Gladbach: Borussia more popular than 1. FC Köln! Bavaria slips
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How popular is the foal elf in Germany?
A representative study by “SLC Management” from Nuremberg provides an answer to this question.
Accordingly is Borussia Monchengladbach currently the fourth most popular club in the Bundesliga.
Gladbach: Eintracht Frankfurt passes the foal team
According to the study, the eleven from the Lower Rhine are one place ahead of their Rhineland rivals 1. FC Cologne.
According to the information, the most popular Bundesliga club is no longer Bayern Munichbut Borussia Dortmund.
The survey, which has been carried out for eight years, shows BVB as the front runner among the 18 first division clubs in the past season.
Third place, which Gladbach had previously occupied, is now the Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt.
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For the study, the authors considered a total of 18 criteria, including objective factors such as the number of members and fan clubs and the reach of the clubs in TV broadcasts and in social media.
However, subjective criteria such as image and attractiveness, which were determined by surveying relevant target groups, also played a role in creating the ranking.
The biggest loser in the study, for which around 30,000 people were interviewed across Germany, is Hertha BSC.
The Berliners slipped from eighth to 15th place.
The largest tabular improvement achieved in Bayer Leverkusen a West club, the Werkself rose from 17th to 11th place.
VfL Bochum was promoted to ninth place, Arminia Bielefeld was 16th, leaving FC Augsburg and SpVgg Greuther Fürth behind.
(dpa)