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Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Ernst Happel Stadium
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Former names Praterstadion (1931-92)
Location Meiereistraße 7,Vienna, Austria
Coordinates 48°12′25.8″N 16°25′13.9″E / 48.207167°N 16.420528°E / 48.207167; 16.420528Coordinates: 48°12′25.8″N 16°25′13.9″E / 48.207167°N 16.420528°E / 48.207167; 16.420528
Owner City of Vienna
Operator Wiener Stadthalle Betriebs- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Type UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Capacity 50,865 (end-stage)
68,500 (center-stage)
Record attendance 90,726 (Austria-Spain, 30 October 1960)
Field size 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Construction
Broke ground 1929
Built 1929-1931
Opened July 11, 1931
Renovated 1986
Architect Otto Ernst Schweizer
Tenants
Austrian national football team
Rapid Vienna (2014-2016)
Austria Vienna (2016-2018)
2011 IFAF championship

UEFA 4/4 stars

The Ernst Happel Stadium (About this sound Ernst-Happel-Stadion ) (Praterstadion until 1992, sometimes also called Wiener Stadion) in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna, is the largest stadium in Austria. It was built between 1929 and 1931 for the second Workers' Olympiad to the design of German architect Otto Ernst Schweizer. The stadium was renamed in honour of Ernst Happel following his death in 1992. The stadium was host to seven games in UEFA Euro 2008, including the final which saw Spain triumph over Germany.


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