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Ernst Happel Stadion (Prater)
Ernst-Happel-Stadion (reconstruction) - 53,008 capacity.
The Ernst Happel Stadium is the largest football stadium in Austria.
It is where the Austrian national football team plays, but is rarely
used at the club level.
Until 1992, the stadium was known as the Prater Stadium (Praterstadion).
It was built between 1929 and 1931 for the second Workers' Olympiad,
and designed by the German architect Otto Ernst Schweizer. It was
renamed in 1992 for Ernst Happel, a great Austrian coach and player.
Seating is being added to bring the total to 53,008 for the Final
of the 2008 European Football Championship. In addition, there will
also be three group stage matches, two quarterfinals, and a semifinal
match played here.
Tel: 43 1 728 08 54
www.stadthalle.com
Prior to renovations that reduced seating capacity in the 1960s,
the largest ever crowd to attend a match was 92,708 for a match
against Spain. The stadium hosted Ajax's European Cup win over Milan
in 1995. The stadium is located in the Prater Park, famous for its
Big Wheel.
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Getting to Ernst Happel Stadion
The stadium is located at A - 1020 Wien, Meiereistraße and
is close to the Vienna-Schwechat international airport. Ernst Happel
stadium can be reached by tram or bus, and will have its own underground
station by tournament time.
Underground: Stadion Station on the U2 Line.
Bus: Tram No. 21 to Praterstern. Bus #80A.
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
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