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Bundesliga Clubs 1. FC Köln and VfB Stuttgart to Play at Q2 Stadium

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A friendly match between German Bundesliga sides 1. FC Köln and VfB Stuttgart is taking place Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Q2 Stadium.

Bundesliga at Q2 Stadium

The match will mark the first time European teams have played at Q2 Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CT.

Köln are two-time German champions, winning the Bundesliga title in 1964 and 1978. The club has also won the DFB-Pokal and the 2. Bundesliga four times each.

Köln is captained by Jonas Hector, who made over 40 appearances for the German national team. The team finished in 7th place in 2021-2022, qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Founded in 1893, Stuttgart are one of Germany’s most successful clubs. Stuttgart are five-time Bundesliga champions, most recently winning the German topflight title in 2007.

The club has also won the DFB-Pokal three times and the UEFA Intertoto Cup twice.

American Head Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo manages Stuttgart, the only American currently holding a head coaching position in the Bundesliga. The team finished in 15th place in 2021-2022.

Austin FC season ticket members and waitlist members will have access to ticket pre-sales on August 9 and 10, respectively, while tickets will go on sale to the general public on August 11.

Meet Dani Pereira and Kipp Keller at the Verde Store at Q2 Stadium

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This event is being postponed – waiting on updated information from the club.

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There will be a player appearance by Dani Pereira and Kipp Keller at the Verde Store at Q2 Stadium on July 20 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM.

Meet Kipp and Dani

Add the player appearance for Dani and Kipp to your calendar.

You’ll be lining up and standing in the sun, so be sure to bring water, umbrellas, sunscreen, etc.

Austin FC Hosting Blood Drive at Q2 Stadium

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Austin FC and Q2 Holdings have teamed up to host a blood drive benefiting the donation center We Are Blood at Q2 Stadium in the Captain Morgan Club on Wednesday, August 3 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM CT.

Austin FC and We Are Blood

Blood donors will have the chance to win tickets to an Austin FC match every hour and all donors will receive a custom t-shirt.

Austin FC, Q2, and We Are Blood collaborated for a successful blood drive at Q2 Stadium in October 2021.

With more than 190 donors and 174 total blood units collected, the event was We Are Blood’s largest single-day blood drive since 2007.

Those interested in donating blood at the event can pre-register and reserve an appointment time, while walk-up appointments are also welcome.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to register with Be The Match, the most diverse bone marrow registry in the nation.

Founded in Austin in 1951 as the Travis County Medical Society Blood Bank, We Are Blood has provided and protected Central Texas’ blood supply ever since.

As the community’s exclusive blood supplier, the non-profit organization aims to inspire Central Texans to save lives locally through blood donations.

The First-Ever Austin FC Meet and Greet

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Austin FC’s first-ever Meet the Team event took place Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Q2 Stadium.

Austin FC Meet the Team

I’ve been to these sorts of events for DC United and the Red Bulls and they had a decent amount of people attending. The Austin FC crowd was huge and so were the lines to meet the players and coaches.

Austin FC season ticket holders waiting to meet players

There were five stations set up around the stadium in the Captain Morgan Club, Lexus Club, McKalla Corner, On-Camera Host Set, and Q2 Field Club.

The photos and signatures were set to start at 2:00 PM and I arrived a little before 12:30 PM to get in line. It was hot and they let us in at 1:00 PM.

We headed down to the Q2 Field Level club to be in A/C for a while before the event started. At around 1:40 PM the players came in and I got to get a ball signed by Felipe Martins and Jhohan Valencia. Then we headed out to the tunnel to the field to meet Ethan Finlay, Damian Las, and Diego Fagundez.

Hanging outside of the Q2 Field Club

Each season ticket holder was given three tickets per person to redeem for food and drinks. That was a nice break to get some drinks after the first signing.

Then we headed to the line for Maxi Urruti, Danny Hoesen, Zan Kolmanic, and Hector Jimenez at the On-Camera Host Set.

Checking out the On Camera Host Set at Q2 Stadium

After that line, we looked and the other lines were so long we figured we wouldn’t make it in to meet any more players, so we headed out.

It was really cool to meet some players and awesome to see such a big turnout. I can’t wait for the next match.