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Werder Bremen

Est. 1899 · Bremen · Weserstadion · Die Grün-Weißen

Werder Bremen

Founded in 1899 on the banks of the Weser river, Werder Bremen are four-time Bundesliga champions, six-time DFB-Pokal winners, and one of the few clubs in world football whose stadium sits directly on a river. The green and white vertical stripes are one of the most distinctive kits in German football. 303 Werder kits in the ShirtSociety archive.

Weserstadion Four titles 2003–04 double Klose, Pizarro, Diego Relegation and return Kit history Collector notes
Weserstadion, Bremen, on the banks of the Weser river

The Weserstadion: a ground on the riverbank

Weser river · Bremen · 42,100 capacity · Built 1909

The Weserstadion sits directly on the southern bank of the Weser river, one of the few major football stadiums in Europe with a direct river view from inside the ground. The original stadium opened in 1909 and has been rebuilt and expanded several times, but the riverside location has never changed.

"Die Grün-Weißen", the green and whites. The vertical stripes have been worn in one form or another since the early decades of the club. The colour is as fixed as the river.

Four Bundesliga titles across four decades

1965

First title

Bundesliga's second season. Werder won their first championship in the new professional league.

1988

23 years later

Under Otto Rehhagel. Rudi Völler was the figurehead of this side, one of the defining strikers in West German football.

1993

Back-to-back attempt

Third title, five years after the second. Also won the UEFA Cup in 1992, beating Monaco in the final.

2004

The double

Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in the same season. The peak of the Thomas Schaaf era. Ailton, Klose, Micoud.

2003–04: Ailton, Klose, and the Bundesliga double

Bundesliga title · DFB-Pokal · Thomas Schaaf · Kappa · Ailton 28 goals

The manager

Thomas Schaaf had been at Werder since 1981 as a player, then youth coach, then senior coach. His 2003-04 side was the culmination of years of patient building: a high-tempo, technically confident team that was simply better than the rest of the Bundesliga that season.

Ailton, Werder Bremen 2003-04

Ailton · 2003–04

28 Bundesliga goals in 2003-04, top scorer and European Golden Boot winner. His combination with Miroslav Klose gave Werder a front line that no defence in Germany could consistently contain. Ailton's energy and goal record that season place him among the best individual Bundesliga performances of the decade.

The Kappa kit

The double season was played in a Kappa kit: green and white vertical stripes with the Kappa Omini logo on the chest. Kappa supplied Werder throughout the 2000s, producing some of the cleaner takes on the stripes in this period. The 2003-04 home shirt is the most historically significant shirt in the Werder archive.

Klose, Pizarro, Diego: the players who defined the era

Miroslav Klose

Germany's all-time top scorer spent the most important years of his club career at Werder. Part of the 2004 double squad, his movement and penalty-box instinct complemented Ailton's more physical game. Left for Bayern Munich in 2007, by which point he had already made Werder's greatest era.

Claudio Pizarro

The Peruvian striker became the club's all-time top scorer across two spells separated by years at Bayern Munich and Chelsea. He returned to Werder at 38 and continued scoring. His longevity and production at the club are without equal: no other player has scored as many competitive goals in green and white.

Diego Ribas

The Brazilian playmaker arrived in 2006 and produced three seasons of exceptional Bundesliga football. His technical ability, vision and range of passing made him one of the most watchable players in the league during that period. Werder finished runners-up in the Bundesliga in 2007-08 largely because of him.

2021: relegated for the first time since 1980

2. Bundesliga · One season · Promoted 2022 · Umbro era

After more than four decades in the Bundesliga, one of the longest unbroken runs in German football: Werder were relegated at the end of the 2020-21 season. The club's last relegation before that had been in 1980. It ended 41 consecutive seasons in the top flight. The drop came after years of declining form. From the double season of 2004 to the 2020-21 relegation, the trajectory had been steady: competitive through the late 2000s, then gradually losing ground as the squad aged and transfer policy became inconsistent.

One season in the 2. Bundesliga was enough. Werder were promoted as champions in 2022, returning to the Bundesliga with a younger squad and a new direction. The Umbro kits worn through the early 2020s, including the relegation and promotion seasons, represent this transitional chapter.

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Kit history: the green and white stripes through manufacturers

2000s–2008
Kappa

Werder's most historically loaded kit period. Kappa produced the shirts worn during the 2004 double, the Diego years, and the UEFA Cup campaigns. The Kappa Omini logo sits cleanly on the green stripe. The best of the Kappa archive is in this decade.

2009–2019
Nike

A decade of Nike production spanning Bundesliga competitiveness and gradual decline. The earlier Nike seasons, 2010-11 and 2011-12, still represent a strong Bundesliga side. Later seasons document the slow retreat from the top.

2019–2023
Umbro

The Umbro years include the relegation season of 2020-21 and the 2. Bundesliga promotion campaign of 2021-22. Four seasons of honest construction on the classic stripe template. Less celebrated than the Kappa era but historically significant.

2023–
Hummel

Hummel's return to the Bundesliga with Werder brings bespoke design back after the Nike and Umbro template periods. The green and white stripes with Hummel chevrons mark the current identity of the club. Early production has been well received.

Collector notes

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Werder Bremen 2003-04 home

Kappa · 2003–04

Werder Bremen 2003-04 home kit

The double season. Bundesliga title and DFB-Pokal in the same year. Ailton scored 28 league goals wearing this shirt; Klose added his own. The Kappa green and white stripes from this season are the starting point for any serious Werder collection.
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Werder Bremen 2008-09 home

Kappa · 2008–09

Werder Bremen 2008-09 home kit

Diego's last full season at the club. Werder finished second in the Bundesliga in 2007-08 and remained competitive in European competition. The late Kappa era shirts hold steady value and represent the tail of the club's strongest period.
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Werder Bremen 2010-11 home

Nike · 2010–11

Werder Bremen 2010-11 home kit

First year of the Nike era. Werder finished third in the Bundesliga and remained a top-four side. Nike's template production on the stripes is clean. The early Nike seasons are better documented in the archive than the later ones.
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Werder Bremen 2005-06 home

Kappa · 2005–06

Werder Bremen 2005-06 home kit

The year after the double. Werder finished second in the Bundesliga and won the DFB-Pokal again. Pizarro, Klose and Johan Micoud were still in the squad. Priced below the 2003-04 shirt but the context is nearly as strong.
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Werder Bremen 2023-24 home

Hummel · 2023–24

Werder Bremen 2023-24 home kit

First Hummel season after the return to the Bundesliga. The reintroduction of the chevron detailing on the stripes gives the shirt a specific identity. For collectors interested in current production, this is where the Hummel era starts.
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Werder Bremen 2025-26 home

Hummel · 2025–26

Werder Bremen 2025-26 home kit

Current. Hummel's third season with the club, and the bespoke design quality is clear compared to template production. The green and white stripes with Hummel's handling of the collar and sleeve are among the better current Bundesliga kits.
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Aug 2025 – May 2026

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