Stadion Wiener Neustadt
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Stadion Wiener Neustadt, also known as Magna Arena, is a stadium in Wiener Neustadt
, Austria
. It is mostly used for football matches. Its only tenant is SC Wiener Neustadt; former Austrian champions 1. Wiener Neustädter SC have also utilized the structure. Other uses of the stadium include speedway
racing.
Its visitor record dates from 14 September 1963, when 12,000 people visited the match between SC Wiener Neustadt and Austria Wien and celebrated a surprise 1–0 home team victory. Other highlights include the first leg of the Austrian Cup 1964–65 between SC Wiener Neustadt and LASK Linz
and a match in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1965–66 against Romanian sides Ştiinţa Cluj on 1 September 1965.
During the 1980s, Stadion Wiener Neustadt was widely modernized, including the installation of floodlights and the completion of the roofed main stand. The Austrian Supercup
final 1992 was staged in the stadium in 1992. After the relegation of SC Wiener Neustadt from the Austrian second division
in 1995, no professional football was played in the stadium until 2008 when FC Magna Wiener Neustadt from nearby Oberwaltersdorf
decided to use the structure for their home matches.
Another renovation was made in 2008, at a cost of 1.2 million Euros
. The existing floodlight installation was upgraded, adaptions for spectators, players and the media were made.
Wiener Neustadt
-Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It is mostly used for football matches. Its only tenant is SC Wiener Neustadt; former Austrian champions 1. Wiener Neustädter SC have also utilized the structure. Other uses of the stadium include speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
racing.
History
Stadion Wiener Neustadt opened its gates on 19 May 1955. Its construction took three years. Upon its completion, former Nationalliga team 1. Wiener Neustädter SC used the stadium for their home matches, as well as SV Admira Wiener Neustadt in the 1972–73 season.Its visitor record dates from 14 September 1963, when 12,000 people visited the match between SC Wiener Neustadt and Austria Wien and celebrated a surprise 1–0 home team victory. Other highlights include the first leg of the Austrian Cup 1964–65 between SC Wiener Neustadt and LASK Linz
LASK Linz
LASK Linz is an Austrian association football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club hailing from that region, and currently plays in the Austrian Football First League. The club's colours are black and white...
and a match in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1965–66 against Romanian sides Ştiinţa Cluj on 1 September 1965.
During the 1980s, Stadion Wiener Neustadt was widely modernized, including the installation of floodlights and the completion of the roofed main stand. The Austrian Supercup
Austrian Supercup
The Austrian Supercup was a football competition held annually from 1986 until 2004 between the winners of the Austrian Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup.-Winners of Austrian Supercup:*1986: SK Rapid Wien...
final 1992 was staged in the stadium in 1992. After the relegation of SC Wiener Neustadt from the Austrian second division
Austrian Football First League
The Austrian Football First League is the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It contains 10 teams and is run in the same fashion as the Austrian Bundesliga...
in 1995, no professional football was played in the stadium until 2008 when FC Magna Wiener Neustadt from nearby Oberwaltersdorf
Oberwaltersdorf
Oberwaltersdorf is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria....
decided to use the structure for their home matches.
Another renovation was made in 2008, at a cost of 1.2 million Euros
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
. The existing floodlight installation was upgraded, adaptions for spectators, players and the media were made.
