Elversberg's home stadium usually has a capacity of just over 14,000, but is at 9,500 this campaign as it undergoes renovations to bring it to the Bundesliga minimum of 15,000. FC Bayern Munich players celebrate with the fans after winning the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match between FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, southern Germany, on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Karl-Josef HILDENBRAND / AFP)Four years after plying their trade in the semi-professional fourth division of German football, newly promoted SV Elversberg welcome defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on Sunday.Elversberg, a village with a population of just 13,000 and no train station, became the smallest in German league history to host a top-flight side this season.The minnows have not been awed by the bright lights, either. Elversberg have won two from two this season, including a 3-2 win over 2023-24 double winners Bayer Leverkusen to open their maiden top-flight campaign.Club technical director Josef Welzmueller credited hard work rather than wizardry for their achievement."I know that it sounds like magic or like a fairytale," Welzmueller said earlier this month, "(but) we did it step by step, and it didn't feel like a fairytale, to be honest."Elversberg's home stadium usually has a capacity of just over 14,000, but is at 9,500 this campaign as it undergoes renovatio...
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