- Address: Papiermühlestrasse 71, Bern
- Country: Swiss Confederation
- Capacity: 32,000
- Opened: 30 July 2005
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Young Boys (football)
Extra stadium info – Stadion Wankdorf
The construction of the stadium, which was named Stade de Suisse between 2005 and 2020, started in 2003. It is among the main sports venues in the Swiss Confederation, commonly known as Switzerland. Several world famous artists performed at the venue. In 2007, the stadium hosted its first-ever ice hockey match. SC Bern defeated the SCL Tigers 5-2 in that game, which took place in front of 30,000 fans. Patrik Bärtschi scored twice for SC Bern in that match. Christian Jonas Berglund, David Jobin and Simon Gamache also scored for SC Bern against the SCL Tigers in the ice hockey game.
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship
The stadium was one of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship venues. All three 2008 UEFA European Football Championship matches at the stadium named Stadion Wankdorf were won by the national football team of the Netherlands. They defeated the Italian Republic, commonly known as Italy, 3-0 in the first match. 30,000 spectators showed up for the game. The Netherlands won 4-1 against the French Republic, commonly known as France, in the second match. They won the third match, in which they faced Romania, 2-0.
The Young Boys
The club named BSC Young Boys moved to the stadium named Stadion Wankdorf in 2005. The club was founded in 1898. In 1903, they were crowned Swiss football champions for the first time in their history. The Young Boys became one of the first Swiss football clubs with 10 top-flight league titles. In 1959, they reached the semi-finals of the European championship for football clubs for the first time in their history. The French club Stade de Reims reached the final after defeating the Young Boys in the semi-finals.
The UEFA Champions League
On 19 September 2018, the venue named Stadion Wankdorf hosted its first-ever UEFA Champions League group-stage match for Berner Sport Club Young Boys. 31,000 people attended the game, which was won by Manchester United FC from the United Kingdom. The same year, the Young Boys also played against Juventus FC from the Italian Republic and Valencia CF from Spain in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
