Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld (full name: Deutscher Sportclub Arminia Bielefeld e.V.; also known as "Die Arminen" or "Die Blauen") 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 8,738 members and the club colours are black, white and blue. Arminia's name derives from the Cheruscian chieftain Arminius, who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
The club is most commonly known for its professional football team which plays in the 3. Liga. Due to their numerous promotions and relegations, they are considered as a yo-yo club. They won promotion to the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, seven times which is a German record. In 1971, the club played a key role in the Bundesliga scandal when they bribed their opponents.
Arminia plays their home games at the Bielefelder Alm stadium since 1926. Since 2004 the stadium has been named SchücoArena through a sponsorship deal.
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