Alemannia Aachen
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Alemannia Aachen logo Full Name: Aachener Turn- und Sportverein Alemannia 1900
City: Aachen
Founded: 1900
Stadium: Stadion Tivoli (22,500)
Colors: Yellow, Black
Previous: FC Alemannia (1900-19), TSV Alemannia Aachen 1900 (1919-24)
Nickname: Kartoffelkäfer (Potato Beetles)

Description:

Alemannia is the Latin name for Germany. Merged in 1919 with Aachener Turnverein 1847. The two clubs split in 1924. The Kartoffelkäfer is used because of the uniforms' similarity to the bugs.

Stadion Tivoli:

The stadium is named for the 19th century Tivoli Manor which is located nearby.

 

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 21:30
 
Comments (4)
1Sunday, 31 January 2010 02:17
hardy adelt, herzogenrath close to aachen, ger
hi albion road :-)
thanks for featuring my most favorit alemannia.
it has a new stadium (32.000) since aug 09.
it's a little bit north on google map above.
the old one is still there but nowerdays out of order.
best regards
hardy
2Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:29
jeremy
Hi Hardy, thanks very much for the info.

I've corrected the map to where I *think* the stadium is located. It's not showing up yet in google maps. Hopefully soon!

BTW, isn't herzogenrath where adidas and puma started?
3Saturday, 09 April 2011 06:00
Sven
"BTW, isn't herzogenrath where adidas and puma started?"

No, that's Herzogenaurach in Bavaria.
4Tuesday, 12 April 2011 21:28
albionroad
Thanks Sven. These German names make my head spin. :)

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