German Bundesliga in FM2008
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Here you can find basic guides to the most basic of details regarding each of the clubs in the German Bundesliga in FM2008. Ranging from transfer budgets, wage budgets, stadium size, board expectations, reputation and much more.
This is the place to find out all the basic info that you need to know about managing in the German Bundesliga before starting a career there in Football Manager 2008.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £2,118,784
Transfer Budget: £172,413
Wage Budget: £165,000
Current Wages: £166,758
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid Relegation
Long Term: Survive in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 12th
Facilities
Stadium: Schuco Arena, 26601capacity (15451 seated)
Training: Good Training Facilities
Youth: Average Youth Facilities + youth academy
VfL Bochum
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £3,067,264
Transfer Budget: £1,379,310
Wage Budget: £152,159
Current Wages: £153,154
Expectations
Immediate: Safe mid table position
Long Term: Establish themselves in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 10th
Facilities
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION, 31328 (15689 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Good Training Facilities
Youth: Good Youth Facilities + Youth Academy
FC Energie Cottbus
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £632,975
Transfer Budget: £172,413
Wage Budget: £126,647
Current Wages: £127,397
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Survive in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 16th
Facilities
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft, 22450 (6970 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Good Training Facilities
Youth: Average Training Facilties + Youth Academy
Borussia Dortmund
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £7,436,349
Transfer Budget: £344,827
Wage Budget: £356,701
Current Wages: £356,257
Expectations
Immediate: Respectable league position
Long Term: To be challenging for the league title
Media Prediction: 8th
Facilities
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park, 80,700 (55,700 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
MSV Dusiburg
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £2,117,099
Transfer Budget: £344,827
Wage Budget: £173,739
Current Wages: £174,799
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid Relegation
Long Term: Survive in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 15th
Facilities
Stadium: MSV Arena, 31,500 (24,500 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Average training facilties
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
FC Bayern Munchen
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £7,075,339,
Transfer Budget: £8,620,689
Wage Budget: £656,238
Current Wages: £656,815
Expectations
Immediate: Challenge for the title
Long Term: Win the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 1st
Facilities
Stadium: Allianz Arena, 66,000 all seater with retractable roof and under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: State of the art youth facilities + youth academy
Eintracht Frankfurt
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £4,900,533
Transfer Budget: £689,655
Wage Budget: £235,466
Current Wages: £236,353
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Media Prediction: 13th
Facilities
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena, 50,300 (48,500 seated) with retractable roof and under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
Hannover 96
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £6,558,423
Transfer Budget: £3,448,275
Wage Budget: £389,656
Current Wages: £260,237
Expectations
Immediate: Safe mid table position
Long Term: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Media Prediction: 11th
Facilities
Stadium: AWD-Arena, 49,000 (41,000 seated) with retractable roof and under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
Hertha BSC Berlin
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £3,501,616
Transfer Budget: £1,724,137
Wage Budget: £248,406
Current Wages: £248,828
Expectations
Immediate: Respectable league position
Long Term: Challenging for the title
Media Prediction: 9th
Facilities
Stadium: Olympiastadion, 74500 all seater with under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
Hamburger SV
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £6,669,036
Transfer Budget: £4,137,931
Wage Budget: £577,732
Current Wages: £385,940
Expectations
Immediate: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Long Term: Win the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 5th
Facilities
Stadium: HSH-Nordbank-Arena, 55,000 (45,500 seated) with under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
Karlsruher SC
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £1,039,555
Transfer Budget: £68,965
Wage Budget: £69,398
Current Wages: £70,218
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Survive in the league
Media Prediction: 18th
Facilities
Stadium: Wildparkstadion, 32,306 (14,724 seated)
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Average youth facilities
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £7,861,222
Transfer Budget: £344,827
Wage Budget: £278,000
Current Wages: £278,522
Expectations
Immediate: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Long Term: Finish just behind the top teams
Media Prediction: 6th
Facilities
Stadium: BayArena, 22500 all seater with under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
1.FC Nurnberg
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £4,033,421
Transfer Budget: £2,758,620
Wage Budget: £228,210
Current Wages: £229,070
Expectations
Immediate: Respectable league position
Long Term: Challenging for the league title
Media Prediction: 7th
Facilities
Stadium: easyCredit Stadion, 46,780 (38,980 seated) with under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
FC Hansa Rostock
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £1,284,035
Transfer Budget: £103,448
Wage Budget: £101,627
Current Wages: £102,176
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Survive in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 17th
Facilities
Stadium: DKB-Arena 30,000 (21,000 seated0 with under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
FC Schalke 04
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £7,416,669
Transfer Budget: £1,724,137
Wage Budget: £399,588
Current Wages: £400,155
Expectations
Immediate: Challenge for the title
Long Term: Win the title
Media Prediction: 3rd
Facilities
Stadium: VELTINS-Arena, 61524 (45310 seated) with retractable roof and under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
Vfb Stuttgart
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £5,734,202
Transfer Budget: £344,827
Wage Budget: £459,888
Current Wages: £460,472
Expectations
Immediate: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Long Term: Challenge for the title
Media Prediction: 4th
Facilities
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, 55875 (52875 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
Werder Bremen
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £6,491,225
Transfer Budget: £3,448,275
Wage Budget: £381,940
Current Wages: £382,575
Expectations
Immediate: Challenge for the title
Long Term: Challenging for the title
Media Prediction: 2nd
Facilities
Stadium: Weserstadion, 42,500 (32,000 seated) with under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
VfL Wolfsburg
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £5,157,945
Transfer Budget: £2,413,793
Wage Budget: £293,182
Current Wages: £294,124
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Establish themselves in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 14th
