Tivoli is a
football
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stadium in the
Sport Park Soers in
Aachen, Germany
Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...
, that opened on 17 August 2009 replacing the
Old Tivoli nearby. It hosts the home matches of
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...
in the
Regionalliga West
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. The stadium has a capacity of 31,026 spectators – space for 11,681 standing spectators and 19,345 seats. The (all-)seating capacity for international games is set at 27,250.
The city first suggested the new stadium should be built outside the city, near the local airport. However, fans wanted the stadium built within the city. After much debate, plans were released in February 2007, showing that the new stadium would be built in Sportpark Soers, the sporting area the previous stadium was in.
About €4.2 million of the construction costs were financed by bonds mainly targeted at supporters of Alemannia Aachen.
The first match in the new stadium was against the Belgian team
Lierse SK
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six ...
, but it was closed for the public. The first Bundesliga-match took place on 17 August 2009 against
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga.
The football department is part of a larger sp ...
which Aachen lost 0–5, which was the highest home-defeat in Aachen's history.
The first international match was on 4 September 2009 when the
Germany national under-21 football team
The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.
Before the ...
played their first match of the
against
San Marino
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, which they won 6–0.
Gallery
File:Aachen Tivoli under construction.JPG, New Tivoli under construction
File:Aachen Lousberg Neubau Tivoli.jpg, New Tivoli under construction, as viewed from Lousberg
File:Tivoli-Ost-Tribüne.JPG, The East Stand
File:Tivoli-Bitburger Wall.jpg, The South Stand (Bitburger Wall)
File:Tivoli-Nord-Tribüne.jpg, The North Stand
File:Tivoli-Ticket.JPG, A ticket for a match between Germany and the Netherlands, played in the Tivoli
References
External links
Stadium information
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Football venues in Germany
Buildings and structures in Aachen
Multi-purpose stadiums in Germany
Alemannia Aachen