Red Bull Arena (Salzburg)
| Former names | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim |
|---|---|
| Location | Salzburg, Austria |
| Built | 2001-2003 |
| Opened | 8 March 2003 (first match Austria Salzburg – FC Kärnten 1:1) |
| Expanded | Summer 2006 (for UEFA Euro 2008) |
| Owner | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Errichtungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (SWS) |
| Surface | lawn |
| Construction cost | €45 Million |
| Architect | Schuster Architekten (Düsseldorf), Atelier Albert Wimmer (Wien) |
| Capacity | 30,188 |
| Field dimensions | 105 x 68 m |
| Tenants | FC Red Bull Salzburg, FC Liefering |
The Red Bull Arena is a football stadium in Salzburg, Wals-Siezemheim. It is the home ground of F.C. Red Bull Salzburg and FC Liefering. During the Euro 2008 football championship it was one of four venues in Austria. It has a capacity of 30,188. [1]
History[change | change source]
The arena was built in 2003 and opened on March 8th, 2003 with a match between SV Austria Salzburg vs. FC Kärnten. The score was 1-1. It replaced the Stadion Lehen. The building is not in the city of Salzburg but in the neighbouring borough of Wals-Siezenheim. For international matches the ground is called "EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim". The architects were Schuster Architekten (Düsseldorf) and Atelier Albert Wimmer (Wien).[2] In 2005 two video boards were erected.
At this time the capacity was around 18,000 but was expanded to over 30,000 in 2006 because the ground was used for the Euro 2008. A second balcony was built. The new stadium was presented with a match against Arsenal F.C., in which Red Bull Salzburg won 1-0. After the Euro it was decided, despite of neighbour protests, that this balcony should stay for further use by Red Bull Salzburg. The stadium was the only one in Austria with an artificial turf, but since 2010 the arena has switched to natural grass. FC Red Bull Salzburg play their games here, which was rented from another owner. Therefore, the stadium is indirectly owned by the state of Salzburg.
Matches during the Euro 2008[change | change source]
- Greece– Sweden 0-2 (0-0) June 10th, 2008
- Greece– Rusia 0-1 (0-1) June 14th, 2008
- Greece– Spain 1-2 (1-0) June 18th, 2008
Greece vs.Spain
Greece vs. Sweden
Gallery[change | change source]
EM-Stadion Wals-Siezenheim (Photo:Arne Müseler)
Stadium in 2010 with the new natural lawn
Inside the arena North stand
East stand
South stand-standing room in the middle
League match-west and north stand
during adaption work 2007
friendly match versus Bayern München
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Other websites[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Our ground". redbulls. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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