Facilities
Stadium: Volkswagon-Arena, 30,000 (22,000 seated) with under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Average training facilities + youth academy
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £2,118,784
Transfer Budget: £172,413
Wage Budget: £165,000
Current Wages: £166,758
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid Relegation
Long Term: Survive in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 12th
Facilities
Stadium: Schuco Arena, 26601capacity (15451 seated)
Training: Good Training Facilities
Youth: Average Youth Facilities + youth academy
VfL Bochum
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £3,067,264
Transfer Budget: £1,379,310
Wage Budget: £152,159
Current Wages: £153,154
Expectations
Immediate: Safe mid table position
Long Term: Establish themselves in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 10th
Facilities
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION, 31328 (15689 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Good Training Facilities
Youth: Good Youth Facilities + Youth Academy
FC Energie Cottbus
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £632,975
Transfer Budget: £172,413
Wage Budget: £126,647
Current Wages: £127,397
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Survive in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 16th
Facilities
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft, 22450 (6970 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Good Training Facilities
Youth: Average Training Facilties + Youth Academy
Borussia Dortmund
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £7,436,349
Transfer Budget: £344,827
Wage Budget: £356,701
Current Wages: £356,257
Expectations
Immediate: Respectable league position
Long Term: To be challenging for the league title
Media Prediction: 8th
Facilities
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park, 80,700 (55,700 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
MSV Dusiburg
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £2,117,099
Transfer Budget: £344,827
Wage Budget: £173,739
Current Wages: £174,799
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid Relegation
Long Term: Survive in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 15th
Facilities
Stadium: MSV Arena, 31,500 (24,500 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Average training facilties
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
FC Bayern Munchen
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £7,075,339,
Transfer Budget: £8,620,689
Wage Budget: £656,238
Current Wages: £656,815
Expectations
Immediate: Challenge for the title
Long Term: Win the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 1st
Facilities
Stadium: Allianz Arena, 66,000 all seater with retractable roof and under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: State of the art youth facilities + youth academy
Eintracht Frankfurt
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £4,900,533
Transfer Budget: £689,655
Wage Budget: £235,466
Current Wages: £236,353
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Media Prediction: 13th
Facilities
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena, 50,300 (48,500 seated) with retractable roof and under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
Hannover 96
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £6,558,423
Transfer Budget: £3,448,275
Wage Budget: £389,656
Current Wages: £260,237
Expectations
Immediate: Safe mid table position
Long Term: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Media Prediction: 11th
Facilities
Stadium: AWD-Arena, 49,000 (41,000 seated) with retractable roof and under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
Hertha BSC Berlin
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £3,501,616
Transfer Budget: £1,724,137
Wage Budget: £248,406
Current Wages: £248,828
Expectations
Immediate: Respectable league position
Long Term: Challenging for the title
Media Prediction: 9th
Facilities
Stadium: Olympiastadion, 74500 all seater with under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
Hamburger SV
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £6,669,036
Transfer Budget: £4,137,931
Wage Budget: £577,732
Current Wages: £385,940
Expectations
Immediate: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Long Term: Win the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 5th
Facilities
Stadium: HSH-Nordbank-Arena, 55,000 (45,500 seated) with under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
Karlsruher SC
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £1,039,555
Transfer Budget: £68,965
Wage Budget: £69,398
Current Wages: £70,218
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Survive in the league
Media Prediction: 18th
Facilities
Stadium: Wildparkstadion, 32,306 (14,724 seated)
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Average youth facilities
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £7,861,222
Transfer Budget: £344,827
Wage Budget: £278,000
Current Wages: £278,522
Expectations
Immediate: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Long Term: Finish just behind the top teams
Media Prediction: 6th
Facilities
Stadium: BayArena, 22500 all seater with under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
1.FC Nurnberg
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £4,033,421
Transfer Budget: £2,758,620
Wage Budget: £228,210
Current Wages: £229,070
Expectations
Immediate: Respectable league position
Long Term: Challenging for the league title
Media Prediction: 7th
Facilities
Stadium: easyCredit Stadion, 46,780 (38,980 seated) with under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
FC Hansa Rostock
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £1,284,035
Transfer Budget: £103,448
Wage Budget: £101,627
Current Wages: £102,176
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Survive in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 17th
Facilities
Stadium: DKB-Arena 30,000 (21,000 seated0 with under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
FC Schalke 04
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £7,416,669
Transfer Budget: £1,724,137
Wage Budget: £399,588
Current Wages: £400,155
Expectations
Immediate: Challenge for the title
Long Term: Win the title
Media Prediction: 3rd
Facilities
Stadium: VELTINS-Arena, 61524 (45310 seated) with retractable roof and under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Good youth facilities + youth academy
Vfb Stuttgart
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £5,734,202
Transfer Budget: £344,827
Wage Budget: £459,888
Current Wages: £460,472
Expectations
Immediate: Qualify for the UEFA Cup via the league
Long Term: Challenge for the title
Media Prediction: 4th
Facilities
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, 55875 (52875 seated) with undersoil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
Werder Bremen
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £6,491,225
Transfer Budget: £3,448,275
Wage Budget: £381,940
Current Wages: £382,575
Expectations
Immediate: Challenge for the title
Long Term: Challenging for the title
Media Prediction: 2nd
Facilities
Stadium: Weserstadion, 42,500 (32,000 seated) with under soil heating
Training: Top training facilities
Youth: Excellent youth facilities + youth academy
VfL Wolfsburg
Financial Stability
Bank Balance: £5,157,945
Transfer Budget: £2,413,793
Wage Budget: £293,182
Current Wages: £294,124
Expectations
Immediate: Avoid relegation
Long Term: Establish themselves in the Bundesliga
Media Prediction: 14th
Facilities
Stadium: Volkswagon-Arena, 30,000 (22,000 seated) with under soil heating
Training: Good training facilities
Youth: Average training facilities + youth academy
