Stadium

Facts about the Weststadion:

 

  • Location: Hütteldorf, 1140 Vienna
  • Owner: SK Rapid Wien
  • Future address: Gerhard-Hanappi-Platz 1
  • Capacity (planned): 24.288 seating places (international) / 28.345 seating and standing places (national), 49 wheelchair places
  • UEFA Category 4
  • Costs: approx. 47.5 million euros
  • Overall budget: 53 million euros
  • Financing: i.a. 40% subsidies of the City of Vienna, long-term loan financing
  • Start of construction works: February 2015
  • Opening: 16 July 2016
  • Construction concept:
    • Rotation by 90 degrees
    • Height: approx. 20 meters
    • One stand and closed corners
    • Continuous roof construction with integrated floodlight
    • Special feature: Gerhard-Hanappi-Stadion floodlight mast
  • BLOCK WEST
    • Seating capacity (international): 4.546
    • Standing capacity (national): 8.603
  • AWAY FANS
    • Seating capacity: 1944