Aachen, May 12th 2006

Alemannia-President Horst Heinrichs, Lord Mayor Dr. Jürgen Linden and ALRV-President Klaus Pavel (from left to right)

This solution is trend-setting for an entire region: During a discussion with the Lord Mayor, Dr. Jürgen Linden, the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein (ALRV) and Alemannia Aachen have agreed upon a ground distribution. This will allow the new Alemannia stadium to be constructed next to the equestrian stadium. Whereby the ALRV will be placing part of its own ground at their disposal for this purpose. As well as the stadium, the new First Division team will also be able to create five training grounds.

At the same time the ALRV is also being given the opportunity to build a new training ground. Joint surface usage has been agreed upon for functional surfaces - such as for parking spots for TV broadcast vans. In this way the agreement has advantages for both clubs, since "we are ultimately all betting on the same horse," said Klaus Pavel. The ALRV President went on to note: "The ALRV is pleased that it was able to contribute to the further development of the Alemannia to such an extent. The future CHIOs will also benefit from this agreement. This settlement is extremely positive news especially with regards to the good neighbourhood and both clubs' closeness to the people. It is also a further step in the direction towards a `Sportpark Soers´. Together we are looking forward to celebrating the success of the Alemannia in the First Division and to the CHIO Aachen and the World Equestrian Games Aachen 2006."

Alemannia President, Professor Horst Heinrichs, is also satisfied with the agreement: "I am pleased that the two most important clubs of the City of Aachen, the ALRV and Alemannia Aachen, have succeeded in coming to such a constructive solution, which is also in the interests of the city-planning issues of the City of Aachen."

According to both Presidents, the neighbours have not only grown closer together in aerial terms as a result of the constructive discussions. The Lord Mayor, Dr. Jürgen Linden, praised the good atmosphere of the discussions: "The negotiations were hallmarked by a friendly, good neighbourly spirit among all of the people involved."

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