Football thriller in Graz: New stadium solution causes excitement!

A dramatic incident overshadows the Bundesliga: the encounters between Gak and Sturm Graz as well as TSV Hartberg and Rapid Vienna were kicked off today. The reason for this was a medical emergency at the stands in Graz, which required a delay until 5.15 p.m., as the Krone . There were also unrest in Hartberg when some Rapid fans jumped onto the career immediately before the kick-off and threw objects on the police officers.

At the same time, an unexpected agreement on the stadium question in Graz was presented. The SK Sturm receives the stadium in Liebenau, while the GAK gets a brand new sports arena on Grazer Schlossberg. This newly planned venue with a capacity for 19,090 spectators will bring great structural changes, including the blasting and redesign of parts of the castle mountain to clear the view to the Geidorf. The cost of the stadium amounts to 190.2 million euros, and construction is scheduled for this autumn, such as meinbezirk.at explained. The completion is planned for mid -2025.

a new traffic route

An additional element of the stadium deal concerns the improvement of transport connections. For the construction of a new cable car, which is to connect the two stadiums along the Mur from 2030, the Schloßbergbahn will be dismantled and sold to Salzburg. This for better tourist development of the Mönchsberg. In addition, the two fan camps are pleased with the new agreement and consider the founding of a common fan group, which ensures conversation in Graz.