The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final at Fussball Arena, Munchen, will mark the culmination of a great deal of time and effort on the part of both clubs – FC Bayern Munich and Chelsea FC – as well as back-room staff involved with the tournaments many fixtures, but the event itself is a huge undertaking.
In this item, The Global Herald Football reveals some of the vital statistics relating to the staging of this illustrious final in the heart of Bavaria.
2012 UEFA Champions League Final – Vital Statistics
62,500 Capacity Crowd – 17.500 tickets for each finalist plus worldwide sale of 7,000 tickets on UEFA.com
2 Weeks to prepare the pitch – the last match was played at Allianz Arena on 6 May 2012 (1860 Munchen v Alemannia Aachen)
150 working staff – from UEFA, TEAM and LOC
380 Volunteers – to assist with match day
175 Drivers
1,700 TV Staff – 200 from host broadcaster, Sky Deutschland; 1,500 from other UCL broadcasters
900 Media Staff – 600 from the written press; 100 radio broadcasters; and 200 photographers
200 Million TV Viewers – Projected audience
210 Territories – will receive live TV footage of UCL
Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V., commonly known as FC Bayern München, FCB, Bayern Munich, or FC Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria.
It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, and is the most successful club in German football history, having won a record 30 national titles, including eight consecutively since 2013, and 20 national cups, along with numerous European honours.
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Germany is a federal parliamentary republic led by a chancellor. With over 83 million inhabitants of its 16 constituent states, it is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, as well as the most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Berlin, and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.
