Known to 1860 fans as the 'Sechszgerstadion' (60ers Stadium), the Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße was built by the club in 1911 and has been their home for the majority of the time since then. That has either been as owners or, more often, as tenants, with ownership of the stadium in the hands of the city.

From 1925 until 1972, local rivals Bayern Munich also played at the stadium, and Bayern's second team continue to do so to this day.

Following the opening of the Olympiastadion for the 1972 Olympic Games, 1860 played games in the subsequent years both there and at their spiritual home on Grünwalder Straße, the choice of stadium often being related to their league status at any given time.

In 2005, 1860 moved along with Bayern into the newly built Allianz Arena, where the two clubs were originally 50:50 owners. After 1860 got into financial difficulties a year later, however, Bayern bought them out. And when 1860 got relegated to the fourth tier in 2017, they left the Allianz and returned once again to the Grünwalder Stadion.

Once with a capacity of over 40,000, the stadium is now licensed for a maximum crowd size of 15,000.

Getting there from the city centre
Due to a lack of parking at the ground, it is advised that fans travel to the game by public transport. If, however, you are driving, then it is recommended that you park up at one of the city's big Park and Ride facilitiies, e.g. at Messestadt Ost, Fröttmaning or Heimeranplatz, and then take public transport from the P+R site to the ground.

Travelling by tram or underground, the stop you want is Wettersteinplatz, which is a stone's throw from the stadium. From the centre of town, i.e. Marienplatz, you can get there in about 15 minutes on the underground (U6 to Sendlinger Tor, changing there onto the U1). From the main station (Hbf) it's just a 7-minute direct ride on the U1.

At the time of writing, 1860 match tickets do NOT double as tickets for local public transport. Various single, multiple and 24-hour tickets for this are provided by the local operator MVV.

Depending on the length of your planned stay in the city/Germany, it might be worth you getting a Deutschlandticket for unlimited use of local and regional public transport throughout the country. Alternatively, if you are planning on doing some sightseeing while in Munich, a Munich City Card might prove a good buy.. 

For getting to the stadium straight from the airport, see my Munich Airport page.