Bielefelder Alm
Encyclopedia
Bielefelder Alm is a football
stadium
in Bielefeld
, Germany
. The stadium, which has a capacity of 27 300, is owned by the football club DSC Arminia Bielefeld
and mostly used for the club's matches. Formerly named Stadion Alm, it is currently known as Schüco Arena due to a sponsorship deal with the Bielefeld-based window and solar panel manufacturers.
Until 1971 the stands were all terraced, but with Arminia Bielefeld winning promotion to the Bundesliga
, the first stand with seating was constructed. By 1978 3 new stands had been built and the stadiums capacity was 34,222. By 1985 serious structural problems had reduced the capacity to 18,500, and later to 15,000.
In 1996 rebuilding work began, first the North Stand was rebuilt and then the West Stand, bringing capacity to 22,512. In 1999 the South Stand was rebuilt increasing capacity to 26,601, and in June 2007 the capacity reached 28,008 following completion of the East Stand. The East Stand features a state-of-the-art glass roof that contains photo voltaic elements built into the glass (as opposed to mounted on it) that generate electricity for the club.
tramway. Stadium parking is provided at Bielefeld University
.
, due to lack of licensing rights appearing as
"Blautraum Arena".
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Bielefeld
Bielefeld
Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The stadium, which has a capacity of 27 300, is owned by the football club DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
and mostly used for the club's matches. Formerly named Stadion Alm, it is currently known as Schüco Arena due to a sponsorship deal with the Bielefeld-based window and solar panel manufacturers.
History
The football ground was opened in 1926, with land acquired from a farmer named Lohmann. The stadium got its former name (Alm) because it did not look like a football stadium in the first years and so one of Arminia's members said that just a few cows were missing in order to look like an Alm (alpine grassland). In 1957 it got its grass cover and the first grandstands were constructed.Until 1971 the stands were all terraced, but with Arminia Bielefeld winning promotion to the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, the first stand with seating was constructed. By 1978 3 new stands had been built and the stadiums capacity was 34,222. By 1985 serious structural problems had reduced the capacity to 18,500, and later to 15,000.
Rebuilding
Transport
The stadium is well serviced by public transport. The Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof is only a few minutes away using line 4 (The red line) of the Bielefeld StadtbahnBielefeld Stadtbahn
The Bielefeld Stadtbahn is a public Stadtbahn . It is operated by moBiel, a subsidiary of the Bielefeld municipal authority...
tramway. Stadium parking is provided at Bielefeld University
Bielefeld University
Bielefeld University is a university in Bielefeld, Germany. Founded in 1969, it is one of the country's newer universities, and considers itself a "reform" university, following a different style of organization and teaching than the established universities...
.
Video games
Schüco Arena is included in the Video Game Pro Evolution Soccer 2008Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is an association football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series by Konami. The game was officially announced on 18 June 2007...
, due to lack of licensing rights appearing as
"Blautraum Arena".