The Old Tivoli in
Aachen
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- ...
,
Germany
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, was the
stadium
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of Aachen's best known
football
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team
Alemannia Aachen
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until 2009.
Overview
In 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, in turn taking its name from the town of
Tivoli in central
Italy
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. The club later built a football ground there. In 1925 more land was added to the lease, and the construction of the stadium was started. Inaugurated on 3 June 1928 it had a capacity of 11,000.
After
World War II
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Alemannia Aachen played in the ''
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Association football
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'', and the stadium became too small. In September 1953 a standing tribune was built (the ''Würselener Wall.'') It wasn't until 1957 that seats were added to the tribune and
Floodlight
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s for nighttime events. The new stadium was inaugurated on 28 August 1957 with a game against
RCD Espanyol
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. Additional seating areas were also later constructed.
On 17 May 2008, Alemannia Aachen began building a
new stadium also named Tivoli nearby, which replaced the old stadium on 17 August 2009. The demolition of the old Tivoli, which should have begun in June 2011, was postponed, but started with a press conference on 26 September 2011. The 10,300-square metre large plot of land was later sold by the city to build single-family houses, a supermarket and office spaces.
Gallery
File:Schema Tivoli.svg, Schema Old Tivoli
File:Tivoli Haupttribüne.jpg, Grandstand
File:Tivoli Aachen, Würselner Wall, Mai 2009.jpg, Würselener Wall (North Stand)
File:Tivoli Aachener Wall.jpg, Aachen wall (South Stand)
File:Tivoli Aachen, Pressetribüne II, Mai 2008.jpg, Aachen und Münchener Stand
External links
{{Commons category, Old Tivoli Aachen, Old Tivoli
Alemannia Aachen on their stadium(German)
Football venues in Germany
Buildings and structures in Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Sports venues in North Rhine-Westphalia