Bielefelder Alm, Football stadium in Bielefeld, Germany.
The Bielefelder Alm is a football stadium in Bielefeld with 26,750 seats, of which 18,703 are seated and 8,047 standing. The pitch is surrounded by blue and yellow seating, and the west stand has a roof covered with dark rectangular solar panels. The Schüco Arena name appears in white letters on the blue facade of the west stand.
The ground opened on 1 May 1926 when Arminia Bielefeld faced Victoria Hamburg before roughly 2,000 spectators at the newly built venue. It has since become the club's home and remains central to the city's football identity.
The name Alm means mountain pasture in German, but it comes from the pitch's early state, not from any elevation. Club member Heinrich Pehle reportedly said the uneven, puddle-covered ground looked like a pasture; Karl Demberg and Engelbert Strauch offered rival stories. Arminia Bielefeld treats Pehle's remark as the most plausible origin, and fans still call the ground the Alm.
The ground sits near cycling routes and has convenient public transport links, making it straightforward to reach. Refreshment facilities and separated areas for home and away supporters are available throughout the venue.
The glass roof serves two functions at once: it shields spectators from the weather while feeding solar power into the grid. This combination of shelter and energy production is uncommon among German stadiums.
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