Generali Arena, Football stadium in Favoriten, Vienna, Austria
The Generali Arena is a football stadium on the Laaer Berg in Vienna's Favoriten district, home of FK Austria Wien. Its seating bowl is divided into tiers with rows of purple seats, some spelling out large letters, and a red band bearing sponsor text separates the levels. A white roof structure above the stands carries the name "GENERALI ARENA" along its front edge, and the pitch is green grass with white markings and a purple surround.
The stadium was built in 1925 originally for SK Slovan Wien and underwent major repairs following Second World War damage. Since 1973 it has been the permanent home of FK Austria Wien.
The stadium's name České srdce, Czech for "Czech heart", comes from the Czech club that owned the ground where SK Slovan built its home in 1925. The east stand, rebuilt in 2008, is where Austria Wien's ultra groups gather on match days.
The stadium is reached by U1 underground at Altes Landgut station, opened on 2 September 2017 next to the ground; before that only tram line 67 served it. Bus lines 15A and 68A also stop nearby. The ground lies on the Laaer Berg in the south of Vienna, not in the centre.
The stadium was originally planned with natural terracing on the Laaer Berg slope for up to 80,000 spectators, a figure never realised. Its first goal was scored by Jan Dvořáček of Sparta Prague at the 1925 opening tournament. The cinder track later hosted motorcycle speedway, including a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1960.
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