Red Bull Arena (Salzburg)
Sports venue in Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
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Red Bull Arena (German: [ɹɛt ˈbʊl ʔaˌʁeːnaː]), known during the UEFA Euro 2008 as the EM-Stadion Wals-Siezenheim [eːˈʔɛmˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn ˌvalsˈsiːtsn̩haɪm] and during UEFA club football events as Stadion Salzburg,[1] is a football stadium in Wals-Siezenheim, a municipality in the suburbs of Salzburg, Austria. It was officially opened in March 2003 and is the home ground of FC Red Bull Salzburg. Previously, the club played at Stadion Lehen.
Interior of the stadium in September 2014 | |
 Interactive map of Red Bull Arena | |
Former names | EM-Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Bullen-Arena |
|---|---|
| Location | Stadionstraße, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria |
| Coordinates | 47.8163°N 12.9982°E |
| Owner | SWS Stadion Salzburg Planungs- und Errichtungsgesellschaft m.b.H |
| Capacity | 30,188 (17,218 Bundesliga) (29,520 UEFA matches) (31,895 UEFA Euro 2008) |
| Surface | Lawn |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2003 |
| Opened | 8 March 2003 |
| Renovated | Summer 2005 6 May 2006 – 25 July 2007 |
Cost | €45 million |
| Architects | Schuster Architekten, Atelier Albert Wimmer |
| Tenants | |
| Red Bull Salzburg FC Liefering Austria national football team (selected matches) | |
History
In 2011 the stadium hosted a friendly tournament known as the Salzburgerland Cup of four clubs. It features four teams - FK Austria Wien, FC Rapid București, Maccabi Haifa F.C. and FC Shakhtar Donetsk - with Shaktar being declared the champions.[2]
Overview
Its current seating capacity is 30,188.[3] The stadium's original capacity was 18,200, but it was heavily expanded to over 30,000 to accommodate the 2008 European Football Championships.
The "EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim" was the only stadium in the Austrian Bundesliga which used artificial turf. Polytan's FIFA 2-Star Recommended 40mm surface Ligaturf with a 25mm elastic layer was installed in 2005, but since summer 2008 natural lawn has been used.
From the 2018-19 Austrian Football Bundesliga season onwards, the majority of the upper stand remains closed, therefore limiting capacity to 17,218. This was done in order to improve the atmosphere, which was often considered as “weak“ during Salzburg‘s national home games. This reduction in capacity only applies for Bundesliga matches.
