FC Bayern start their 2016/17 Champions League campaign against Russian runners-up FC Rostov on 13 September. The German record champions aim to get through to the final, which will be staged at Cardiff's National Stadium of Wales on 3 June 2017. Under new coach Carlo Ancelotti, who won Europe's premier club competition in 2003, 2007 and 2014, the Munich men want to make another winning start: they have won all of their last 12 Champions League opening matches.
Information - Champions League Matchday 1 - Tuesday 13 September 2016
FC Bayern München – FC Rostov
Arena opens: 18.00 CET
Ticket desk opens: 10.00 (ticket canyon west)
Kick-off: 20.45
FC Bayern Erlebniswelt:
The FC Bayern Erlebniswelt will be open from 14.00 to 18.30 CET on 13 September. Last admission is at 17.30. Germany's biggest club museum will be closed after the match, as usual after Champions League matches.
Exclusive FC Bayern matchday tour:
Visitors in possession of a valid ticket can take part in an exclusive "matchday tour" on Tuesday. The tours start at 15.00, 15.45 and 16.15 CET. Tickets are available at €49 per person from our service team under Tel. +49 (0)89 / 699 31-222 (Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 18.00 CET). Please note that the available number of matchday tour tickets is limited. The approximately one-hour tours start at the Allianz Arena shop. For more information click here.
Shuttle service against FC Rostov:
A free shuttle bus service from the Donnersbergerbrücke station will be available between 18.15 and 20.15 CET for FC Bayern's Champions League match against FC Rostov on Tuesday 13 September 2016 (kick-off at 20.45).
Departure on 13 September 2016:
Donnersbergerbrücke (east side, bus lines 53 and 63).
Our on-site staff will help you orientate. For the return journey just take the U6 line from Fröttmaning as usual.
For more information on the shutte service click here.
Next FC Bayern matches at the Allianz Arena:
Only four days after the Champions League encounter FC Bayern face FC Ingolstadt in an all-Bavaria derby at the Allianz Arena on Saturday 17 September at 15.30 CET. Subsequently FC Bayern contest a midweek match against Hertha Berlin on Wednesday 21 September at 20.00 CET.
Advice to away fans:
If you are about to make your first visit to the Allianz Arena please note that you have to use the ArenaCard cashless payment system. Only the ArenaCard can be used for purchases at all kiosks and the other gastronomic areas. Don't forget to buy your card from the sales points on the Esplanade (on the approaches to the turnstiles) or top-up an existing card.
You can also buy or top-up a card from our service personnel at the Arena. The remaining balance can be refunded in cash or transferred to a new card in the ticket canyon three hours before or up to two hours after the end of the match.
Service ArenaCard: online topping-up possible.
Important information: arrival and departure on matchdays
We advise all fans to travel early due to the great interest in FC Bayern matches, increased traffic volume is to be expected on Tuesdays too. Parking is possible from 8 am on matchdays, follow the traffic guidance.
Experience also shows that emptying the parking lots and the departure of some 11,000 cars takes 1-2 hours. So we recommend that our guests stay a while after the final whistle and take advantage of our post-match offers. You could, for example, see the press conference live on our video walls, visit the Paulaner Fan-Treff or wander through the vast FC Bayern Megastore to fill the time that would otherwise be lost in the car park.