Germany · Germany 3. Liga

MSV Duisburg

Kit impression

Founded

1902

Years standing

124

Home ground

MSV-Arena

Capacity

31,364 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Bundesliga
Runners-up: 1963–64
2. Oberliga West (II): 1950–51
3. Liga (III): 2016–17
Oberliga Nordrhein (III): 1987–88, 1988–89
Regionalliga West (IV): 2024–25
DFB-Pokal
Finalists: 1965–66, 1974–75, 1997–98, 2010–11
Intertoto Cup: 1974, 1977, 1978
Bezirksliga Niederrhein (I): 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32
Lower Rhine Cup (Tiers III–below): 1988–89, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2025–26
German amateur championship (III): 1986–87
German Under 19 championship: 1971–72, 1976–77, 1977–78

Nickname: Die Zebras (The Zebras)

Make The Case

MSV Duisburg are not a spare club. They are Germany 3. Liga, MSV-Arena, and 124 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

The calendar you inherit
Germany 3. Liga is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Germany does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1902 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Loaded cabinet
11 distinct honours on record, including Bundesliga. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.
Proper ground
MSV-Arena takes roughly 31,364, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.

Matchday Trip

Ground: MSV-Arena. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

13 km / 8 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Duisburg Schlenk station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near MSV-Arena

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to MSV-Arena