Arminia Bielefeld is preparing for the new season in Kiens. © Instagram

Two former Bundesliga teams sweat in South Tyrol

South Tyrol is and remains the training mecca for international football clubs. This Sunday, two well-known clubs found their way here.

July 14, 2024

From: det

Arminia Bielefeld and FC Ingolstadt 04 Not so long ago they were still playing in the German Bundesliga. Now, however, the reality is the third league. Nevertheless, their names have a lot of appeal, and they have now set up their training tents in South Tyrol.

Arminia Bielefeld is a traditional club in Germany that was relegated to the third division after being relegated from the Bundesliga in 2022. Now the Arminians want to join forces and start anew. The finishing touches for this are to be made in the Pustertal, more precisely in Kiens.

Bielefeld arriving in Kiens.

The journey followed on Sunday: by plane from Paderborn to Munich, then by bus to Kiens, where the first training session was scheduled that evening. Two test matches are planned: on Wednesday (18 p.m.) Bielefeld will face a local selection in Kiens, and on Saturday, July 20 (17 p.m.) there will be a duel with Serie B club Spezia in St. Christina.

Top-class Ingolstadt test in Kaltern

On the other side of the country, a second German club arrived on Sunday: Ingolstadt is preparing for the new season in Latsch. The Upper Bavarians last played in the Bundesliga in 2017, and since then they have been bouncing around between the second and third leagues. A top-class test match is planned: on Saturday, July 20, Ingolstadt will face Serie A club Empoli in the sports zone in Kaltern from 17 p.m. Ingolstadt and Arminia Bielefeld will each spend a week in South Tyrol.