A short guide into german club names, nicks, rivalries and badges
Part 1: Sport-Verein Werder von 1899
Better known as: SV Werder Bremen
Name: In 1899 some 16-year old boys won a ball in a tug-of-war-competition and started to play on a „Werder“. A „Werder“ is a northern german term for an island in a river or at least a peninsula at a river. That gave their club the name. The stadium is today still located at the river.
Nicks: SVW, Werder, Grünweiße (Greenwhites)
Anti-Nicks: Fischköppe (fishheads), Gerda (which is an ugly female name, the female version of Gerd)
Best anti chant: What is green and stinks like fish? Werder Bremen
Most hated rival: Hamburger SV (The North derby)
Strong dislike: Bayern München, Schalke 04, Hannover 96
Friends: RW Essen
Their badge is a simple white „W“ on green background