Stuttgart Sport Teams
Stuttgart is a city of sport fans. The city was even named the European capital of sport in 2007! The most popular sport is certainly football, or soccer as it’s known in many other parts of the world. However, you can also check out games of American football, basketball, hockey, handball, and baseball and softball in Stuttgart and the surrounding area. We’ve highlighted the key local teams you should know about.
Football (Soccer)
VfB Stuttgart is actually a sports club with many teams, and in fact it’s one of the largest sports clubs in Germany. However, the name is synonymous with the football (soccer) team. It’s easy to understand why – they play in the first division Bundesliga and have won the national championship five times (most recently in 2007), and the DFB-Pokal four times (most recently in 2025).
The team plays its home games at the MHPArena (called Mercedes-Benz Arena until 2023). The season runs from the end of August to the end of May.
American Football
The men’s team of the Stuttgart Scorpions plays in the Regionalliga Südwest in the 2026 season. The club was founded in 1982. Their greatest success was reaching the German Bowl in 2007.
The Scorpions play their home games at the Waldau sports grounds in Degerloch, which are located just next to the Waldau U-Bahn stop on the U-7 and U-8. The Regionalliga season runs from April to August. Check the club’s current schedule for fixtures and venues.
Basketball
The MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg play in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first division of basketball in Germany. The club traces back to the basketball department of DJK Ludwigsburg, founded in 1960, and has played in the first division without a break since 2002. “Riesen” is German for “giants,” and MHP, a Porsche company, is the name sponsor.
The team plays in the MHPArena in Ludwigsburg, about 14.5 km (9 mi) north of Stuttgart. The season runs from September through May, with playoffs into June.
Hockey
The Bietigheim Steelers play in DEL2, Germany’s second tier of professional ice hockey. They returned to the league in 2025 after a season in the Oberliga. The team was founded in 1981.
The Steelers play in the EgeTrans Arena in Bietigheim-Bissingen, a small town 23.5 km (14.5 mi) north of Stuttgart. The season runs from September through April.
Handball
TVB 1898 Stuttgart have played in the 1st division of the Handball-Bundesliga (the German Handball League) since 2015, after finishing third in the 2nd division in 2014/15. The club’s roots are in the gymnastics club TV Bittenfeld 1898 in Waiblingen-Bittenfeld, about 14 km (8.5 mi) northeast of Stuttgart, and the team has carried the name TVB Stuttgart since 2015.
The team plays its home games in the Porsche-Arena in Bad Cannstatt (NeckarPark), next to the MHPArena. The season is quite long, running from the end of August to June.
Baseball
The Stuttgart Reds comprise several teams, including baseball and softball teams. The main men’s team plays in the Deutsche Baseball Liga (DBL), Germany’s top baseball league. The Reds got their start in 1986 in Feuerbach, then moved to Degerloch, and have been in their present home in Bad Cannstatt with TV Cannstatt since 1994. The regular season runs from April to early August, with playoffs in August and September.