1) Hamburg
Population: 1.7 million
Stadium: FIFA World Cup Stadium Hamburg
Project: New stadium
Investment: €97m
Gross Capacity: 51,055
Total Seating Capacity: 45,442

2) Hannover
Population: 525,000
Stadium: FIFA World Cup Stadium Hanover
Project: Reconstruction
Investment: €64m
Gross Capacity: 44,652
Total Seating Capacity: 39,29

3) Berlin
Population: 3.39 million
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Project: Reconstruction
Investment: €242m
Gross Capacity: 74,220
Total Seating Capacity: 66,021

5) Nurnberg (Nuremberg)
Population: 490,000
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Project: Reconstruction
Investment: €56m
Gross Capacity: 41,926
Total Seating Capacity: 36,898

7) Stuttgart
Population: 590,000
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Project: Modernisation
Investment: €51.5 m
Gross Capacity: 53,200
Total Seating Capacity: 47,757

9) Frankfurt
Population: 650,000
Stadium: Waldstadion
Project: New stadium
Investment: €126m
Gross Capacity: 48,132
Total Seating Capacity: 43,324

11) Dortmund
Population: 590,000
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Project: Reconstruction
Investment: €40m plus €5.5m modernisation programme
Gross Capacity: 65,982
Total Seating Capacity: 60,285