The German cup was won again in the following year, 1994.

In 2004, five years after Thomas Schaaf took over, Werder Bremen won its fourth Championship, establishing a 9 point lead with 2 matches left in an away game at arch-rival Bayern München, winning 3:1 (3:0). In Beating Second Bundesliga side Alemannia Aachen 3-2 in the German Cup final, they won the cup for a fifth time, becoming one of only four teams in German history to complete a league and cup double.