100'5 arena
| 100'5 arena | |
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| Tivoli Ice Sports Hall (2006) | |
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Tivoli ice rink |
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| place |
 Aachen , Germany
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 47 '43.8 " N , 6 ° 6' 3.6" E |
| operator | TEB Tivoli ice rink operator company mbH |
| start of building | 1981 |
| opening | 1982 |
| capacity | 1,560 (ice hockey) 6,000 (concerts) 5,000 (boxing) |
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Figure Skating Association Aachen eV |
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The 100'5 ARENA (formerly Tivoli Eissporthalle ) in the Soers Sports Park in Aachen was opened in 1982. It is the home arena of the Aachen EC 2013 , as well as the figure skating club Aachen .
The Unicup , an ice hockey tournament that is organized every year by the RWTH Aachen University Sports Center, takes place in the ice rink . In addition, ice skating , ice disco , figure skating , ice dancing and much more is offered from October to the end of March .
In the ice-free period from April to September, the radio station 100'5 Das Hitradio , which acquired the naming rights to the ice rink in June 2016, increasingly holds its events there, such as the Öcher Wiesn . In addition, inline hockey , trade fair events , flea markets , concerts and boxing matches continue to take place. External companies can also plan events in the 100'5 arena after consulting regioMEDIEN AG, the marketer of 100'5 Das Hitradio.
In addition to the ice rink, the complex also includes squash rinks .
Events
ice Hockey
From 1982 to 1987 the 1st ice sports club in Aachen had its home ground in the Tivoli ice rink.
In the mid-1990s until bankruptcy in 1998, the Aachen EC was the home team. In October 1998 the club had problems with the hall operator at the time, who turned off the power for the hall during a championship game.
In the 2002/03 season, the Tivoli Ice Hockey Club Aachen took part in the youth field in the ice rink, whose senior team, the Devilducks, which was organized as a hobby, took part in the EHL until 2011/12.
After the ice rink was temporarily managed by the former owners' association itself in May 2008, the complex has now been operated under a new owner and the specially set up TEB Tivoli Ice Rink Operator Company mbH since the 2009/2010 ice skating season .
In the 2010/2011 season the Euregio Eissport-Verein Eschweiler decided to rename the Aachener Ice Hockey Club due to the new location in the Tivoli Eissporthalle , because they had played their home games in Aachen since the 2008/09 season and their ancestral one year later Eissporthalle Eschweiler was closed. They played there in the Regionalliga West . After the Aachener EV canceled its team after the preliminary round of the NRW League during the 2012/13 season , the games of the youth team of the Aachener EC 2013 and the games of the Aachener teams active in the hobby area, of which individual teams up to Participated in the German-Dutch-Belgian Eurohockeyliga (EHL) in 2011/12 .
Martial arts
Many remarkable professional boxing matches have taken place in the ice rink .
On May 28, 1994 Dariusz Michalczewski won the elimination match for the title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) against Melvis Wynn by knockout in the second round. A year earlier he had won the title of International Boxing Federation (IBF) Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Champion in the same position . Before that he had already boxed twice in the hall. Felix Sturm boxed successfully against Mustapha Stini in June 2001 and won by knockout in the 4th round. Another remarkable battle for the title of International German Heavyweight Champion was fought in August 1992 by the two local rivals Klaus Gallwe and Mario Guedes . The defending champion Guedes defeated Gallwe in the seventh round.
In 2001 the world championship match in women's boxing in the weight class junior flyweight and flyweight took place in the ice rink. The reigning world champion Regina Halmich defended her title against her Ukrainian challenger Alena Shaternikova.
A noteworthy and top-class tournament in the disciplines of kickboxing , muay thai , boxing and mixed martial arts has been taking place in the ice rink since 2000 as part of the Champion Night . The most famous participant was among others the kickboxer Ania Fucz . In September 2016 there are three championship fights on the program: a German championship fight, a European championship fight and a world championship fight in boxing and kickboxing.
Concerts and party events
When there is no ice skating, the hall is used as a venue for concerts and party events of all kinds. For example, on July 15, 1984, the Cologne group BAP performed in the ice rink. It was the first rock concert in the hall with around 6,000 spectators. There was also a concert with the successful British band Tears For Fears . In May 2011 the reggae musician Gentleman as well as in October 2011 the band Hurts and 2012 the band Scooter were guests in the ice rink. As part of the 100'5 90s party moderated by Oli.P , the boy group Caught in the Act performed in Aachen in June 2016 .
Öcher Wiesn
The Öcher Wiesn is an Oktoberfest organized by 100'5 Das Hitradio. At the Öcher Wiesn, the arena is lavishly decorated. From the outside it is optically transformed into a Bavarian Oktoberfest tent by oversized banners. The outdoor dining area should appear rustic and rustic thanks to its wooden booths. The interior is specially equipped with a wooden floor to create an authentic marquee atmosphere. Banners on the walls in wood look, a huge panorama of the Alps and cloths on the ceiling complete the marquee illusion.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Since June 2016, 100'5 Arena has been the new name for the Tivoli ice rink
- ^ Figure Skating Association Aachen eV
- ↑ University Sports Center RWTH Aachen: History of the Unicup ( Memento from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Inline hockey Aachen
- ^ Aachener Zeitung, August 27, 2011 .
- ↑ Brief information on the Tivoli ice rink ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Tivoli ice rink operator company mbH