1908 the city of Aachen leased the area of the old manor Tivoli to the club, named after the inn Gut Tivoli which was located there since the 19th century. The club built a soccer field there. In 1925 more land was added to the lease, and the construction of the stadium was started. Inaugurated on June 3, 1928 it had a capacity of 11,000.
After World War II Alemannia Aachen played in the Oberliga West, and the stadium became too small. In September 1953 a standing tribune was built (the Würselener Wall), in 1957 the tribune with seating places was added. At the same time the floodlight was installed, at that time the strongest of all Germany. The new stadium was inaugurated on August 28, 1957 with a game against Español Barcelona.
The capacity is 22,500, most of it without seating.
External links
Alemannia Aachen on their stadium (http://www.alemannia-aachen.de/stat/stadion.asp) (German)
One of the prides of Aachen is the Alemannia football team with its Tivolistadium where so many thrilling matches are won or lost.
The show jumping arena is in the immediate vicinity and Aachen has a reputation as a show jumping capital because of the annual CHIO (Concours Hippique International Officiel), the official international dressage, show jumping and horse and carriage championship of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Aachen also enjoys great recognition as a centre for diving and is the Olympic training base for the German high diving team.
Aachen, Dutch Aken, French Aix-la-Chapelle, Latin Aquisgranum, Ripuarian Oche) is a spa city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany.Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich.
Aachen was destroyed haphazardly and in some parts completely during World War II,, mostly by bombing, in the latest phase of non-surrender by American artillery fire and through deliberate destruction wrought by the SS division employed to keep Aachen out of allied hands as long as possible.
Aachen was the administrative centre for the coal-mining industries in neighboring places to the NE; it never played any role in brown coal mining, however, neither in administrative or industrial terms.
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