Destined to meet in the UEFA Cup semi-finals on 30 April and 7 May, northern German neighbours Werder Bremen and Hamburger SV contest another last-four encounter this evening when they lock horns at the Arena Hamburg for a place in the German Cup final. As well as being fierce local rivals, the two sides are among Germany's most successful teams, lying second and third on the all-time Bundesliga table with Bremen just a mere four points better off (2377 to 2373). Bremen also hold the slightest of edges in league games won, counting 29 to Hamburg's 28, with 32 drawn. We look back at six of their most memorable encounters down the years.
Bremen 6 Hamburg 0
1 May, 2004
Bundesliga, Weserstadion
The most one-sided scoreline in games between the two teams came close to the end of the 2003/04 campaign, when 42,000 spectators saw Bremen rout their visitors after an own goal from HSV striker Sergej Barbarez had opened the floodgates. One match later, Bremen were crowned German champions courtesy of another spectacular result – a 3-1 success at closest challengers FC Bayern München. "HSV would have taken great pleasure in denying us another title win but they couldn't," said general manager Klaus Allofs. "Everybody knows the rivalry between the two clubs."
Bremen 4 Hamburg 2
27 October, 1993
German Cup fourth round, Weserstadion
With 34,400 fans in attendance, Bremen reached the German Cup quarter-finals after a thrilling triumph over their northern neighbours. Austrian midfielder Andreas Herzog gave the hosts an early lead only for Hamburg to register twice after the break, but with 16 minutes remaining Bernd Hobsch levelled the scores. Goals from Frank Neubarth and Wynton Rufer in the last four minutes then sealed the win for Bremen, after HSV's Andreas Sassen had been shown a red card six minutes from time. The Weserstadion outfit would go on to lift the cup that year.
Bremen 5 Hamburg 0
29 May, 1993
Bundesliga, Weserstadion
Bremen guaranteed themselves the Bundesliga crown with a game to spare thanks to this overwhelming victory. Herzog and Rufer both struck twice as the home side celebrated their third title, eventually finishing a point ahead of Bayern, with HSV coming in eleventh. "That win was a milestone for us," commented the coach at the time, club legend Otto Rehhagel.
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Hamburg 5 Bremen 0
15 May, 1982
Bundesliga, Volksparkstadion
One of Hamburg's two highest-ever wins against their Hanseatic derby rivals came in the closing stages of the 1981/1982 campaign. A total of 53,400 spectators witnessed the home side sweep away their opponents to seal the Bundesliga title at the expense of second-placed 1. FC Köln. Current Germany Under-21 coach Horst Hrubesch helped himself to a hat-trick.
Bremen 1 Hamburg 4
5 May, 1973
Bundesliga, Weserstadion
A blistering start by the visitors all but put this match beyond doubt within the opening 13 minutes, Horst Heese grabbing a quickfire double with goals in the fifth and eighth minutes before Caspar Memering added to the damage. Werner Görts managed to pull one back for Bremen, but Hamburg never looked as if they would relinquish control on the game and finally ended any suspense when Peter Nogly made it 4-1 close to the end. Neither side enjoyed a successful season, however, with Werder finishing eleventh and HSV avoiding relegation by three points as they took 14th spot.
Hamburg 5 Bremen 2
4 September, 1968
Bundesliga, Volksparkstadion
A mere 18,000 fans were present to take in a fantastic game whose outcome long remained in doubt. Bremen gave themselves the lead through Görts after 25 minutes but they were trailing at the half following effective responses from Gert Dörfel and Robert Pötzschke. An Arnold Schütz free-kick soon after the restart put Bremen back in business before HSV legend Uwe Seeler gave his side a two-goal cushion with a double intervention, Franz-Josef Hönig then adding gloss in the final minute. The winners went on to take sixth place that year while their rivals finished ninth.
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