19/08/2026
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FCK Is No. 1 in Germany for Match-Day City-Center Impact
A major study has put numbers behind the extraordinary connection between 1. FC Kaiserslautern and its city.
Researchers from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and hystreet analyzed 2,071 home matches in 34 German cities over four seasons, measuring pedestrian traffic in city centers on match days.
The result: Kaiserslautern ranked No. 1 among the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga clubs studied.
On FCK home-match days, pedestrian traffic in Kaiserslautern’s city center rises by 23.2% — the highest increase recorded in the study.
That puts FCK ahead of some of German football’s biggest names, including Bayer Leverkusen at 18.3%, Borussia Dortmund at 17.2%, Schalke 04 at 13.9% and FC Augsburg at 10.3%.
The number is even more striking considering FCK averaged 46,716 spectators per league home match last season — an enormous match-day presence for a city the size of Kaiserslautern, ranking in the top 35 worldwide for ⚽️ attendance.
The study puts hard numbers behind something FCK supporters have long understood: The Betze doesn’t just dominate the Kaiserslautern skyline. It helps bring the entire city to life.
Source:
https://www.der-betze-brennt.de/news/17313-studie-der-fck-belebt-seine-stadt-so-stark-wie-kein-anderer-verein.php